should I wear a blue tie with stripes or a plain white tie with my light bue dress shirt?
No white ties. In fact try to find a solid colored blue tie, cobalt blue would be best.
Plain White Tie. It looks cuter.
You should wear the plain white tie because the blue tie with stripes will probably clash! good luck!!
Blue tie w/stripes. I don't like plain white ties.
If you're wearing dark pants, go with the blue/white. If your pants are light, go with light blue.