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Rhiana & Kevin
Just Said Yes April 2019

Ivory/champagne color wedding gown

Rhiana & Kevin , on February 25, 2019 at 10:15 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 30
The dilemma of of having a ivory/champagne color gown and being told that if the groom shirt is white the pictures makes me look like my dress is dirty! Smiley sad Smiley cry How accurate is this? I’ve tried so many angles of taking pictures with the dress and white shirt and trying to find a shirt to match my color is throwing my main color for my wedding party off Smiley sad Any ideas or recommendations?

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Latest activity by Alyssa, on April 25, 2019 at 10:10 AM
  • Jasmine
    Master August 2021
    Jasmine ·
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    Maybe you can do something like this where he has a vest and/or tie that matches your dress?

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    Even with this one it still looks fine! and he has a completely different colored tie but his shirt is still white

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  • Alycia
    Expert September 2021
    Alycia ·
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    You'll be able to see the contract between the colors. I think it would be more pronounced if he doesn't wear a jacket or vest. I don't see a problem with it though.
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  • Katelyn
    Dedicated April 2019
    Katelyn ·
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    When we went to get my FH's suit, they asked what color my dress was, specifically because of this reason. My dress is ivory, so all the guys will be in ivory shirts.
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  • Bentley
    Beginner June 2019
    Bentley ·
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    My dress is ivory and I’m having my fiancé wear an ivory vest and tie but a white shirt and his jacket and pants are navy so it’ll all tie together
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  • Aubrey
    Dedicated September 2019
    Aubrey ·
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    Wow I did not think of this, this is important! My dress is champagne on the bottom and ivory on the top!
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    Savvy April 2019
    Victoria ·
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    My dress is champagne and ivory. My fiancé is going to wear a white shirt with champagne tie and pocket square. I’d rather do that than try to match my ivory.. a lot of ivories I see are so yellowed compared to my dress.
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  • Tara
    Dedicated August 2019
    Tara ·
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    My dress is ivory/champagne and FH will be in a charcoal suit with a black shirt and charcoal tie. I was considering a white shirt but now I'm glad he pick the darker colors.
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  • S
    Devoted April 2021
    Soon2BMrsR ·
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    Okay, first most wedding gowns are ivory. Pure white looks horrible unless you have a darker skin tone.

    Second, just give the groom a champagne vest. Most guys don’t care. One shade down isn’t earth shattering.
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  • Soon2Bmrsp
    VIP May 2019
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    Wow I didnt think of this and the shop didnt even ask. I'm glad that I just read about this. I will need to pull my dress out and look at it because in the store it looked off white (sample) which is what I wanted but they told me it was going to be white when I ordered.

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  • Angerra
    VIP August 2019
    Angerra ·
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    My fiance and I have a similar situation as my gown is technically considered ivory and creme but in pictures it looks more on the white, not bright white. My fiance's suit jacket will be white with black lapels.
    We were in a suit store and the salesperson said that we HAVE to match one another and it wont look right blah blah blah. It made me worry a little. However, I started googling and finding pictures of couples who may have not wore the exact same shade of white and it looked just fine to me.
    We're not going to change what either of us are wearing.
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  • FutureMrsKC
    Master January 2019
    FutureMrsKC ·
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    My dress was ivory and I'm pretty positive husbands shirt was white. (Rented tux from Mens Warehouse). We have no issues with our photos.

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  • Yoice
    VIP March 2019
    Yoice ·
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    I think it only matters if he’s only wearing a shirt and not a suit or tux. If he has a jacket you can really tell. I recommend to get a vest same color as your dress or the vest to match the suit color where is black, blue, gray. Just so is not a complete different color all along.
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  • Mandy
    VIP May 2019
    Mandy ·
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    My dress is the champagne ivory as well. I don't like the stark white look because it's too bright for my personal liking. My FH (and groomsmen) will be in ivory shirts and brown vests.

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  • Nemo
    Master August 2018
    Nemo ·
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    My dress was ivory with a moscato underlay and my H's shirt was white from Jos. A Banks. Ivory shirts often look yellow and dingy. Do white, nobody will notice.

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  • earias
    Champion December 2017
    earias ·
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    Most people here are overthinking this. Your ivory dress won't look dingy or dirty next to him if he is wearing a white shirt. It will just look ivory. And actually, bridal ivory looks more white than true ivory. Ivory shirts for men tend to look yellow. I think you won't like how his shirt looks in pics if you get ivory. My DH wore a tux with a white shirt (standard tux attire) and my dress was ivory.

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  • Rhiana & Kevin
    Just Said Yes April 2019
    Rhiana & Kevin ·
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    Hmm, this seems to make sense. he's wearing gray suite so do you think the Ivory vest with the grey suit and the original tie which is spa will work?

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  • Rachel
    Super July 2019
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    Actually with your dress having a champagne underlay it’s less likely to look dingy. If your dress was all ivory next to a bright white shirt it was be much more obvious. With champagne underlay the dress takes on a new color and it’s obvious that your dress isn’t trying to be white. All that being said I don’t think any color dress will clash with the white shirts the men wear!
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  • Krystin
    Expert October 2019
    Krystin ·
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    I can relate to this!

    Without realizing it, my "french beige" gown actually looks gray.... can't return it now! Definitely having some buyers remorse because it was not the look I was going for, but oh well! I'll roll with it! All of our other colors are warm... like blush, gold, and burgundy. And then, there will by my dress with the complete opposite tone!

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  • Alexandra
    Super December 2018
    Alexandra ·
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    Nope... I had an ivory dress and my groom wore a white shirt and vest and I do not look dirty... lol The bride will never look dirty... you're the bride, you're the one that looks perfect no matter what color or off color you wear. If you love it, own it girl!!! It's on purpose you are choosing this dress, color, etc. And not everything has to match you either... Do what you want, have the colors you want for you and for the party...

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    Devoted April 2021
    Soon2BMrsR ·
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    I think you can go to the store and have him try on the champagne vest with an ivory tie with the grey suit and see how he feels about it. Also how you feel about it. That’s why you are paying for the service, so you can find the right look that fits him with you perfectly.
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