White or Ivory Table Linens with Ivory Dress

whipple2008 · February 2012

We went for our tasting the other day and they asked if I wanted white or ivory linens. My dress is ivory and wedding colors are lavender and silver. I am looking for any input on if I did ivory linens with ivory chair covers and silver ties. My thought is to stay with white and silver ties. I am not sure how the ivory would look????Please help

melntaitt · February 2012

I would stick with ivory for consistency.

fallbride1109 · February 2012

I actually like stark white better with those colors, but I agree with Milk Duds, it doesn't matter what color your dress is, just go with what you prefer. I actually used a mixture of white and ivory in my wedding--it never occurred to me to think about it.

TiffannieF · February 2012

I also don't think it will matter that much so I say ivory (lol).

chefandcatch · February 2012

is your dress wedding white "ivory" or more yellow ivory ?
If it is more yellow when you look at it go ivory linen
if it is cream keep the white

can also depend on your linen. standard -white is not very bright white
if you are having stain etc that can be very white in color

most important keep everything white or ivory. dont cross over same for your cake table etc. then it becomes noticable.

tenofcups4me · February 2012

I remember for my first wedding when the coordinator learned I was wearing a white dress, he recommended white linens. But when I saw them both, I prefered the ivory so that's what I chose. I really didn't feel the need to coordinate my dress with my linens :-). I just chose the one that I thought looked better in that space.

Magdala9 · February 2012

How about ivory chair covers with lavender ties?

skantrowitz · February 2012

My dress will be ivory and linens will be white. I don't think anyone will look closely enough to notice, anyway.

mrszeno34 · February 2012

I dont think anyone will notice. Really, if they are paying that much attention to the linens, they really don't know how to have a good time at a party!

FaithCaitlin · February 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_white-ivory-table-linens-ivory-dress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:47a32794-6155-434f-ac4a-f90cfadc3411Post:231d0977-5271-4de2-974c-775feefe9cad">Re: White or Ivory Table Linens with Ivory Dress</a>:
[QUOTE]No one is going to hold your dress up to the linens to see if they match. Go with whatever cloth/cover color looks the best with the chair ties.
Posted by ILoveMilkDuds[/QUOTE]
This!