21 December, 2014

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Do you remember a post I did, talking about an online store that sells bridesmaid dresses because I was looking for one since I'm going to be a bridesmaid in May 2016. I was talking with the bride, a real good friend of mine and she does not have her wedding dress yet, and she was so thrilled with all the beautiful bridesmaid dresses that I showed her that she asked me if I could help her to search online for some websites that sell wedding dresses and maybe she would find something nice and not too expensive.
And I decided to show her one of my favorites online stores for wedding dresses. I already talked about this brand, here, and I really trust them and their products quality, they super nice and their customer service is really good when you ask for customized dress, otherwise I wouldn't recommend it to my friend.
The store is Landybridal which is the leading wedding dress and occasion dress manufacturer and they have their our own factory; they have been engaged in the wedding dress industry for more than 15 years. I mention above their customized service, which is great if you created an ideal wedding dress in her head. Landybridal will make your dreaming dress came to life.
My friend didn't really know what type of dress she wanted, but she said it had to have lace, so I went to Landybridal lace wedding dresses section and as soon as I started to show her, her eyes were glowing. I have to say that now I understand why she said that her dress has to have lace, I mean lace dresses are way more elegant and classy, I liked them so much, they were absolutely beautiful.
I want to show you, her favorite lace dresses :)
We went through dress after dress and she was getting a little confused and I guess a little emotion, mainly because she liking the dresses a lot, but she was also feeling that she was going to miss out the part of shopping for her wedding dress and trying them on. I could see that she was really confused because the dresses that she selected were gorgeous and the price was really good, so these dresses were all that she could ever ask for, especially because she didn't want to spend a lot of money on her dress, since the whole wedding was already expensive enough. So I had the idea, of making a dinner party with all the bridesmaids and her close family, I mean with the people she would like to take to go shopping for her dress and do the wedding shopping online, this way she could have the best of both worlds, she loved the idea. Since the wedding is only on May 2016, she will have time to think this through and prepare something special, which reminds me that, beside the lace dresses section we also went through, the wedding dresses 2016 section, Landybridal has this section where you can see the hot trends for next year and they have dresses that any other store sells yet.
So if you are not considering online shopping for your wedding dress, just because you don't want to miss out the tryout and dress shopping, maybe this can be the solution. You can have a lovely and fun night, with dinner and games or something like that while shopping for your dress with the people you love. From the 2016 dresses, she also liked these.
Check Landybridal Website:

Bem, isto vai parecer um pouco estranho mas após 23 anos a dizer que não gostava de chá, descubro que afinal adoro... Estranho, certo?
Eu acho que tinha 8 anos quando experimentei chá pela primeira vez e odiei, o sabor era horrível e acho que nem fui capaz de beber. Depois dessa terrível experiência devo ter bebido mais uma ou duas vezes, meio que obrigada e continuei sem gostar, o sabor era detestável e o único que conseguia beber era o de casca de limão.
A cerca de 2 meses atrás, decidi dar outra oportunidade ao chá porque estava sem fome e não tinha jantado, mas não queria ir dormir sem nada no estômago. Eu não gosto de leite, nem sequer consigo sentir o cheiro portanto só sobrava o chá. A minha mãe tinha comprado um da Lipton de baunilha e caramelo, como eu adoro baunilha pensei que não seria tão mau, como não estou habituada a fazer chá, fervi muita água, pelo menos foi o que eu pensei. Quando provei fiquei completamente rendida, adorei, cheirava muito bem e sabia ainda melhor, uma das melhores coisas que já bebi.
Bebi 2 chávenas e meias daquelas grandes, depois deste sucesso, descobri onde estava o problema, os chás que tinha experimentado eram aqueles sabores normais, tipo cidreira, camomila, etc... E esses eu detesto os sabores.
Mas chás com sabores doces gosto imenso e até já tenho os meus favoritos, o de baunilha e caramelo ficou logo em primeiro lugar, depois também gosto muito do Lemon Macaroon, do Blueberry Muffin e da Tetley gosto do de menta.
Vocês gostam de chá? Qual é o vosso sabor favorito?

