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jill13bean
Where did the time go?
Member since 1/04 2894 total posts
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4/30/2005 7:30 PM
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The wedding of my dreams!!!
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Just curious....why ivory and not white????
OK.... i have to ask
those of you that ordered IVORY gowns not white...why since brides are white????
is there a special reason?
it is just a question i have been wondering about
thanks
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Posted 8/10/04 9:25 PM 
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JZNCK
I am MRS. Z
Member since 9/03 4156 total posts
Wedding Date:
3/12/2005 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Estate at Eastwind Caterers
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
I looked so much better and THINNER in the ivory.. the white totally washed me out
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Posted 8/10/04 9:26 PM
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HearzBellz
Always a bridesmaid 3x over
Member since 4/03 10389 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/9/2004 1:00 PM
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Harbor Club
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
because I am super-pale & my skin actually blended with the super white dress....also I got married in January & being after Labor Day, I did not want to wear white.
Also, ivory fit the 40's theme of my wedding better.
Message edited 8/10/2004 9:27:31 PM.
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Posted 8/10/04 9:27 PM
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BethGail
Wow! Time flies!
Member since 7/04 1349 total posts
Wedding Date:
2/26/2005 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Fox Hollow,
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
personally i ordered white, my best friend and one of my bm;s ordered ivory...it just looked better with her skintone! when she put on her dress in white she HATED IT! in ivory though she LOVED it!
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Posted 8/10/04 9:27 PM
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julz33
Board Princess
Member since 8/03 11524 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/24/2004 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Huntington Townhouse
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
I always planned on white, but the sample of my dress was Ivory and it was perfect like that so I got ivory
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Posted 8/10/04 9:27 PM
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monters
MARRIED AT LAST!
Member since 9/03 1278 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/12/2004 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
West Sayville Country Club
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
better with my skin coloring..
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Posted 8/10/04 9:28 PM
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september2004
It's An Obsession
Member since 9/03 3384 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/18/2004 2:00 PM
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
i'm just not a big fan of stark white...
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Posted 8/10/04 9:28 PM
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Anniegrl
Yo! I need a bottle!
Member since 11/02 5566 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/1/2004 2:30 PM
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The George Washington Manor
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
It depends on your skin tone. I'm kind of fair so I wore soft white. A friend of mine has skin that's has kind of yellow undertones so she wore ivory. But it was funny how you couldn't really tell that her dress was ivory until you held it up against a white dress!
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Posted 8/10/04 9:29 PM
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jill13bean
Where did the time go?
Member since 1/04 2894 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/30/2005 7:30 PM
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The wedding of my dreams!!!
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
wow! i never thought about that... i tried on white and i guess it might have been different if i did try on ivory
thanks girls
they are both beautiful colors i was just curious
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Posted 8/10/04 9:29 PM
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eogara
Newlyweds!!!!
Member since 2/04 6592 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/3/2005 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Milleridge Cottage
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
Posted by HearzBellz
because I am super-pale & my skin actually blended with the super white dress....
Same here. Also, with the dress that I ordered, the material looked richer in the ivory. This wasn't the same for all of the dresses, but it happened to be the case for the one I got.
Message edited 8/10/2004 9:43:17 PM.
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Posted 8/10/04 9:42 PM
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randella
I'm somebody's wife???
Member since 8/04 4685 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/16/2005 7:00 PM
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The Carltun
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
coloring for me as well.. I am a redhead!
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Posted 8/10/04 9:43 PM
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AJsMommy122
Happily Ever After!
Member since 12/03 10711 total posts
Wedding Date:
2/20/2005 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
SandCastle
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
Posted by JZNCK
I looked so much better and THINNER in the ivory.. the white totally washed me out
SAME HERE!
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Posted 8/10/04 9:44 PM
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barb04
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12/26/2004 2:00 PM
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
My dress is light ivory. I'm very pale and a white dress made me look really washed out.
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Posted 8/10/04 9:45 PM
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halloweenbride04
Proud Mommy!
Member since 8/03 2665 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/31/2004 2:30 PM
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Miller Place Inn
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
My BM's are wearing chocolate so I didn't want to be so stark in contrast.
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Posted 8/10/04 9:48 PM
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jill13bean
Where did the time go?
Member since 1/04 2894 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/30/2005 7:30 PM
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The wedding of my dreams!!!
