Black & White Theme?

Jeepers8505

Im thinking about a black n white wedding, should all my brides maids wear the same dress? what if others show up to the wedding in a black dress? how do i make the inventation knows that its a B&W wedding, and i just didnt forget to add some color to my inventations???

Jeepers8505

do i really need an accent color? and what color? we are getting married in the fall... what color should our mothers wear?

stressing! lol

itzMS

Oh jeebus. Deep breath.

1. Your bridesmaids can wear whatever you'd like them to wear that is within their budgets. Black dresses are fine.
2. It doesn't matter what guests wear to the wedding, and you cannot tell guests what to or what not to wear.
3. Your invitation can be whatever you and FI like and can afford. While is should match the formality of your wedding in style and format, it does not need to match in color.
4. Guests won't think that you "forgot to add color".
5. You can have whatever colors you and FI want as part of your decorations and flowers.
6. Your mothers should wear whatever they are comfortable in. They do not have to match your wedding colors or coordinate with one another. It is polite to inform your mothers of the wedding colors so they may match their outfits to their corsages if they so choose.

mandi195

My first wedding was basically black and white. My girls wore black dresses, buys were in black with gunmetal vests, and I had all red roses (you could also do with white roses/flowers). It looked very elegant, classic, and beautiful.
Don't stress, you don't have to add a color, but it may be nice if that's what you want. I liked the simple, classic look of black on white, so that's what I did. The red roses came in as a substitue because my florist couldn't get the white roses I wanted (they all looked too cream colored)

mandi195

also, for the mothers thing, I agree with PP. However, at my wedding the moms wanted to coordinate, so they wore shades of dark grey (gunmetal, pewter) and black.

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You're girls will look fabulous all in black. You can ask them to get matching dresses or just tell them a color & length (so there is some consistency) and let them pick. If you want your guests to all dress in black & white, your website would be a perfect place to put that. A friend of mine did that for her second wedding. They didn't want a bridal party because they couldn't choose friends (too many they wanted to ask) so they asked that everyone dress in blue & the guys try to wear blue suits, shirts or ties, so that it would seem like everyone was in the bridal party. Pictures turned out so cool. If you want to include in invite, I would an insert saying something to th effect that you want everyone to feel like they are part of the wedding and are asking everyone to dress in black and white.

For flowers, if you want to go for color, you can go with a single color flower or choose an assortment of colors. Talk to your florist for ideas. If you want all roses but variety of colors, maybe have them add orange, yellow, red, and then white to your to make yours slightly different & special

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Also, check out oriental trading online, they have a huge selection of decorations, invites, favors & more to go with a black & white theme.

itzMS

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_black-white-theme?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:15Discussion:f446a332-09fd-4991-8dc1-f9fd2260328ePost:af306803-0686-401f-8b21-ac24c3767f56">Re: Black & White Theme?</a>:
[QUOTE]You're girls will look fabulous all in black. You can ask them to get matching dresses or just tell them a color & length (so there is some consistency) and let them pick. <strong>If you want your guests to all dress in black & white, your website would be a perfect place to put that. A friend of mine did that for her second wedding. They didn't want a bridal party because they couldn't choose friends (too many they wanted to ask) so they asked that everyone dress in blue & the guys try to wear blue suits, shirts or ties, so that it would seem like everyone was in the bridal party. Pictures turned out so cool. If you want to include in invite, I would an insert saying something to th effect that you want everyone to feel like they are part of the wedding and are asking everyone to dress in black and white</strong>. For flowers, if you want to go for color, you can go with a single color flower or choose an assortment of colors. Talk to your florist for ideas. If you want all roses but variety of colors, maybe have them add orange, yellow, red, and then white to your to make yours slightly different & special
Posted by Erikan73[/QUOTE]

OP, please don't listen to this advice. It's terribly rude and inappropriate to request that your guests wear a certain color or type of attire (short of religious requirements like covered shoulders, etc)

Ashleigh828

I am having a black and white wedding next weekend (yay!). I did not add an "accent" color but did end up adding some silver and pink in very little places. These colors were not on the invite or in the attire. Silver was added to the tables (silver organza linen over black tableclothes) and pink was added to my shower invites and thank you cards. It's very subtle but just adds a little "pop" of color.

My girls are all wearing long black dresses and the guys are in formal tuxes (ivory pocket squares). My mother is in black and my stepmother is in black and white. I, too, at first wanted all of the guests to wear black and white but after thinking about it, I gave up. You cannot dictate what they wear but can "suggest" attire based on the formality of invitations. Most people will also "get" what to wear based on time of day that the wedding is taking place.

I personally think that black and white weddings are very formal and timeless. There is a lot you can do with these "colors." If you want to see what I'm doing for decorations, I'd be happy to send some pictures. Don't get stressed over colors or guests attire. Everyone will know who the wedding party is and more importantly, who you and your fiance are.