Well, this might sound a little strange but after 23 years saying that I didn't like tea, I found out that I actually love it.. weird, uh?
I think I was about 8 years old when I had tea for the first time and I have to say, I hated it, it had an awful taste and I couldn't drink. After that I think I tried 2 or 3 times and hated again, the taste made me sick to my stomach, I think the only one I was able to drink was the lemon one, I kind of liked that one.
About two months ago, I decided to give it another try becausebI was not hungry so I skyped dinner but I didn't want to go to bed without eating something. I don't like milk, I can't even smell it, so the only option was a cup of tea and my mom had bought a vanilla/caramel tea, I'm crazy about vanilla so I thought that it might not be that bad. I'm not used to making tea so I boiled to much water, at least that's what I thought. I tasted it and I loved it, it smelled delicious and it tasted even better, it was one of the best things I ever drank.
I drank 2  and a half of those big teacups, after that I discovered my new addiction as well as what the problem was, the teas people used to offer me and made me try was those regular flavors and those I hate. I like the sweet ones. My favorites at the moment are Vanilla/Caramel, Lemon Macaroon, Blueberry Muffin and the mint one.
Do you like tea? Which is your favorite flavor?

Today I bring you a new post, where I would like to introduce you a new online store that I found out.
I receive many emails asking me which online stores I recommend, where they should buy dresses and other clothing items which and stores are reliable. I guess I get all these question because as many of you might know by now, I do pretty much all my shopping for clothes online, so I already know one trick or two and which companies are good and which ones are not. I think this kind of posts actually helps more people and I don't have to send the same email many times, I like to know that I can help you feel more secure when buying online, I know I feel. I only order after reading the reviews about an online store.
So today I want to introduce you this website that I recently discover, because I'm always on the look for new and cheaper online stores; So the store is Promtimes.co.uk, and I was really impressed when I did my research and only found positive reviews about this store.
So Promtimes.co.uk is one of world's leading online retailers, operating throughout the United States and Europe. They offer private and exclusive brands which reflect the Company's commitment to providing customers with style and quality at smart prices. They like to provide their customers with the best products, the best service at the best price.
They sell pretty much every type of dresses, for example, I loved that they have a category for Prom dresses under 50£. I thought that was fantastic the dresses are beautiful and the price it's great, You don't need to spend a lot of money on a prom dress to look gorgeous, I selected 3 dresses to show you, so that you guy could decided for yourselves.

But the categories on Promtimes that really got my attention, was the one about bridesmaids dresses, also because of the-the fact that they are all bridesmaid dresses under 50£
And I was so excited, because I will be a bridesmaid in my friends wedding in May 2016, but I'm already looking for dresses because we don't want to buy nothing too expensive and also because my friends know that I can find great deals online so I was in charge of the dresses hunting. I'm looking for something unique but beautiful and also really cheap because some bridesmaid are currentely unemployed so we don't want to spend a lot of money on the dress.
I think that promtimes is actually a pretty good choice because of the under 50£ dresses, I did a selection with my top 6 and I also send the link to the bride and the rest of the bridesmaids, so lets see what they think, if they like the dress then we just have to decide the color because they offer 28 colors to choose from. Let me know which one is your favorite.


Eu tenho ouvido coisas boas e coisas más sobre a Dressale, para aqueles que não sabem a Dressale é uma loja online que vende roupas, vestidos de casamento e para todo o tipo de festas, sapatos e algumas peças de decoração para a casa, eu finalmente decidi fazer uma encomenda e ver por mim mesma o que é verdade e mito sobre esta loja.
Sobre o tempo de entrega, demorou cerca de um mês para chegar, o que é o normal vindo da China para Portugal. Ao fim de três semanas, eu decidi enviar um e-mail para atendimento ao cliente só mesmo para ver se a sua comunicação era boa, porque essa era uma das reclamações que mais li. Posso dizer que primeiro recebi a encomenda, e só uma semana depois da encomenda chegar é que me responderam, de modo que sim, o atendimento ao cliente é um problema que eles têm de corrigir.
Eu encomendei duas t-shirts, uma é tamanho M e a outra é XL e curiosamente a M é maior que a XL, eu não percebi como  funcionam os tamanhos, mas felizmente ambas serviram-me. Certifiquem-se que verificaram bem as medidas antes de fazer a encomenda.
Recebi a t-shirt Celine, que já andava à procura a algum tempo, mas como elas eram sempre um pouco caras para uma simples t-shirt, acabei por esperar e apenas encomendei agora.
O material é muito suave e já lavei a t-shirt e as letras continuam impecáveis. Eu digo isto porque algum tempo encomendei uma camisola com letras assim e assim que a lavei começou logo tudo a descolar.

