Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations

Labor Day is fast approaching and according to the socialites of the late 1800s this means it’s almost time to stow away our white until next summer. However, if you were born in this century, those rules don’t apply to you so you can feel free to throw an all white party whenever your heart desires. And to help you do so, we’ve created a list with a few ideas for throwing the classiest all-white party any time of the year.

DECOR

Obviously, when throwing an all-white party everything must be white. This means each and every decor piece, from the garlands, to the flowers, to the lighting, to the candle holders, and of course the balloons have to be white.

Simple white garlands are an easy way to decorate and work well on their own or layered to create a more dimensional look.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / A simple white paper garland is one way to dress up your walls.

Garland by Elisabeth Nicole

White flowers are an elegant way to bring in some life and make for beautiful centerpieces.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Decorate with a simple bouquet of all white flowers.

Inspiration and photography by The Crafted Life

White paper lanterns help carry your party into the evening by providing soft, warm light.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Simple white paper lanterns help to create the perfect party atmosphere.

Lantern 3 by the Paper Lantern Store

Make sure your all-white party is properly decked out with giant white balloons.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Create a sense of fun at your all white party with over-sized white balloons.

Photography by Mei Ying Chan | Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Place tea lights in white candle holders and scatter them around to set the mood.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Simple white tealights help to create an elegant all white party.

Architectural Candle Pillars by Convivial Production

FURNITURE

You can’t eat dinner off a black table at an all-white party, it just wouldn’t make sense. Depending on the size of your party, think about the type of furniture you want to have available for your guests, dining tables, bar tables, seats and stools are all great options.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / White outdoor furniture lets you throw an outdoor all white party.

Clovelly Collection by Harbour Outdoor.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / White furniture like this bar stool and table set provide a place for your guests to socialize.

HOPLA Bar Table and Stools by SLIDE

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / White furniture, like this armchair, provide a place for your guests to relax.

PS VÅGÖ from Ikea

SERVEWARE

When throwing the perfect all white party, your guests deserve nothing less than the crispest of white serving trays and dishes.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Use minimalist white serving trays to make an impact when serving your guests.

365+ from IKEA

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Use simple white trays to serve your food on.

Bento dinnerware from CB2

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Use white serving trays to serve your drinks on.

High gloss small square white tray from CB2

DINNERWARE

Guests at an all-white party simply will not tolerate eating their dinner off anything less than the purest of white plates.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Use white bowls and plates for a modern all white look.

White dinnerware from CB2

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Create a simple white table setting with a white cloth napkin, gold accents and a mini plant wreath.

Inspiration and photography by Nina Holst of Stylizimo

FLATWARE

And don’t even think about making them use silver, stainless steel, or worse, gold utensils. Get yourself some white flatware.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Include modern white flatware when setting your table.

Quartet flatware set from Terrain

FOOD & DRINK

A white menu is definitely something that cannot be overlooked. White drinks, white desserts and white snacks are all essential.

Quench your guests thirst with these white snowflake martinis.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Serve your guests white snowflake martinis.

White Chocolate Snowflake Martini (recipe here) by Lulus.

And, should guests choose to sip their drinks through a straw, make sure they have white ones to reach for.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / Serve your drinks with white paper straws.

White paper straws from Mailbox Happiness.

These white chocolate covered sugar cookie truffles are an easy snack that guests can pop in their mouths without having to worry about spilling food on their white clothes.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / White chocolate covered sugar cookie truffles are an easy snack that guests can pop in their mouths without having to worry about spilling food on their white clothes.

Sugar cookie truffle (recipe here) from If You Give A Blonde A Kitchen

Another white dessert option, meringues ensure your guests can eat without worry of staining or spilling.

Throw An All White Party With These Ideas For Food And Decorations / White meringues ensure your guests can eat without worry of staining or spilling.

Meringue (recipe here) by Tessa Huff for kitchn

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