Black And White Party Ideas To Help You Host The Event of The Season!

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So, if you are wanting to throw the not-to-be-missed party of the century that is extraordinary and elegant, then you must ensure that your guests are bedecked in tuxedos and glamourous evening gowns. Your decorations must be breathtakingly beautiful in support of your colors. To be a success, this is a party not to be taken lightly and planned on the fly, it requires much planning and preparation.

To help you get into the black and white theme party frame of mind, we've put together links to the best party supplies. Here's some great options for a lot of cool black and white decor and party ware, sure to delight:

Black & White Celebration Costumes & Supplies
Black & White Party Decor
Black & White Cake Decorating & Party Supplies
Black & White Party Supplies


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR INVITATIONS

CLASSY BLACK & WHITE INVITES - Set the tone for your party with a professionally created invitation that is on high-grade white cardstock with black ink.

BLACK & WHITE DOT PARTY INVITES - Select high-quality white and black cardstocks. Cut black cardstock 1" smaller than the white cardstock and glue it in the center of the white cardstock. Write out in calligraphy the party details using white or silver ink. Punch out white dots using a scrapbook or 1-hole punch. Glue dots randomly around 1" black border. Glue a black satin bow at the top of the invitation for an added touch of color and elegance. Be sure to advise your guests that you are hosting a black-tie affair and that they must wear black and white attire with silver jewelry.

BLACK INVITES WITH WHITE INK - Select a high-quality black scrapbook paper and write out the party details in calligraphy using white or silver ink. Laminate and mail the invitations.

BLACK & WHITE POSTCARD INVITES - Look for some postcards that have some fun black and white party-related photos or drawings. Then write out all of your party details in calligraphy using black ink on the back of the postcard and mail.

BLACK MASK INVITATIONS - Cut an 8 1/2" X 11" piece of shiny white cardstock into 4 pieces using decorative scissors. Write out all of your party details in calligraphy using a white or silver gel pen. Laminate, hole-punch in upper left corner, run black and white ribbons through the hole, and tie to a black eye mask. Hand-deliver your mask invitations.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR COSTUMES

Remember to advise your guests that you are hosting a formal black tie affair and that they must dress in black and white with silver jewelry. If you allow guests to wear other colors, it will destroy the dramatic effect of everything being black and white. Have a few extra pieces of black and white clothing on hand, in case guests fail to comply with your party attire or colors. Here's a fun black and white party ideas, tell your guests to bring black sunglasses for a special group photo of everyone dressed to the nines wearing sunglasses. If you don't require guests to bring black sunglasses, then provide them, so everyone has a pair.

If you would like to give all your female guests a Black & White Tiara as they arrive, and your male guests a Black Or White Top Hat, here's some fun options.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR DECORATIONS

Adhere to using only black and white decorations with silver accents for a little pizzazz.

• Here's a couple of black and white party ideas sure to make a statement! If you really want to do it up right, have long, black stretch limos pick everyone up and drop them off at the party. As an alternative, if you have access to a black sedan you could use that instead.

• Roll out a black and white carpet on the sidewalk that approaches the entrance. Check with carpet liquidators for a remnant.

• At the end of the carpet, create a photo op entrance. Start with this Stretch Black Arch and then add the backdrops by using some of the gossamers noted below or coordinating fabrics.

• At your entrance, set-up a large black poster board with metallic pens and have each of your guests sign in and leave a birthday message.

• Here's some black and white party ideas for your tables. Use crisp, white tablecloths with a black lace overlay and white dishes. Or use crisp, black tablecloths with a white lace overlay and black dishes. Using opposite colors will create extra drama.

• If you're planning on using disposable partyware, here's some great options to consider:

  Black & White Deluxe Party Kit
  Jet Black Deluxe Party Kit
  Black Deluxe Party Kit
  

• To add ambiance place black and white floating candles and lighted candles throughout your party room. If you don't feel it is safe to light the candles, then just create decorate displays using various heights of candles around the room. Put the taper style into various stands and the floating candles in glass bowls.

• Be sure to incorporate some silver accents like serving dishes and utensils or candleholders.

• If you can find the long, sleek black vases that are anywhere from 1' to 3' high, a few of these placed on some of your tables would make a dramatic statement. Fill them with long-stemmed black and white roses.

• Some other black and white party ideas for vase displays would be to place white flowers into black vases, or black flowers into white vases. You could also fill a clear vase with black beads, and then add the black and white flowers.