I have heard good things and bad things about Dressale, for those who do not know Dressale is an online shop that sells clothing, wedding and evening dresses, shoes and some house pieces, I finally decided to make an order and see for myself what this store is all about.
About the shipping time, it took about a month to arrive, which is the normal time. On week three I decided to send an email to Costumer Service to see if their communication was good because that was one of the complaints that I read more about. I can say that I got the order first, then Dressale replied to email, so that's a problem that they have to fix.
I ordered two t-shirts one is size M and the other is an XL and the M size is bigger than the XL one, so I didn't understand how their size chart works but luckily they both fit me. So make sure you check the sizes before you place an order.
I got a Celine shirt, I was looking for one for a really long time, but they were a little expensive for a simple t-shirt, so I decided to wait. The material is really soft and I washed the shirt already and the letters still the same. I'm telling you this because I once ordered a shirt online and when I washed it the letter started to lift off.

Encomendei também esta t-shirt, assim que a vi no site carreguei logo em comprá-la. Mas fiquei um pouco decepcionada quando ela chegou. Eu pedi um XL para me certificar de que a t-shirt ficava grande em mim, mas o tamanho é realmente muito pequeno, eu gosto mais de verde este tipo de t-shirts, com aquele aspecto mais largo, não tão colado ao corpo, acho que fica muito melhor.
O material não estica de todo e tenho que confessar que tive bastantes dificuldades para fazer com que me servi-se. Estava realmente animada para receber esta e não foi de todo o que eu esperava, é muito bonita e é exatamente como a imagem do site, mas o problema com o tamanho incomodou-me.
No geral, a loja tem coisas muito bonitas, apenas têm que ter atenção com a falta de comunicação e tenham em mente os tamanhos, não se fiquem pelo visto M portanto encomendo M, confirmem as medidas do M, porque pode ser na realidade as medidas de um S.
Mas a qualidade das peças é muito boa, eu não me posso queixar do que encomendei, a excepção do problema do tamanho mas isso foi culpa minha porque não confirmei as medidas, é possível que volte a encomendar de lá.

Then I ordered this shirt when I saw it on the website I clicked on buy it immediately. But I was a little disappointed when it arrives. I ordered an XL to make sure that the shirt would look big on me, but the size is actually pretty small, I prefer this type of shirt bigger, I think it looks way better.
The material does not stretch at all and I have to confess that I had a hard time to get the shirt to fit me. I was really excited for this one and it was not what I expected at all, it's really cute and it's exactly like the picture but the size thing bothers me a little.
Overall, the shop has really nice things, you just have to be aware of the lack of communication and keep in mind to double check the size chart before making an order.
But the quality is really good, I can't complaints so I'll probably order again.

I'm always searching online and looking for new cheap online clothing stores and today I bring you a store that I recently discovered.

The store is Fashionmia, they sell modern, cute and affordable women's clothing. 
They sell the most trendy apparel, accessories, and outerwear that is available on the web for a cheaper price. They believe that every woman has the right to dress well, and shouldn’t have to spend a lot of money to fulfil that. And one thing that made me like this store is that every piece of clothing they sell on their website is also available in plus size, because some online stores have a really small section for plus sizes and the clothes are normally awful.

When I find a store that I didn't know about I normally start by looking online for reviews, I searched fashionmia reviews and the opinions are divided, some people said the products had really good quality and the shipping was fast and already ordered again from them and some said that they didn't receive the item, but fashionmia gave them the money back. 

So I decided to take a look for myself and I'll be making an order because I really love their products and the prices are really good.
I think that not everything you read about online stores are 100% trustworthy because it will depend on many factors if you have a good experience or not. There was a store that I also read that some people didn't receive their items and I made an order and mine came really quick and the quality of the products were good, so my experience was good.
I decided to ignore all fashionmia complaint and see for myself. I did my wishlist from Fashionmia and I wanted to share with you, looking at my wishlist and seeing all these beautiful pieces, I needed to make an order and see if this store was really good because if everything goes well with my order i will become a regular customer for sure.
Let me know which pieces are your favorites and which ones I should order? After I receive my order from them I will review it.

