Celebrating our 1 Year Anniversary in St. Louis!
This September, our team at Full Spectrum Ice Sculptures celebrated our 1 year business anniversary in St. Louis, MO! One year ago, we officially opened our shop and ice services to the St. Louis community. From weddings to corporate events to sports games to milestone celebrations, we have had the honor and privilege to create ice sculptures for many clients in that time and we are so grateful!
To celebrate the occasion, we threw an EPIC anniversary party that doubled as an open house for our clients and vendor partners. We demonstrated how we create our one-of-a-kind ice sculptures and showcased brand new ice designs that made for the cool-est night!
Around here, we always talk about how ice sculptures can enhance an event by bringing a “WOW” factor and creating a “surprise-and-delight” moment for your guests. We love to show clients that the possibilities for ice truly are endless, whether they’re envisioning an elegant and aesthetic showpiece, a food display, life-sized beverage bar, or something else altogether. Thus, we took our own advice for this special anniversary party by pulling out all the stops and exhibiting the many ways in which we can use ice sculptures to not only dress up an event but make it unforgettable.
Ice Bar with Luge:
We love seeing our clients get so creative with their events, so when it was our turn to start planning our special occasion, we knew we had to have a fun theme! We ultimately decided on a Yeti motif with the tagline, “Get ‘Yeti’ for Another Cool Year!” Because what could be better for our ice cave aka our shop than a Yeti who loves to party?
One of our favorite ways to delight guests at an event is creating a fully functional ice bar! There are various uses for a bar like this, including displaying food on top or serving cocktails from behind it. The bar exterior and bar top are both completely customizable. You can highlight your logo or specific theme on the front and have the bar top include elements like an ice luge, ice risers for bottle displays or built-in garnish holders. The options are infinite!
For our Yeti-themed ice bar, we featured our Yeti mascot on the bar front, donning his best party hat. Our bar top included a birthday cake ice luge with our logo on it and two sets of ice risers to use as bottle displays. This multi-faceted ice bar was a complete showstopper not to mention fully functional to serve up delicious drinks all night long!
Ice Graffiti Wall:
Looking for a fun and interactive way to engage your guests? An ice graffiti wall is your answer!
At our anniversary celebration, guests loved the chance to literally make their mark on this type of ice sculpture! It started out as a wall of plain ice slabs with our Yeti friend as décor. Everyone then got to use a special tool called a die grinder to draw whatever they wished in the ice, like graffiti! Our clients and vendor partners had a blast drawing things like the St. Louis Arch, smiley faces, hearts, their names and whatever else their imaginations came up with!
In the end, the graffiti wall became a completely unique ice sculpture with all attendees contributing to this inimitable art piece!
Ice Cornhole:
Another creative activity for guests involved our ice cornhole boards! Imprinted with a Yeti footprint, each cornhole board was made entirely out of ice and enabled guests to play their coolest game of cornhole ever! They loved this icy twist on a crowd-favorite game, as these ice sculptures provided a fun activity in addition to being aesthetic.
Ice cornhole is a unique way to utilize ice at your event. We can brand the boards with your logo and your attendees will love snapping photos and playing with them. For added fun, consider getting multiple sets of cornhole boards each with a different team name or icon on them for the ultimate ice cornhole tournament!
Ice Throne:
Everyone loves a good photo opp! Perfect for social media sharing and engagement, a photo opp ice sculpture maximizes the ROI from your event by having your attendees voluntarily share your branding online. This is why a sculpture like an ice throne is ideal for your next event!
At our anniversary party, we handcrafted a life-size ice throne with our Yeti mascot featured on the back of the chair. Large enough to seat 2 people at a time, this was a cool way for guests to interact with the ice and get fun pictures! The throne created a lounge type of atmosphere, allowing guests to fully relax while encouraging mixing and mingling.
While enjoying the ice throne and the other sculptures at the party, guests also got a peek into what it’s like to make an ice sculpture! We had our CNC machine running for a portion of the event to demonstrate one step in the process of bringing a sculpture to life. One of our production team leads also displayed some of the different hand tools, like a torch, that we use to refine a sculpture. We love getting to pull back the curtain to show how the magic is made!
Celebrating One Year in St. Louis:
Thank you to everyone who came out to our first anniversary party! It’s been a pleasure and honor being welcomed into the St. Louis community over the past year. Not only do we appreciate the opportunity to contribute ice sculptures to our clients’ special events, but we also delight in the fact that this adventure has represented a homecoming for our owner and ice master, Sean! Originally from St. Louis, this past year has been extra special for him in getting to plug back into the community and show everyone what we do best!
To our clients: A huge thank you for choosing Full Spectrum Ice to provide sculptures for the biggest celebrations in your lives. It’s never lost on us that you’re trusting our team with such important milestones and we couldn’t be more thrilled to work with you!
Cheers to our first year in St. Louis and here’s to many more!
About Full Spectrum Ice Sculptures:
Whether you’re planning a wedding, birthday soiree, or corporate gala that needs an extra “cool” factor, ice sculptures are a stunning addition that will leave a lasting impression. If you have more questions or are ready to book, our team is here to help! We’ve been creating custom ice sculptures for over 15 years and can guide you in selecting a unique and personalized ice sculpture for your next celebration. Check out more FAQ below or connect with us to start planning your icy creation today!
Photography: De Miranda Productions