Okay, Bees, help me out here. I'm totally stressing!
I tried on and orderd the Allure C207 gown (shown below). It normally comes in white lace over white satin or ivory lace over ivory satin.
I've been wanting a lace dress that is a little more fashion-forward, and was having a hard time finding such. So, to spice up the C207 a bit, I put in a custom order of ivory lace over champagne satin. Since the dress doesn't normally come that way and there are subsequently no pictures of it in that modified form, I'm freaking out now and thinking I should just stick with the ivory over ivory.
I held some champagne satin under the ivory lace in the store, and though it looked nice, a few inches in my hand versus an entire 5-foot long gown are very different things.
My concern is mostly with how the bottom of the gown will look with the champagne underneath it. Because the lace is more sparse/spread out toward the bottom, will the champagne be overwhelming? All of the ivory lace over champagne satin gowns I've seen online are a tight lace throughout - so that the champagne isn't overtly obvious.
Any advice/insight/pictures anyone can share would be amazing. My dress hasn't been made yet, so I still have a couple weeks to change my mind about the color.
I think it will look great, I love champagne. I think the lace on top will mute it, even where it's the tulle like fabric and it's not lacy.
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I love champagne wedding dresses. I think with the champagne underneath the ivory lace would make the lace pop! It seems very fashion-foreward to me. Go for it!
Gahhh! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee your dress SOOOOOOO MUCH!
Keep the champagne -- I didn't for mine and I regret it after seeing brides in the champagne version, looking amazing. I prefered champagne but went with ivory/ivory as I was worried it would be too dark. It's not too dark at all.
Again, can I say how much I LOVE YOUR DRESS!
Here is me in my champagne dress with a different ivory dress held up for comparison sake.... 
Do you know if they called the colour 'champagne' or if perhaps it's called 'cafe'? I just purchased an Allure lace gown with a silk cafe colour underslip but it was one of the actual colour options - not a special request. It was one of the big reasons I fell in love with this dress as it gives the lace so much more depth and texture.
Definitely keep the champagne! (or whatever darker colour it is).
Here's the sample of my dress with ivory over cafe:
Champagne is well....
GORGEOUS !!
I am a HUGE fan of Lace over Champagne... and it is something I am doing myself... and YES that GOOGLE IMAGES link that lia22 provided is awesome inspiration...
Here is my own personal fave... Rivini's *Lisette* (from their Spring 2013 Collection)
And like S2013 has shown with her pic... Ivory is just another shade of white...
Champagne is destinctly different... and very classy in its own way.
I mean really, when is Champagne a bad thing (lol, it is afterall the ultimate wine you can drink morning noon or night)
Hope this helps,
Beautiful! I had a champagne dress with lace on top and silk taffeta on the bottom. I loved it! The champagne made the ivory lace pop!
Maggie Bernadette with Ivory Lace over Champagne. The lace is more sparse on the bottom as well and it looks beautiful. I think you will love the result. I certainly did :) No worries
@S2013: Thank you so much for the encouragement and photo!! You made me feel more at ease with my decision, for sure! Like you said - don't want any regrets later on about what I wanted to do and didn't.
@Tina.Baker: So pretty! Thanks for posting! I loved the Bernadette, too! I was oggling it online for weeks and weeks.
@DecoMeOut: Your dress is so beautiful!!! :o) I'm not sure what the darker color is actually called. My receipt from the store says ivory/light gold -- but I think that's the description of the color on the original, uncustomized dress. I'll have to call the store on Monday to ask!
The Allure C207 is gorgeous, and I'm sure it'll look stunning in the custom colours you selected. (Although perhaps I'm a bit biased as my dress is also ivory lace over champagne! 
) Would love to see a photo once you recieve the dress.
The C207 is my dress as well. Have you tried it on in person? I definitely felt there was no need to "spice it up." It has beautiful beadwork and the lace is exquisite. The sleeves are my favorite part, they pinch upward a bit creating more of a personalized cap sleeve. I never considered the champagne underneath. It would be beautiful, I'm sure but the dress is beautiful and very bridal without it. I wish I could see a picture of the dress with the champagne, though. I am so happy to find someone else with my dress, it's pretty rare!
