For event designers and party planners, the world of events is tremendously exciting because designing rooms and spaces is a process of starting afresh, taking risks, and giving shape to the imagination. Working within the constraints of budget and the client’s taste is expected, but as far as color selection, most event designers draw on a kaleidoscope of options. Yet, sometimes living on the color wheel is overwhelming.

We have found that paring down a party’s color scheme to black and white can tone down that pressure, yielding a tremendously powerful, eye-catching result. In all its simplicity, black and white décor is at once modern and classic, dramatic and understated, as it is timeless and elegant.  In other words, it’s a sure thing.

No matter how you position them,  black and white will evoke a sense of romance and style that transcends time.  We have only to look to classic black and white films or photographs to know that time goes by in color, but we remember it in black and white.

{Photo Credis from top to bottom: Gown by Jean Louis Scherrer; Cake by Faye Cahill; Chuppah by Evantine Design, Photo by Cliff Mautner; Sheath Dress by Reem Acra; Photo of White Anemones in Black Vase by Kira Brandt; Black and White Wedding Gown by Vera Wang; Wedding Decor with Grand Piano by Evantine Design, Photo by Susan Beard; Beaded Evening Clutch by Oscar de la Renta; White Stephanotis Boutonniere by Evantine Design, Photo by Ash Imagery; Shoes by Balenciaga; Ballroom Decor by Evantine Design, Photo by Cliff Mautner; Black-and-white stripe round tray by French Bull; Cocktail-napkin tray by Jaye’s Studio; Melons sugar bowl by Josef Hoffmann from Neue Galerie Design Shop; Stripe salt and pepper shakers by Jonathan Adler; Awnings cup and saucer by Marc Blackwell-New York; Background of Cannes stripe cotton fabric by Ralph Lauren Home; Black and White Check Gown with Black Gloves by Pierre Balmain 1954; Polka Dot Table Settings by Evantine Design, Photo by Paul Loftland; Black and White Wedding Gown with Black Gloves by Vera Wang; Black Lace and White Wedding Gown by Atelier Aimee; Black Lace and White Wedding Cake by The Cake Girls.}