Black Feathers

Guide To Planning Your Black And White Wedding

Now that you and your partner are engaged, it’s time to start planning your wedding theme. Some people opt for traditional colors for their wedding, but if you’re looking for a less traditional theme, black and white themed wedding ideas can make your special day into a timeless event.

If you and your fiancé have are looking for great ways to save money it can be a good idea to send out homemade wedding invitations. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make your invitations look nice, instead you just have to pick an elegant a design. Your black and white themed wedding can start with the invitations, elegant white invitations with black bows bring elegance to your theme.

Depending on the season, it can be hard to find black flowers that compliment your black and white themed wedding ideas, however, it is definately worth asking your florist what they have to offer. A simple way to present flowers in a black and white wedding is to use bouquets of white flowers wrapped with black bows. In order to add sparkle, ask your florist about crystals for the wedding floral arrangements. This extra detail will make sure your floral arrangements add to your black and white themed wedding.

For wedding dresses, many brides are against wearing a black dress, however, there are still ways to incorporate the black and white themed wedding ideas into the wedding party’s attire. Consider black bridgemaid dresses accented with white sashes, and for the bride, a traditional white dress with a black sash. Brides who are going for a more subtle look will opt for a white dress with a hem that is trimmed in black. If you don’t like the idea of black on your dress, another option is to have a white dress with elegant black shoes.

As for the rest of the wedding party, the groomsmen would look amazing whereing white or black tuxedos with a black or white shirt and a black tie or bowtie.

Simplicity is key when it comes to table decorations. Simple centerpieces and wedding favors highlight your black and white themed wedding ideas. You want to ensure that your guests enjoy the black and white themed wedding ideas without feeling as if the decorations are too over the top. Keeping your decorations simple can be achieved with black and white place cards. It is important to keep it simple and excentuate the contrast between black and white themed items.

Black and white cookies make perfect wedding favors for this type of theme. However, if cookies are not your thing, consider having a fake newspaper printed that contains a front page picture, and the story of how you and your fiancé met. It will still match the black and white themed wedding ideas, and it will give your guests something they can truly treasure forever.

Spiritual Beggars – Black Feathers, Live in Athens (01/10/10)

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