Quero partilhar convosco a minha maquilhagem de hoje, eu tenho um jantar logo portanto tive que fazer a minha maquilhagem logo a seguir ao almoço, porque vou sair e já não volto a casa e não vou ter nenhum sítio onde consiga prepara-me em condições, portanto optei por ir já pronta. Estou um pouco preocupada que não aguente o dia e a noite toda, primeiro porque sou um desastre com maquilhagem e depois porque está calor.
Eu não fiz um foto-tutorial porque não sabia se estariam interessada em ver mas caso queiram saber como recriar este look, digam-me nos comentários e eu faço questão de vos mostrar o passo-a-passo e os produtos que usei para chegar a este resultado.
Eu tirei a foto antes de arranjar as minhas sobrancelhas, por isso é que elas estão com este aspecto terrível, peço desculpa por isso.
Diga-me o que acharam e se gostariam de ver mais posts deste tipo, peço desculpa pelo post pequenino mas queria mesmo só partilhar convosco a minha maquilhagem.

I wanted to share with you, my makeup for today, I have a dinner party later but I had to do my makeup right after lunch because I'm leaving now and I'm not coming back home before dinner and I'll not have a good place to get ready so I decided to do my makeup earlier. I'm a little concerned that the makeup won't last all day and night, first because I'm not that good with makeup and second because it's really hot.
I didn't do a photo tutorial on this look because I didn't know if you guy would be interested in seeing it, but if you want to know how to recreate this look, let me know in the comments, and I'll make sure to do a step-by-step tutorial and list all the products I used.
I took this pictures before I do my eyebrow, that's why they look so messy, I'm sorry abut that.
Let me know what you guys think and if you would like to see more post like this, I'm sorry for the small post but I just wanted to share this makeup.

Eu adoro saldos, dão-me a oportunidade de comprar as coisas que andei de olho o ano inteiro e que por alguma razão acabei por não comprar. Está é uma haul muito pequena, quis partilhar estes produtos convosco.
Eu andava de olho nas paletas de sombras da H&M desde o ano passado, e sou sincera elas não são propriamente caras, acho que o preço normal são 4.95€ mas eu já tenho tanta maquiagem que pensava, será que preciso mesmo disto? E a resposta foi sempre não. Mas a semana passada fui as compras com uma amiga e já tinha prometido que não ia comprar mais nada, mas eu sou óptima a quebrar promessas que faço a mim mesma. Quando entrei na H&M, eles tinham a maquiagem toda com 50% de desconto e quando vi as paletas não consegui aguentar, elas estavam todas a 2.49€, era um excelente preço portanto não me arrependo de ter comprado e só comprei uma podia ter sido pior.
Comprei também um kit para as sobrancelhas, porque precisava mesmo de um. Eu estava a usar uma sombra normal para preencher as sobrancelhas, mas a cor não era exactamente igual e foi também apenas 2.49€
Portanto, apesar de ter sido uma haul pequenina, comprei produtos muito bons. Se quiserem posso fazer uma review detalhada deles.

I love sales, they give me the opportunity to buy the things I had my eyes on all year and for some reason I don't buy it. And this super small haul it's the prove of that.
I've been in love with this eyeshadow palette from H&M since last year and I'll be honest it was not that expensive I think the normal price is 4.95€ but I already have so much makeup that I thought do I really need this? And my answer through all year was NO. But last week I went shopping with a friend of mine and I told myself that I was not going to buy anything else, but I'm great at breaking promises I make with myself. When I walk into H&M their makeup was with 50% off, and I saw the eyeshadows palette and I couldn't help myself, it was only 2.49€, it was a great price, so I don't regret buying it and I only bought one so I didn't do anything crazy.
I also got an eyebrow kit, because I actually needed one, because I was using regular eyeshadow to fill my eyebrow and the color was not exactly my brow color and it was only 2.49€ too.
So, even though it was a small haul, I got amazing products. If you want I'll do a full review on them.

