Black and White Decor Ideas for an Elegant Monochrome Wedding
As you get started with your wedding planning, one of the first things to consider before you can make any decor or visual decisions will be to decide on your color palette for the day. Your wedding color palette will cover everything on your wedding day from the decor to the outfits, and tablescapes to your florals. While it’s lovely to feature a range of different colors, one color palette that will forever be in style is black and white.
If you’re looking for a classic theme for your wedding day, the black and white monochrome style could be perfect for you. It’s timeless, elegant and very chic. There is something very stylish about the simplicity of a black and white wedding theme, and it gives you a real opportunity to bring classic glamour and romance to your big day.
There are different ways you can style a black and white wedding, based on your preferences as a couple. You can lean towards the more modern aesthetic, or stick to very classic and romantic, or even incorporate a rustic feel in a monochrome palette.
Think a black and white color palette is perfect for your celebration? Here is some styling and decor inspiration for a monochrome wedding, full of ideas you can use to give your wedding day an elegant vibe
Stylish Stationery
First impressions are everything, so reflect your monochromatic aesthetic with matching modern minimal stationery style on the save the dates or invites. You can then easily carry this through to your signage, menus and place name cards on the day. The less is more look really works well with blank space and modern typography. Add a custom black wax seal on your invites as the ultimate finishing touch!
Incorporating this into your decor on the day, black and white menu cards are an easy way to bring the color palette into your tablescapes. Elevate the look even further with baby's breath and gold accents.
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Dress To Impress
A black-tie dress code is easily the most obvious option for a black and white wedding, but really a monochrome palette can work with fashion on all levels of formality, from glam to beach and everything in between. Think of patterned black and white wedding dresses, all black wedding gowns or bridesmaid dresses, a white gown with black embroidery, or dresses in shades of grey. Alternatively, you can accessorize a traditional gown with a black sash, black underskirt, black crystal jewellery or featuring black lace.
Or, fully embrace the black-tie dress code and spread it across your guest list so that everything is dressed to impress in smart tuxedos and evening gowns. Setting a formal dress code can even add a greater sense of occasion to your big day. You can even go that one step further and ask all of your guests to only wear black, white or grey. Just think of the photos!
Decor Ideas
You can get really creative with the simplicity of black and white when it comes to decorating your venue. Selecting black seats or a black table is an easy way to bring your palette to the wedding ceremony. Or just patterned monochrome rugs for a more bohemian black and white feel. Decorate the venue with monochromatic floral installations using anemones, roses, hellebores or pansies.
Black glass lanterns paired with white candles make for beautiful centerpieces. Tall black vases are the perfect compliment to large white floral arrangements at a black and white wedding reception. There are so many options, and you can never go wrong with clashing colors!
The Tablescape
When it comes to creating a monochrome wedding tablescape, there are so many options to create something really stunning without the use of color! Geometric stands, black and white dried flowers, feature bowls, lanterns and candle holders, stationery, linens, charger plates, tapered candles, napkins, table runners and tablecloths all in black, white and grey will really enhance the look of your guest tables. The simplicity of black dinner plates against a clean, white linen tablecloth always looks really elegant.
For a chic, contemporary style, instead of choosing frilly or fussy table settings, choose minimalist decor items with sharp lines to really accentuate the monochrome theme. Don't forget to factor wine glasses and water cups into your tablescape design, using black glassware is the perfect final touch.
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