• Use Plastic Black Top Hats to create centerpieces. Fill the hat with some black and white shred. Tie a bouquet of balloons to the hat and add some black, white and silver curling ribbons.

• Here's some fun balloons that would be a perfect accent for your black and white party:

  Black Mylar Star Balloons
  White Balloons With Black Stars
  Black And White Polka Dot Latex Balloons
  

• Depending on your table linen colors, place black, white, or silver confetti on the table tops.

• Use mirrors on tabletops to display black and white candles and sprinkle a little Silver And Black Star Confetti.

• Here's some great black and white party ideas for your walls and ceiling:

  Cover your walls with this really cool Black And white Star Background to create instant drama in your party room.

  Another wall covering option is this Black And White Stars 'n' Swirls.

• Gossamer is a great wall and ceiling cover. It instantly adds a lot of atmosphere, ambiance, and elegance all at one time. Here's a few options to consider:

  Diamond Gossamer
  Black And White Mini Stars Gossamer
  Black Gossamer With White Stars

• Another thing that you can't have too much of are white Christmas type lights. You could hang the net-style of white lights all over your walls and then cover them with sheer white or black fabric to hide the wires. This is one of my favorite looks.

• Some fun black and white party ideas for your ceiling would be to hang extra-large black, white or silver stars from fishing line at various lengths.

• You could also hang silver disco balls and strobe lights from the ceiling, which would really create a wonderful party atmosphere.

• Hang Black And White Checkered Crepe Paper Rolls throughout the party room.

• Here's a few black and white party ideas for your furniture. When renting your chairs, see if they also have black or white fabric chair covers. If they don't go to a Wal-Mart type store and get some black, white, or black and white fabrics. All you have to do is drape the chair with the fabric and use one of those extra-long rubberbands to hold it on. Cover the rubberband with a fabric bow.

• Ultimately, you want to be sure your walls and furniture are covered with a mixture of black and white fabrics.

• Use black and white Fluted Pedestals throughout party room to hold a top hat of munchies, a vase of flowers, party favors, etc.

• If there is a fireplace available, nothing says atmosphere quicker then the ambiance of a flickering flame.

• Create a black and white dance floor using temporary flooring that party companies rent out.

• Create a photo op area using black and white fabrics, white Christmas lights, balloons, etc. You can either take color photos if you want to be able to see the various color differences, or stay on theme and go back in time and take black and white photos as each of your guests arrive.

• Depending on the size of your room, decorate it with empty boxes that are wrapped in black and white sheet music, black and white newspaper, or black and white wrapping papers. Finish them off by tying them with black and white ribbons. The larger the room, the larger the boxes.

• Leave disposable cameras all around the party room and let your guests take photos throughout the night. Once again, if you want to stay on theme, use black and white film. If you would rather see the splendor of your black, white, and silver decor, then use color.

• Create a black and white collage of photos of the honoree and hang on the walls. You can go from birth to the present to make it extra fun.

MONEY-SAVING TIP

Before you purchase anything, be sure to check out the black and white party ideas for party supplies that are being offered on eBay. Many times, you'll find great new items at a fraction of the retail price.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR GAMES & ACTIVITIES

Your main activity at an event such as this, will be dancing. So you might as well teach everyone some new dance steps and let them move and grove to the music. Black and white party ideas for dancing may extend to trying out the following dance styles: jazz, salsa, line, rock, and swing.

NAME THAT TUNE - Separate your guests into teams and have everyone play at the same time. Start by playing the first 5 to 10 seconds of a song and whoever calls out the name of the song first shall receive 1 point for their team. If they also know who the artist is, they may receive 1 additional point. However, if their guess is wrong, then they will lose 1 point for their team and they can't guess again on that same song. If no one can figure out the name of the song from the first 5 to 10 seconds of play, then allow the song to keep playing until someone is able to guess the name of the song correctly. The team with the most points wins!

I NEVER DID THAT! - Give everyone 10 to 15 pennies. Each person in the group tells everyone something they have never done. If the other guests have done whatever that person says, they give them a penny. The person with the most pennies at the end of the game wins. You can go around once and call it quits or go around twice. Examples of statements:

1. I have never been in jail.
2. I have never been in an auto accident.
3. I have never broken a bone.
4. I have never changed a flat tire.
5. I have never been on a roller coaster.

DON'T SAY "YES" - Either make black, white, and silver ribbon necklaces or use black, white, and silver beads. As your guests arrive, give them each a necklace. Instruct your guests that they may not say "yes", "yeah", "un-huh", "yup", "si", or anything else that translates into "yes". If another guest hears someone say any of these affirmatives, they may take the other person's necklace from them. The person who ends up with the most necklaces at the end of the evening, or whatever time limit you set for this event to conclude, shall be the winner!