Hi, guys.
Today I would like to introduce you a new brand that I recently discovered. I never saw anything about this brand online, so I decided to share with you, my newly discover.
The store is called SherryLondon, it's an online store from the UK, that sells a huge selection of prom dresses, evening and cocktail dresses, bridesmaids dresses, they pretty much sell dresses for any special occasion at reasonable prices.
What got my attention on SherryLondon website was their evening dresses and cocktail dresses.
I love evening dresses, they can actually be used in so many other occasions. Lately I've been invited to several events, like weddings, Christianism, birthday party's and a few of these events required a beautiful dress, so I found myself online looking for stores that sell stylish dresses, because in the mall, they dresses are so expensive and it was not like it was a one time thing, this summer I think I already bought 3 evening dresses, thank God for online stores. The products I bought were beautiful, had good quality and the price was great, so I don't see why I should spend 200$ in a dress if I can buy for half of that price online.
I was overwhelmed with all the dresses and colors that SherryLondon sell that I decided to share with you, my favorites, it was hard to pick only these because I liked many others designs and colors but these are definitely my favorites.


I also selected a few from the cocktail section because we can always need a glamorous dress, so it's good to know which website store sells them.
I'm very pleased with SherryLondon dresses, they have so many elegant dresses that I believe will make any women feel beautiful and comfortable in it and they have designs that I've never seen before at any online store. So take a look for yourself at their website and let me know what you think.

Hoje decidi apresentar-vos uma pessoa muito importante na minha vida, sim, é a minha menina, a Meggy. E pensei que melhor maneira para o fazer senão através da TAG: O meu animal de estimação.
Ela é muito importante para mim e eu queria honra-lá e fazer um post no blog dedicado a ela. Eu sempre fui uma amante de cães, adoro cães e não consigo perceber as pessoas que não tratam bem dos seus ou que os abandonam. Eu sou muito protectora da minha e quando ela está doente ou com dores, é um dos piores sentimentos que já senti porque quero ajuda-lá mas não consigo perceber onde lhe doi e fico desesperada, espero que não seja só eu =)
Espero que gostem desta TAG e se tiverem animais de estimação façam-na no vosso blog para os honrarem e enviem-me o link porque adoraria conhecê-los.

Today I decided to introduce you guys an important person in my life, yes, it's my baby girl, Meggy. And I thought that what a better way to show her than do the Meet my pet TAG.
She's really important to me and I wanted honor her with a post on my blog. I was always a dog person, I love dogs, I can't understand people that don't take good care of their dogs or abandon them. I'm very protective of mine and when she's sick or with pain for some reason, it's one of the worst feelings I've ever experienced because I want to help her and I can't figure it out why she's in pain, I hope this isn't just me =)
So I hope you guys like this TAG, and if you have pets do this tag as well on your blog to honor them and send me the link because I would love to meet your pet.
1) What is your pet’s name?/ Qual é o nome do teu animal de estimação?
My baby girl name is Meggy / A minha menina chama-se Meggy.

2) What kind of pet is it and what breed/ Que animal de estimação é e de que raça?
She's a dog and she's a Poodle/ É uma cadela e é uma Caniche.

3) How long have you had your pet friend/ A quanto tempo tens o teu animal de estimação?
For 12 years, ever since she was born/ Há 12 anos, desde que ela nasceu.

4) How did you get your pet/ Como é que arranjaste o teu animal de estimação?
I was 10 years old when one of my mother's friend gave her to me, because there were two girls and she got one for her and asked my mom if she could give the other to me/ Eu tinha 10 anos quando uma amiga da minha mãe me ofereceu a Meggy, porque tinham nascido duas cadelinhas e ela ficou com uma para ela e perguntou a minha mãe se me podia dar a outra.

5) How old is your pet/ Qual a idade do teu animal de estimação?
She's 12 years old, will turn 13 on September 23rd/ Ela tem 12 anos, faz 13 no dia 23 de Setembro.

6) What are some quirky things about your pet’s personality/ Quais são algumas das coisas peculiares sobre a personalidade de teu animal de estimação?
She does this weird thing... I put food in her bowl and before she eat the food, she takes all the food from the bowl to the floor, and then eats it from there. I mean she doesn't eat the food from the bowl, like never only from the floor and another thing that she does is, normally dogs have a water bowl to drink water, right? well not mine, ever since she was a puppy, she only drinks water from our bidé, that super weird. When people come to my house their like "Oh you forgot to take the water from your bidé, it's full"  and I'm like "Oh yes, that's Meggy's water" and I look like the crazy one/ Ela faz uma coisa estranha... Eu coloco-lhe a comida na taça dela, e ela tira toda a comida da taça para o chão e só depois é que come. Ou seja, ela não come a comida da taça apenas do chão e éla faz outra coisa estranha que é, normalmente os cães tem uma taçinha para a água, certo? Bem a minha, desde pequenina que só bebe agua no nosso bidé, o que é muito estranho.
Quando as pessoas vão a minha casa de banho dizem-me"Olha que não despejaste o teu bidé, está cheio" e eu tipo "Ah eu sei, é onde a Meggy bebe água".

