if a woman can't wear the color white or Ivory for her wedding outfit, then what color?
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Hi Pookie,\nI think that it's less a question of colour and more a question of style: have you discussed with your friend what kind of outfit she would like to get married in? What style would suit her most? What would make her feel comfortable and gorgeous? You might even consider going for a makeover together and ask advice about the colours that flatter her. \n\nI have a friend of 48 whose first marriage was very unhappy and ended in divorce after five years - then, when she was 42, she met the love of her life - and yes, she married in white: loose trousers, a wonderful long coat with tiny buttons, and an outrageous hat with tiny veil attached - and I've never seen her look more lovely and radiant!
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Unless you are willing to go silk flowers ( I did at my wedding.. had them dyed black and platinum which were my colors) I would keep the bridesmaids carrying white flowers of a different variety than yours - ie like Daisy's.  That color in natural flowers would be hard to match.  For the reception hall decorations though a nice deep green would offset that color nicely.  Good luck and congrats on your upcoming nuptials.
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it's your fave colour and it's your day, go wild and have a great day to remember.  make the groom wear the white with an orange bow tie and cumber-bun to match your outfit.\ndepending on the shade of orange you wear, if dark, have the bridesmaids in a lighter colour orange and the groomsmen in black with the same lighter colour.  if you make it a lighter colour, maybe the bridesmaids could either wear a darker shade or even white and the groom in a light grey and the groomsmen in a darker grey.  the choices are endless.  the groom loves you, so he will love anything you choose. go for it, and enjoy your day.
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It would be a little atypical to wear black to a wedding - but certainly not "disrespectful" or "bad luck." Wear whatever you want, that's what I say.
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Navy is a good choice, a great way to incorporate extra colors in your wedding is with ribbon.  Add navy and gold to your flower arrangements, and other decorations.
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If you know her colors, then that would be a great option... But I do like the Champange color, it sort of like toasting to her wedding with a champange color album.Natural colors are safe.
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Red - it's a passionate color.  Perfect for a wedding.
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The wedding gown is unique. Along with baptism and burial, marriage is one of the three great public occasions in a person's life, and the only one at which the principals can fully appreciate the glory of their central role. For the bride, more than the groom, it is Her Big Day. Throughout history, women have tried to make their wedding dress special, to suit the festive occasion, to make the beautiful bride more beautiful and the not so beautiful at least splendid to look at. \nhttp://www.geocities.com/e2davies/brides.html\n\nIn modern tradition, the color of western-culture wedding dresses is white. Used in this sense, 'white' or 'wedding white' includes creamy shades such as eggshell, ecru and ivory. The popularity of this color can be traced back to 1840 and the marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert of Saxe-Coburg. The Queen chose to wear a white gown for the event. The official wedding portrait photograph was widely published and many brides opted for a similar dress in honor of that choice. The tradition continues today. (See white wedding.) Prior to the Victorian era a bride was married in any colour except black (the colour of mourning) or red (which was connected with prostitutes). The white dress came to symbolize purity of heart and the innocence of childhood. Later attribution suggested that the colour white symbolized virginity.\n\nMany wedding dresses in China are colored red, the traditional colour of good luck. In modern Chinese weddings, particularly in Western countries, the bride usually opts for the white Western dress or changes from a red gown to a white gown later in the day.\n\nAlso in India the traditional colour of female wedding garments is red. With Indians in Western countries, the bride often wears the red sari at the wedding ceremony and change into traditional Indian wear afterwards (like Lengha, choli etc).\n\nHistory of the wedding Dress:\nhttp://www.fromtimespast.com/wedding.htm
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For a wedding reception, it is usually dressy. So a black dress would be fine, as long as it is modest and not a mini kind of thing with a lot of flesh showing up top.
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It is not just English who wear white to be married - Scottish, Welsh and Irish do too.\n\nIndian is Red (usually a sari) and I think Chinese is too but a lot now opt for the Western white dresses.\n\nTraditionally you just got married in your Sunday best but when Victoria married Albert in white it started a trend which has continued until today.
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Yeah, I like Silver(like a Gray-ish, Pewter color) & Buttercup too! Ivory would be nice (like a golden, candlelight shade of Ivory)
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Well, it's your wedding so I think you should be able to wear whatever you feel comfortable with regardless of what everyone thinks. It's your day so enjoy it! My best wishes out to you and your family! Congratulations!
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Oh that sounds so romantic, if its a formal reception with a diner dance then why not wear an elegant evening dress with a nice wrap to keep you cosy before you get to the reception, you can either hire an evening gown or you can buy one from the high street fashion shops too, try EBay they have some beautiful evening dresses dirt cheap, enjoy the wedding and good luck.
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As a former bride who had someone wear white and a prom dress to my wedding skip both..lol.\nA nice spring colored sundress would be perfect with sandals,no flip flops.
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Any color will do (depending on the time of the ceremony, and the season, too).  NOT WHITE!!!!!!  Believe me, there are mother in laws who do this on purpose.  \n\nIf it's a fall wedding, in the evening, a nice green color will do, not too dark, but not really light either.  \n\nIf it's a spring wedding, a pastel color would be good, and a beige/taupe would be the best, but it all depends on what colors look good on the mother of the groom.  It's not her wedding day, but it's still a big day, and she needs to look nice.  :) \n\nWhen shopping, ask the sales associate what she suggests.  They are always ready to help find some good outfits!
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hmmmm, try and convince him to get a pair of white class A's. Someone I knew actually did that for his wedding. Otherwise I would just say stay with white, I mean what are you gonna do? get a green wedding dress?
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I just got Married on the 21st and some of my friends wore white pant suites...that didn't bother me really.  But when my 2 month married sister-in-law showed up in the same white dress, that she wore to her reception, it infuriated me...I must say be kind to the bride an let her be the only one in white!