Black and white wedding ideas can seem intimidating when you’re wedding planning, but you’ll be amazed at how adorable and simple they can be styled to create a posh wedding ceremony and reception design. Black and white wedding ideas together make for a great theme defined by modernity and contemporary style–and there’s nothing we love more than fresh, colorful weddings! Get creative, and accent black and white with soft colors like pink, lavender or gold to add a touch of fun to your decor. See below for more great ideas!
Black and White Wedding Ideas: Stripes
There are tons of different little wedding day details that can look super cute with stripes like these table cloths, drink straws and invites! What’s great about this powerful color scheme is that you can put any color with it to make your big day pop even more.
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Black and White Wedding Ideas: Sleek Black Styles
Black makes the sexiest color for your wedding dress or even bridesmaids dresses! As a nice bonus, pictures always turn out great when you and your bridesmaids have on opposite colors like in these black and white wedding ideas.
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If your style is more on the edgier side, then I definitely think that these black and white wedding ideas are perfect for your wedding inspiration! There’s so much you can do with this fabulous color scheme.