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR FOOD

Trying to come up with only black and white party ideas for food is probably going to be your most challenging part of planning your party. You may have to "fudge" (there you go, this is a black food) a little.

FINGER SANDWICHES - Using marble, white and rye breads, make crustless sandwiches and cut them into fourths.

BLACK PARTY BEAN ROLL-UPS - Make big pots of black beans and white rice and serve with flour tortilla shells and Monterey Jack cheese.

PASTA DISHES WITH WHITE SAUCE - Fettuccine Alfredo or Chicken fettuccine Alfredo.

PIZZA - Pizza with only white cheese, white onions, and black olives.

CHICKEN BREAST - Chicken breast strips with black bean dipping sauce.

FRUIT KABOBS - Blackberries, white grapes, and peeled cut-up apples which will reveal the "white" fruit.

MUNCHIES - Black top hats filled with popcorn or chocolate covered popcorn. Bowls of black olives, a silver tray of white cheese cubed, each with a toothpick, and black and white Jelly Bellies or jellybeans.

CHEESECAKE - White cheesecake with dark chocolate chips baked in or white cheesecake served with a drizzle of chocolate sauce.

BLACK & WHITE PARTY DESSERT

Ingredients
1 package of brownie mix
2 3.9-ounce packages of instant chocolate pudding mix
1 16-ounce package of frozen whipped topping, thawed
3 pieces of English Toffee (approximately 3-4 ounces)

Prepare the brownie mix according to the package directions. Cool.

Mix the pudding according to its package directions.

In a glass truffle bowl, create your decadent masterpiece. Layer your ingredients in the following order: 1/2 of the brownies, crumbled; 1/2 of the prepared pudding; 1 piece of the toffee, crushed; and 1/2 of the whipped topping.

Repeat the layers and refrigerate overnight. Top it off with crumbled toffee bar just before you are ready to serve it.

CHOCOLATE FONDUE - Melt chocolate and keep it warm in a fondue pot. Serve with angel food cake cubes for dipping. Or for a truly more elegant way of serving your chocolate, opt for a chocolate fountain.

BLACK AND WHITE STRAWBERRIES - Dip half of the strawberry in dark chocolate and the other half in white chocolate. Be sure you cover up the entire red berry. If you keep the green leaves in place, it will be easier to pick up and eat. Sorry, I know that interferes with the black and white food scheme.

DRINKS - Serve black coffee, Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, or 7-up.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR BIRTHDAY CAKES

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Here are a few black and white party ideas for creating an extra special cake:

BLACK AND WHITE FONDANT CAKE - A black and white cake decorated with fondant is the best choice for creating a show-stopping, wow-factor cake. Fondant has a way of adding instant elegance to a cake and it is extremely versatile. Here's a Classic Black Edible Swirls that look great around a square cake. Top the cake off with a fondant bow. Check out the picture--a fun and elegant-looking cake.

BLACK AND WHITE BIRTHDAY CAKE - Make a 2-tiered chocolate or white cake, with one layer being smaller than the other is. Frost them both with white frosting. Decorate the sides using black butter cream polka dots. Make a black marzipan bow around the bottom of each layer or tie a black ribbon around each of the layers. Here's some Black Shimmer Edible Ribbons that would be perfect for accenting around the bottom of a multi-tier cake.

BLACK AND WHITE PARTY BIRTHDAY CAKE - Make or buy a sheet cake or round cake and frost it white. Top it off with an edible black and white sugar image or cake topper. If you're making a round cake with white frosting, this Damask Black Edible Image or Classic Black Diamonds Edible Image would be a perfect accent around the cake.

BLACK AND WHITE ICE CREAM CAKE - Buy a black and white ice cream cake and just add a happy birthday greeting and you're good to go.

BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR CUPCAKES - Make or buy cupcakes and frost them white. Top them off with these oh! so cute Black Musical Note Pics and add the respective sugar red rose and other trims as noted in the picture.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR FAVORS

Just being a part of the party will be favor enough, but if you would like to give each guest a memento, here are a couple of black and white party ideas. Fill a champagne glass with Hershey kisses wrapped in silver foil, or black and white Jelly Bellies, or Hershey Kisses Hugs (which are black and white). Decorate the stem with black and white ribbons to carry the black and white party theme.


BLACK AND WHITE PARTY IDEAS FOR PARTY SUPPLIES

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