Haha oops just realized we had previously talked about getting the same dress!
Hi, I ordered the C207 as well! The sample I tried on was ivory lace over light gold (which was the color I ordered). Like you, I was doubting whether I made the right decision, but in the end, I figured the lace detail is more visable over a different color underneath. This is a gorgeous dress and I think it would look beautiful in whatever color you choose!
I will always, always vote for champagne over ivory because it's so different and flattering and pretty and soft... I could go on. I love it. I didn't know about champagne dresses before I started dress hunting but I ended up buying an Allure dress in champagne, with ivory lace and silver beading. Here's some photos (and I am so sorry for how huge they are! I don't know how to resize them!):
I vote for ivory over champagne. Mine is Sottero & Midgley Sharon which is ivory over light gold so roughly the same. Apologies to bees who have seen this pic many time!
As an older bride, I wanted a more subtle look. Even ivory looked a bit bright to me. The light gold/champagne underneath adds a slight vintage feel to it too. LOVE IT
@Miss Wallaby: The lace looks great with the champagne underneathe!! Thank you for these photos. My brain feels much better, haha. And OMG - your dress is soo soo pretty and the lace is so unique. It looks wonderful on you!
@Mrs. Wallaby: What is the number of your gown? It's absolutely gorgeous and everything and more that I am looking for in a gown.
Stop stressing. You wanted to be fashion forward and different, do not doubt yourself. It will look amazing!
@beesbelle: My dress was Allure 8800. I LOVED it and got so many compliments on it at our wedding. It was in the spring 2012 collection so you can probably find it used by now!
@riakd: Sure sweetie glad to help! I'm sure you're going to look gorgeous!!!
I think it'll look great! My dress was Allure and it was ivory lace over champagne.
It will be beautiful. I love contrast under lace. I just custom ordered a white lace mermaid gown with Tiffany blue satin underneath. Don't worry - champagne and ivory aren't dramatically different. :)
@Mrs. Wallaby: Thanks so much! I'm going dress shopping next weekened. Hopefully, they'll have it in stock to try on.
Like many other bees before me, I love the vintage vibe champagne gives a dress. I went ivory over champagne for mine and absolutely love it.
I bet your dress will look gorgeous!
I love the idea of doing ivory lace of champage! I think it will look great!
Go with your gut and stick to the Champagne. I think you'll be happy you did and look beautiful.
I would keep it. I ordered an Allure dress and it's ivory over light gold, which almost looks champagne. That's what made me love it
Ivory over champagne will definitely make the lace pop and look more vintage. My dress is this color combination and I adore it.
@riakd: Hi, I have ordered this dress in the Light Gold/Ivory lace version as I was able to try on the sample in the shop. In the shop they told me it was Oyster but when they checked the label it was classed as light gold, maybe yours is the same version?
I ADORE my choice, like yourself I was worried it would be too dark or not look good with bridesmaids/shoe etc but I went back in recently to see the dress and fell in love all over again!! if you felt the colour was right at that moment just trust what your heart and gut were saying! When I came out of my cloud 9 haze my head started saying 'uhh was that the right choice?' Apart from a little more difficulty in veil and shoes I know that having a slightly darker version was the right choice for me, I felt slimmer and that it was different to the other dresses in the shop.
I hope my pic will help you have more confidence in your choice, when I look at it I can only really see the darker warmer areas of the gold around the thickness of the dress at the bottom, but i love that vintage vibe!
When is your fitting? I hope you dont get too worried about your choice, trust what your heart was saying! And if your still unsure ask for the samples to compare again.
@Jeska7: Thank you for posting these photos! They do make me feel much more comfortable with my decision.
I was worried about the train looking "too dark" where the lace is more sparse -- but it looks great on your dress. It gives it a more antique, romantic vibe. :)
Like you said - I decided to go that route for one reason or another in the store. Have to trust my gut.
My dress won't be shipped to the store until early April, so hopefully my first fitting will be soon after. I'll be sure to post some photos.
As for a veil - any suggestions? I figured that part of the process would be tricky with this dress... especially in the non-entirely-traditional color choice. I've looked at some veils online, and I can't say I've seen anything that looks like it will work.
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