The question we get asked most about our Ivory Collection isn't about fit or fabric — it's whether it's actually fine to wear ivory or off-white to someone else's wedding. Short answer: for your own civil ceremony or registry office wedding, absolutely. As a guest, it depends entirely on the bride and the dress code — more on that below.
Ivory vs. White Etiquette
If you're the one getting married in a courthouse or civil ceremony, ivory is one of the most practical choices available — it photographs as warmly as a traditional gown without the formality (or the dry-cleaning anxiety) of true bridal white. If you're attending as a guest, the standard advice still holds: avoid anything that could be mistaken for the bride's dress at a traditional wedding, but for a smaller civil ceremony where the bride herself may be in something simple, a muted ivory in a clearly separate silhouette is usually safe. When in doubt, ask whoever's hosting.
For the Ceremony
Our Zoey Crepe Cady Gown is the most formal piece in the edit — a fluid, floor-length cut that works for a courthouse ceremony that's still meant to feel like an occasion. For something shorter and less bridal in silhouette, the Taylor White Dress and Ivy Asymmetric White Shirt Dress both read as polished without reading as "wedding dress."
For the Reception
If you're changing for the party afterward, the Ava White Satin Backless Slip Dress and Satin Dress Cowl Neck both have enough movement and shine for dancing without the structure of a daytime ceremony look.
For a Daytime or Outdoor Civil Ceremony
Linen reads more casual and more forgiving in heat: the Liss Halterneck Linen Maxi Dress and Lucy Linen Midi Dress are both built for exactly this — a garden registry office or an outdoor civil ceremony where a full gown would be too much.
See the complete edit in our Ivory Collection.