7) What does your relationship with your pet mean to you/ O que significa para ti o teu relacionamento com o teu animal de estimação?
My relationship with my dog... I mean I have her for 12 years now, so I have her for more time than I've known some people in my life. She's been with me for more than a half of my life, so to me she's like a daughter and it breaks my heart knowing that this kind of dogs normally live for 14/15 years, I can't really think about it because when I try to imagine coming home and not having her there, it's heartbreaking/ A minha relação com a minha cadela... O que é que posso dizer? Tenho-a a mais de 12 anos, por isso vivo com ela a mais tempo do que conhce algumas pessoas na minha vida. Já passei mais de metade da minha vida com ela, por isso, para mim ela é como uma filha e parte meu coração saber que este tipo de cães normalmente vive 14/15 anos, eu não consigo pensar pensar nisso sequer porque quando tento imagina-me a voltar para casa e não tê-la lá, parte-me o coração, custa muito mesmo.

8) What are some of your favorite past times with your pet/ Dos momentos que já passaste com o teu animal de estimação quais são os teus favoritos?
My favorite past times with Meggy... I remember when she was a puppy and she used to destroy all of my mom's plants and then I had to try to fix it, so that my mom didn't find out about it. I remember the first time I took her to the beach and she hated it having sand in her paws and I had to carry her all the time. I also remember one time that she was sick and she wanted to sleep in my bed like everyday but she couldn't jump on and off the bed because she had hurt her cervical, so I didn't slept that night, just stand there watching her sleep and helping her in and out of the bed like 50 times/ Os meus momentos favoritos com a Meggy... Lembro-me de quando ela era pequenina e ela destrui-a todas as plantas da minhas mãe e tinha que andar a tentar arrumar os vasos para ela não descobrir. Lembro-me da primeira vez que a levei a praia e ela odiou ter areia nas patas e tive que andar com ela ao colo o tempo todo. Também me lembro de uma vez em que ela estava doente e como todos os dias queria dormir na minha cama, mas como ela não podia saltar para a cama e despois para o chão porque ela tinha magoado a cervical, eu simplesmente não dormi, com medo dela saltar enquanto eu estava a dormir, então fiquei a olhar para ela a dormir a noite inteira e a ajuda-lá a subir e descer da cama, pelo menos umas 50 vezes.

9) What are the nicknames that you call your pet/ Quais são os apelidos que chamas ao teu animal de estimação?
Well... Meggs, Boo, Boo-boo, M, M-Dog/ Bem, Meggs, Boo, Boo-Boo, M, M-Dog

Today I want to introduce you guys an online store for wedding dresses, but that also sells dresses for prom, cocktail and many other occasions.
I always get emails asking me about good and cheap online stores for things type of dresses, I guess that more and more people prefer buying party dresses online, because the quality is good and they're normally more cheaper then in regular store, of course, not every online store is reliable and that's why I like to share with you guy the ones I trust.
So today, the store I want to introduce to you is Modadress, is one of the leading suppliers of wedding & special occasion dresses in China. The always have the most recent trends in bridal fashion, offering fashionable dresses of good quality at a very reasonable price.
Their dresses are made from the top quality materials and go through rigorous inspection. 
I want to talk about a specific type of dress because I was searching on Modadress and I saw that they give special attention to it. 

I'm talking about the ivory wedding dresses uk from modadress, I always imagined myself buying a white dress for my wedding, but lately I've been having some doubts about it because the ivory dress has been kind of growing up on me, I find them as equally beautiful as white dresses.
I saw so many gorgeous ivory dresses on modadress that I decided to choose my favorite and share with you guys, and I think it's not just me because lately I've seen more brides getting the ivory color instead of the white.
I was always team white like I said before but all these beautiful ivory dress kind of changed my mind.
So let me know which color do you like more for a wedding dress, white or ivory?