Weddingbee Blog

The only thing I had a preference on was the invitations - I wanted ecru/eggshell/offwhite paper NOT regular white. Regular white paper is too businessy.

a friend of mine who had an ivory dress had her groom wear a white shirt with ivory tie/vest. the ivory tie/vest looked great but it was obviously darker than her dress and didn’t really match anything else. her dress was closer to the white shirt.

i did everything white, but be assured that most flowers (roses in particular) are never purely white.. they are mostly ivory. but the “ivory” bouquet of white roses and orchids looked fine against the white of my dress. pure white flowers would look unnaturally bright.

Ivory is typically more flattering and delicate, so that’s what I went with - but some people can pull off pure white beautifully!

Flowers, I’m at a loss. I don’t think either color would be bad, but I’ll let my florist guide me.

i live in chicago, and the majority of brides here do all white dresses.

definitely, you can never get completely white flowers, but the advantage, when you go with “white” flowers is that the ivory hue to the flowers will make the white of a dress more brilliant and brighter.

if you go with an ivory dress, i agree it’s more flattering of a shade, but unless all your linens (there are so many shades of ivory, believe it or not), there’s a slight risk that your dress will look more yellow and aged…

… unless that vintage look is the look you’re going for!

THere was a wedding in The Knot magazine (I’ll check the wedding at home) where the bride wore white and her BM’s wore ivory, and I thought it looked fine!

This is debated often on the knot: if the bride wears an ivory dress does the groom need to wear an ivory shirt with his suit/tux? I don’t think so…the conversation usually gravitates toward the fact that an ivory shirt looks dirty and an ivory dress not-so.

The last bride I saw in an ivory dress had sage-y green flowers and it looked great. The green with the white or off-white flowers helped separate the two so it didn’t make the dress look odd, or the color.

I have been agonizing over this too…my dress is ivory, but in pictures look white! It’s such a subtle “ivory” that I think I will probably just go with white shirts for the men. I kind of wish I had gotten a white dress just to save myself from the stressing (I swear the minute details are what get me!!) but the ivory one looked much better with my skintone.

I love ivory on my pale (”porcelain” heheh) skin. It brings out the pink rather than the pasty.

I also brought a swatch from my dress into the tux shop when we picked out Mr. Blueberry’s and the other guys’ tuxes; our shop accomodated us in finding an ivory shirt that will match w/o being too dark.

In general, I honestly have no preference one way or the other–though I think ivory may fit with some styles and tones of weddings better than others, and vice versa–i.e. white may work better for an ultramodern wedding, ivory for one with a more vintage feel. But there are always exceptions that look beautiful anyway

oh im so confused, the dress i have finally found only comes in a creamy ivory. I really want it in either light ivory or off white. This duchess satin looks too creamy and i dont know if i should go for it at all. Its a bargain price and haven’t seen anything i like since. I’m brunette with olive skin. I have always had my heart set on a lighter shade. Sounds mad doesn’t it?

So talking about ivory versus white and what goes with what, my duaghters dress is a bery slight ivory. I chose material for flower girls by matching a swatch of her material, and am making their dresses. The two little boys ages 4 and 6, will be wearing suits, but I can only find white white suits, or ivory that is much much creamier and yellow than the bride and flower girls. the brdiesmaids are all wearing a sage green and the guys are wearing black suits with white shirts and black ties and vests. Do we go with the white, creamy ivory or balck for the little boys in the wedding?

I am considering an ivory dress for my wedding too. I personally like the look of mixing ivory and white together. If I do wear ivory, the groom will still wear a white shirt, and all of our table linens are white, so I think the contrast can be really nice. And white flowers will look lovely with either color dress. My wedding is in November, so I think ivory might blend well with the fall theme. I am considering orange, and burgundy flowers.