Confessions of an Over-Analyzer.

Confessions of an Over-Analyzer.

March 1st, 2010 @ 10:36 am by Mrs. Hot Dog
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OK, since I just confessed in my last post that I’m worried about the “browns clashing”, I realized that I’m sorta obsessed about this color issue… like whether or not an all-white bouquet would clash with my ivory dress… And what about the guys’ outfits?? Do their shirts need to be ivory, too, or will anyone notice at all if they’re white and the girls are wearing ivory?

See what I mean? I can’t stop obsessing over these tiny little details that I’m sure nobody will even notice… EXCEPT me.

Want more proof that I may be alone in this Type-A color match addiction? Try googling “clashing colors+brown” or change it to “ivory”. Nothing even remotely related comes up… LOL. This is becoming an issue.

So, ladies, does anyone else beat themselves up over this is or is it just me?? Is it a total non-issue? (Probably.) Are you having a mix of ivories and whites in your wedding, or are you sticking to one or the other?

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26 Responses to “Confessions of an Over-Analyzer.”

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ColaJae (message) 16 posts, Newbee

My gown was ivory and the guys wore white shirts…..the pictures looked great and it wasn’t noticeable at all. We tried the ivory shirts, but they looked dirty.

3/1/10 @ 10:47 am (reply)

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krissycake (message) 4,160 posts, Honey bee

I was tied up in that when wedding planning, and although it is hard to convince yourself, yes, it IS a non-issue! =D

3/1/10 @ 10:49 am (reply)

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Miss Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

you’re too cute! i’ve definitely over-analyzed certain aspects and was told to “get a grip on yourself” by my sister. now i don’t care about those things and can’t believe i spent time worrying about them. i think the little voice in your head is right–don’t worry about it! total non-issue!

3/1/10 @ 10:54 am (reply)

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Mattel (message) 682 posts, Busy bee

Our colors are dark brown and ivory. And I obsess over this constantly. I didn’t want an accent color because these colors remind me of and old sepia-ish photo and I wanted to keep it that way. the tuxes were hard for me - I’m wearing ivory so I wanted the guys in ivory shirts and my FI in an ivory vest - until I saw that the back of the vest was bright white. At the end of the day, I have to remind myself that no one is going to notice those things, and I’m sure I’ll be too busy enjoying myself to pay attention. But I’m still having this issue with flowers, centerpieces, etc. I can tell you as a proud owner/regular wearer of cowboy boots - I think the variances in color will look GREAT. It’s a brown boot, you really can’t go wrong

3/1/10 @ 10:55 am (reply)

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robinlinz (message) 260 posts, Helper bee

Your colors are very similar to mine from the sounds of it!

Try to think of your color scheme from an interior designer point of view, because wedding decoration is VERY similar to decorating a house.

When you decorate a house, you don’t match every single wood piece throughout the entire home, because it would look TOO matchy matchy like this:

http://www.duvetandpillowwarehouse.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/pink-room.jpg

(yuck!)

Wood floors and tables shouldn’t match, because then there would be no dimension throughout the entire house. Wouldn’t that look wierd? If your browns aren’t all the same throughout all of your wedding decorations, it can actually improve the overall look.

As far as whites and ivorys go, it’s the same kind of thing. Look how pretty these colors can look together:

http://www.duvetandpillowwarehouse.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/white-room.jpg

Hopefully this helps

3/1/10 @ 10:55 am (reply)

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Lindsay12.31.2010 (message) 5,474 posts, Bee Keeper

It’s definitely not just you! My dress is ivory, and I have been borderline obsessive that everything match.

3/1/10 @ 10:55 am (reply)

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Miss French Fries (message) 2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

Ummm, I’m with you on this one. My dress is ivory, and so we got ivory shirts for the guys…but I’m thinking nobody will even notice.

3/1/10 @ 10:55 am (reply)

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Miss Cheeseburger (message) 1,020 posts, Bumble bee

pfffffffffffffff welcome to my LIFE. Everything in our wedding had to be “our” EXACT shade of purple. Will people notice? Of COURSE NOT. But it made me feel happy, so I did it

3/1/10 @ 10:57 am (reply)

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flamingred (message) 1,921 posts, Buzzing bee

I don’t care at all. My mom is wearing blue and my bridesmaids are in red and my flower girl is in yellow. lol. My dress is almost like a very light “tea stain” color is how I describe it. It looks white on the website but when I tried it on that’s what it reminded me of. Very vintagey. I’m not trying to match it. lol. I think the cowboy boots will look really cute no matter what.

