It’s a new year and a time for new beginnings. We started this blog this year as a creative outlet to highlight our events, which have ranged from elegant celebrations to whimsical children’s birthdays. You don’t need a lot of time to plan a memorable event. The key to a successful party is the details, whether that’s the menu, decorations, music and/or dress code.
We rang in the New Year with a Black and White party that we put together rather quickly. We found cute black and white plates and napkins. We focused on black and white appetizers, entrees and desserts. The squid ink pasta was particularly memorable as many guests never tried it before and it looked simply beautiful. We even found black beer. We served pomegranate martinis, in addition to red and white wine. Guests dressed in black and white attire. We used Must Have Menus to create our adorable Black and White menu.
If you want to make desserts yourself, we highly recommend getting a cake/cupcake decorating kit. We used Wilton’s decorating kit to make the oreo cupcakes and the black and white cookies.
What an amazing way to ring in the new year- cheers!
“The key to eating a black and white cookie, Elaine, is you want to get some black and some white in each bite. Nothing mixes better than vanilla and chocolate. And yet, still, somehow racial harmony eludes us. If people would only look to the cookie. All our problems would be solved.” –– Jerry Seinfeld
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This is a fun theme for your party. Looks like you had a great time, and I like all the little finishing touches.
What a great theme idea! And all your food looks and sounds so lovely.
You’ve just given me an idea for my daughter’s birthday celebration next month. I love these dress code kinds of parties.
Sounds like a great way to ring in the new year. I’ll have to keep this in mind. I’ve heard of black and white parties, and I’ve always wanted to have one.
I love the idea of a theme night. The black and white is a unique one.
This article on throwing a black-and-white-themed party is fantastic! I love how you incorporated the theme into everything from the decorations to the menu. The squid ink pasta and black beer sound especially unique and memorable. It’s a great idea for a sophisticated yet fun celebration. Thanks for sharing your tips and creativity!
I love, love theme parties. So many options and different ways you can take it. I am partial to black and white. Hey, maybe the next one can be a 20’s theme.
I love this. What a great theme for a party. The great thing is that you can do so much with this theme. I hope you guys had the most amazing time.
Starting the year with a Black and White party sounds like a stylish way to kick off new beginnings! It’s impressive how you put together such a chic event with attention to detail, from the themed decorations to the unique squid ink pasta.
What a great idea and everything looks so nice. Loving the theme and all the food, wow! I hope everyone had a great time.
A black-and-white theme night is a great idea because most people have either black or white clothing. The food you served looks delicious!
Wow! The Black Squid is surely perfect for this theme. Food looks delicious and you seem to you had a great time. Thank you for sharing your celebration with us.
Looks like you had an incredible gathering and love the White and Black theme too! You guys looked incredible and the food looks delish too!
What a cool theme for a party, It sounds like you had a good time, and the food looks delious, your outfits look cute as well.
black and white is such a fun theme actually.. classy, cool, and so very celebratory. love these ideas