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
NOW i am getting worried... all along i wanted white so i don't remember paying attention to ivory....
i get very pale butu i am planning on tanning
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Posted 8/10/04 9:50 PM
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LIPrincess00
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 7/03 1590 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/3/2004 12:30 PM
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The Meadow Club
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
It looked so much better on me.
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Posted 8/10/04 10:03 PM
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neesiepie
time flies when ur in love!
Member since 9/03 3103 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/16/2005 4:30 PM
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Villa Lombardi's
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
white always looks nice with a tan! And to be honest, my gown is ivory and on me, you can't even tell! I have olive-toned skin, and the white made me look more green! YUCK! But I wasn't tan....BUT the sample of my gown was ivory and I liked it, so like Julz, i just stayed with it....I didnt want to risk ordering my gown in white sight unseen and then not liking it as much as the ivory sample....
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Posted 8/10/04 10:08 PM
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prncssrachel
One happy family!
Member since 2/03 11213 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/3/2005 3:30 PM
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The Bourne Mansion
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
Silk isn't pure white, so sometimes they call it ivory, and I wanted a silk gown.
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Posted 8/10/04 10:13 PM
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oakslady
Ajax my poofy baby :)
Member since 11/03 2433 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/30/2004 1:00 AM
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Miller Place Inn
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
for me it is because i am incredibly pale and when i wore the white i looked like a ghost - fh said my skin looked transparent - which isnt a good thing 
so i went with the ivory it just looked so much better on me
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Posted 8/10/04 11:14 PM
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leeleelee
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Member since 2/04 411 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/4/2005 12:00 AM
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Raphael Vineyard
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
Silk isn't pure white, so sometimes they call it ivory.
Same here - some materials don't come in pure white....silk and some satins just come in the "natural" color - they don't dye it or anything.... Mine didn't even come in pure white because of that.
BTW - Jillbean, I wouldn't even think about it, your dress is so pretty! :) Plus I think with the purple flower, white is probably even better.
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Posted 8/10/04 11:30 PM
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RobNette
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Member since 8/04 436 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/26/2004 12:00 PM
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The Thatched Cottage
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
Posted by HearzBellz
because I am super-pale & my skin actually blended with the super white dress..
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This is pretty much my reason...
I tried on my dress in "white' and it washed my Scottish skin out completely! The Ivory...(which only looks ivory next to the white btw) looked WONDERFUL..and had enough coloring to keep me looking NOT like a corpse!
It has nothing to do with being a slut or anything....
 in case you wondered....
(besides...I have more "right to white" than most brides i know if that' s the case!)
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Posted 8/11/04 9:17 PM
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J&S
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 11/03 1203 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/19/2005 12:00 AM
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Smithtown Landing CC
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
My gown is light ivory and you really can't tell unless you hold it up to something that is white, but it looked better on me then white bc of skin and hair color.
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Posted 8/11/04 9:21 PM
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nov04LIbride
Asshatery: Nature or nurture?
Member since 3/04 8138 total posts
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11/6/2004 11:00 AM
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Hard-boiled eggs also have hearts of gold.
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
Posted by RobNette
Posted by HearzBellz
because I am super-pale & my skin actually blended with the super white dress..
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This is pretty much my reason...
I tried on my dress in "white' and it washed my Scottish skin out completely! The Ivory...(which only looks ivory next to the white btw) looked WONDERFUL..and had enough coloring to keep me looking NOT like a corpse!
Same here! I think really, really pale women (put it this way--I am almost translucent) don't look too good in true white. Ivory was definitely much more flattering. I am not a huge fan of the whole white/purity symbolism anyway.
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Posted 8/11/04 9:50 PM
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marymoon
Someday Bride
Member since 2/04 12229 total posts
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12/31/2013 7:30 PM
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
Wow! I have never even considered ivory, but now I might b/c I have really fair skin. Thanks ladies!
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Posted 8/11/04 9:50 PM
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suezboss
Is it Summer yet?
Member since 2/04 3087 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/5/2005 6:45 PM
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Fox Hollow A++++++
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Re: Just curious....why ivory and not white????
Yes, Me also. White looked GROSS on me! When I put on the white, it was like, nice, it's a white wedding dress.. .but when I put on the Ivory, my sister and mom were liike WOW. So I ended up with Ivory. Unless you put it next to a white one, you barely notice it! but I think it looks SOOOOo classy in Ivory!
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Posted 8/11/04 10:05 PM
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