3/1/10 @ 11:01 am (reply)

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Beth

I can understand obsessing over colors that are controllable (fabrics, papers, etc), but when you get to things like boots (leather) and flowers, nothing in nature is truly a solid color, there’s going to be enough gradiance and tonal changes in the natural colors that nothing is going to be a 1000% match, but the depth of color will generally incorporate any and all solids of the same color you put near it.

And, it’s all about proximity, short dress and boots are far enough apart that the eye auto-adjusts, same with the men’s shirts/brides dress… the eye adjusts as long as the differences aren’t stark.

Don’t think of your colors as a single point on the color map, think of it as a range of shades of the color… the lighter/darker versions on the paint chip are all going to go, it’s just a matter of degrees of saturation. Let your colors breathe a little

3/1/10 @ 11:12 am (reply)

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Ella1978 (message) 2,027 posts, Buzzing bee

My “off-white” gown, is the only thing NOT white in our black, white and green wedding. I am going to have my florist use white and ivory flowers for a nice “blend” but the guys shirts will be white, as will all the linens in our reception hall. I worried about it too, but then I decided that it would help my dress stand out rather than throw off the scheme. I’ll have to go back and read your clashing browns post.. usually you just have to find colors that have the same underlying colors. Brown with tones of blue, might not look great with browns with under tones of red… I’ll have to check out that post! But don’t worry about ivory and white.. they look beautiful together. If you are uber concerned.. you can have the guys do white shirts with ivory vests and ties. Compromise.

3/1/10 @ 11:27 am (reply)

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Beav1279 (message) 474 posts, Helper bee

here’s a couple of pictures of an “ivory” bride and “white” groom

3/1/10 @ 11:27 am (reply)

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Beav1279 (message) 474 posts, Helper bee

http://www.dontforgetsomethingblue.com/blog/ivory-dress-v-white-shirt-712

3/1/10 @ 11:27 am (reply)

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Miss Chicken (message) 365 posts, Helper bee

I agree…white shirts on the men. Even if the groom is wearing an ivory tie, still have the shirt white, I think it gives it some definition.

I’m currently agonizing over matching the colour of my veil to my ivory dress hah…

My answer to the white bouquet against my ivory dress was to have various kinds of white flowers with different textures. They will undoubtedly be varying shades…which I am actually stoked about

I feel like this obsessing over certain elements is natural haha, cause I go through phases where I am fixated on ONE thing…then I move on to something else

3/1/10 @ 11:30 am (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Don’t worry about it! Not matching is the new matching. My dress was white and my hair flower was ivory. I almost freaked out about it when I realized ON THE DAY OF THE WEDDING, but my MOH talked me down by saying that it was an “Italian” look. I’m pretty sure she made that up, but it made me feel better, haha.

3/1/10 @ 11:39 am (reply)

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mrspaetz (message) 3,805 posts, Honey bee

Put things together and then look at it. Don’t fret about it without first trying it out. And you know what, you’re not alone in your fears!

3/1/10 @ 11:48 am (reply)

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LoriLori (message) 727 posts, Busy bee

I’m agonizing over the white bouquet I want against my pure white dress! Flowers aren’t pure white and I’m worried it will look weird! Then I think I should have a bright bouquet or perhaps pale pink. So - NO - you’re not alone and YES you’re probably the only one who will notice or care! (Same for my wedding.)

3/1/10 @ 11:53 am (reply)

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Farfromachildbride (message) 1,006 posts, Bumble bee

Ivory dress for me, ivory shirt for my groom. But white chairs at the ceremony and white tablecloths in our reception ballroom. I had to draw the line somewhere with my obessiveness!! As for your browns - I actually think it will be more interesting visually to have different shades of brown.

3/1/10 @ 12:24 pm (reply)

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lalalandTN (message) 131 posts, Blushing bee

You know, I think it’s just part of the personality and you should be proud you are detail oriented!! At some point we have to just pick our battles…

On the same note, an invitation designer told me I was splitting hairs regarding a shade of purple/huckleberry/plum. UM isn’t that what the professional should be worried about too?? Just wondering. LOL!!

3/1/10 @ 12:29 pm (reply)

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mariavvisa (message) 313 posts, Helper bee

I obsessed as a bride, and most things seemed to match well, but in the end, it wasn’t worth all the energy I put into it. I hear you. (By the way–ivory dress and ivory shirts for the guys, but none of the shirts looked dirty or dingy or yellow. Ivory is a lot better now).

3/1/10 @ 1:41 pm (reply)

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