Ivory Dress vs. Decoration/ BP Colors

angiemv

Our summer wedding colors are Silver & Fuchsia. Good news is that I have finally found my dress! It is a relief because I finally found something I feel comfortable yet cute in! But now a small issue has come up. My dress will be light ivory (haven't ordered it and have the option to get it in white) but my ceremony and reception chairs will be pure white. Also, it will be summer I want the groomsmen to not wear a jacket with their suits. Their shirt will be white, the vest will be grey and tie will be grey.

I wouldn't like my dress to mismatch since a lot of the stuff around will be white. Does it matter or should I order the dress in white? (I've read ivory is more elegant and I have no preference as I like both ivory and white) but I'm so indecisive about which color to order my dress in and whether it will match if it is light ivory! Please help!!

caseyandlizzie

I think you are overthinking this, the colors will look fine together.

number55

honestly, ivory looks just like white, just doesn't wash you out as much. Nobody will be able to tell.

ExpatPumpkin

I wore ivory and DH wore a white shirt...  There was also a lot of white used in our decor.  It wasn't an issue.  It all looked great  

I think it's more important for the dress to favor YOU rather than the decor.  Especially since ivory and white look lovely together.  Good luck

cch923

My dress is Ivory and chairs are white.  I'm trying to decide whether to have the men wear white shirts or ivory shirts.....
I've been told that ivory next to white can make the ivory look a bit dingy but I think thats only like a real true Ivory.  If yours is a light Ivory I think you would be fine.  I would ask the bridal shop though.  They will be honest with you.

fallbride1109

It doesn't matter.  I actually used a mixture of ivory and white in my colors.  It will be fine.

CA2MT4EveR

I didn't read this all because it was all bold and hurt my eyes

Islamorada14

Don't worry about the white chairs at all.

However, I do recommend that you have the guys wear ivory shirts instead of bright white.  Ivory next to bright white can look dingy in certain lighting.

I'm speaking from experience - at our wedding I wore ivory and the GM wore white shirts.  In bright, sunny lighting my dress pretty much looked white, but in shade, you could definitely see the difference in the colors we were wearing.  Here is a picture of me hugging one of the GM - I don't like the color contrast and I really wish we'd found ivory shirts for the guys instead.

stefani103

There are many brides here with gorgeous weddings that have ivory and white.

That being said, I am wearing ivory and don't want white in my bridal party. But I'm OCD like that. Instead, the guys will be in blue shirts (maybe ivory ties... still undecided) and black suits, and the BMs will be in black. We are bringing in color with bouquets, decorations, etc.

Also, don't stress about decorations with pictures. How many pictures will you really have with you and the chair covers? Even the cake table cover won't really matter. People will be looking at the beauty that is the bride, not whether or not she matches the tablecloth.

aerinpegadrak

Ivory dresses usually look white.  Ivory shirts usually look yellowish.

I also didn't bother to read the actual post because of the weird formatting, for the record.  But white and ivory are functionally the same, and the point at which a bride starts stressing about this is the point she needs to take a break from planning.

lphlegar

I got an ivory dress and my FH and the GM are all wearing ivory shirts. I don't want to risk my dress looking dingy. I'm also renting the table cloths and napkins in ivory. The plates are white though but since the overlay is lilac, I don't see a problem with it.
Frankly, I think a bit of both will be fine but I'm just not willing to risk it!