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White Versus Off White, Ivory, Champagne…& the list goes on!

25 Saturday May 2013

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bridal, bride, dress, Ever After Bridal Boutique, gown, ivory, lace, Newfoundland, weddings

“Do you have any color preferences?”, “I want white!”

This is often part of the conversation when our beautiful brides come to the store to begin their journey for their dream dress.  At the boutique, the majority of our samples are actually different shades/tones of off-whites or ivory, even champagne, oyster, and pewter! The deeper colors are becoming very popular for next year, and we can not forget blush. (Yes, that’s pink, folks!)

“This dress is white, though, isn’t it?”

Often, you won’t realize that a dress is off-white unless you have a white dress standing next to you. You will always be the bride in a white dress, regardless of the tone/shade. It all comes down to personal preference regarding the final decision of which color to choose.

To help describe the look (and even the feel) of white versus ivory, I shot these couple of dresses the other day when we were busy prepping our sample dresses to show off to the world. Take a look at the comparison:

White Versus Off White

If you are still unsure (which is completely okay!), the dress on the left is white. On the right, we have an off-white/ivory dress.

White dresses: Lit by a blue/cool hue; bold and pronounced, “traditional”, pristine.
Off-white / Ivory: Lit by a warm/candlelight hue; rich, elegant; vintage; works well for lace.

Material chat: When it comes to lace and you are in a debacle over white or ivory, personally, I feel that ivory, champagne, and deeper tones work best, as it seems to present lace dresses in an ornate and vintage manner, making the dress appear very regal and true. This is the only material/design that I normally speak about in regards to picking white or ivory, because typically if you have a specific dress in mind, such as lace, then you probably have specific ideas that you are going for. Again, it’s all up to YOU!

It seems like a lot of information, just for two colors that have such a close relationship, but that can also give you two totally different vibes. Don’t stress over choosing your color. Often times, brides consider skin tones, color themes in the wedding as a whole, bridesmaid dresses, the groomsmen attire, flowers, etc. It truly doesn’t matter what your criteria is comprised of, just do whatever makes you happy. After all, isn’t that part of the goal? 🙂

Does anyone have any stories about wedding colors, especially regarding bridal gowns? Feel free to share! We love discussing different topics at the boutique, and it always helps to generate ideas or just a good learning experience.

In bridal solidarity,
~Heather
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Beauty at the Boutique

23 Thursday May 2013

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boutique, bridal, dresses, Ever After Bridal Boutique, gowns, hcd photography, mannequin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Paloma Blanca, weddings

Beauty at the Boutique

We had new additions to the boutique today – gorgeous mannequins all the way from Europe. We are in love with them…our dresses are glowing with delight!

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~ Heather

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Ultimate Bridal Show – Sunday, February 17

14 Thursday Feb 2013

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Newfoundland and Labrador, Sheraton Hotel, Ultimate Bridal Show, weddings

Ultimate Bridal ShowSee everyone there!  I will be with the ladies of Ever After at their booth, and I’ll also be taking part in the bridal fashion show!  It will be loads of fun I’m sure, and make sure you pre-register…you could win some awesome prizes!  Last season I won a limousine service, so don’t pass up the opportunity to fill out your little bit of info!  🙂

In bridal solidarity,
Heather

PS: More comprehensive blog post coming soon..I’ve been super busy!  

‘We Do’

21 Monday Jan 2013

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The Ultimate Bridal Show, We Do Magazine, weddings

Good day, all!

Future brides, check out this new magazine launching at The Ultimate Bridal Show (Feb. 17th): We Do Magazine.

We Do Magazine

“Newfoundland’s Online Wedding Magazine. One of a kind.
We Do is the best resource a bride will ever need.
Eco Friendly – Completely GREEN magazine!”

Their email is as follows: wedomag@gmail.com

Check them out on Facebook and make sure to “like” them.  I am looking forward to seeing this new mag, should be fun!

~ Heather

Busy Bride(s)

20 Sunday Jan 2013

Posted by Is'e the Bride in Designers, DIY Bride, Events, Ever After Bridal Boutique

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Blackwood & Associates, bridal, DIY, Ever After Bridal Boutique, invitations, The Ultimate Bridal Show, weddings

Wow, what a busy weekend at the boutique!  My feet are still a little sore from yesterday’s shift, I think…my biceps have probably toned up another bit…and brides seem to be happy!  It’s hard work, but so rewarding and enjoyable to be helping our beautiful brides find their dream dresses.  We did not stop from 10:00AM straight through until 6:00PM.  Just another regular January Saturday! 🙂

We have received a few new dresses recently as well; a unique lace gown from Wtoo, and a couple from Mori Lee (I can’t remember which exact styles they are right now, but will post them once I find out again).  All I remember is there is a touch of bling on one of them, which I always love.

The Ultimate Bridal Show is coming up soon, too!  On February 17, we will be set up at the Sheraton Hotel.  MakeThe Ultimate Bridal Show - Blackwood & Associates sure to check everything out, there will be such a wide array of wedding-related vendors to look into including favors, photographers, caterers, travel, and anything else that you can think of that is related to weddings!  Also, Ever After will be hosting their second bridal fashion show where we showcase many of the amazing brides that have found their gowns at the boutique!  Also, I am so excited to actually be taking part in the fashion show, too…I won’t be wearing my own wedding gown (since no one will be seeing that until August!)  but I will be showcasing an amazing ball gown that will be one heck of a showstopper.  I was initially supposed to be modelling this ball gown at the Heart and Stroke Foundation “The Heart Truth” event which I blogged about previously; however, due to unforeseen circumstances we are not able to attend now, much to our dismay.  I am very glad that we will be presenting it at our own fashion show at the Ultimate Bridal Show, it is going to be just fantastic! Please come one, come all!

I have been in the process of designing (actually, the designing is complete) and creating our wedding invitations earlier this past week, and they’ve been turning out just like I had hoped – we are very happy with them!  We looked at multiple online stores to check out customized invitations, and also stores around town, but we ended up decided to go with doing it ourselves, which is usually what I love doing anyway.  We purchased our materials and I went straight to work once all was picked up.  So glad we could find everything we needed.  I was going to say that it’s time consuming, but it’s actually not as bad as what one would think.  The only part that feels time consuming is the initial stages of assembling the invitations, because you just have to finalize the exact way that you want it with your materials.  Once you have that down, it’s all downhill from there…and it’s awesome.  🙂  We hope our guests will love them, too!

Now, it’s time for bed…all of this wedding stuff, sheesh…! 🙂

In bridal solidarity,
Heather ^.^

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