For black and gold wedding invitations that work on paper and on phones, use one design for both: The Private Wedding App's Black & Gold theme opens on a black envelope with a gold ribbon, then shows black pages with white text, a gold frame and script names, with the RSVP, meal choices and allergies built in, and prints a matching 5x7 QR card from the same design. $189 once, or $19.99 a month (£159 or £17.99 in the UK, C$249 or C$24.99 in Canada, A$289 or A$29.99 in Australia, AED 699 or AED 74.99 in the UAE). 3-day free trial.
Black and gold is the colour pair of the evening wedding: a black tie dress code, a candlelit ballroom, a winter date, a rooftop in Dubai or a hotel in Mayfair. It is also the easiest palette to get wrong. Too much gold reads as a casino; flat black on a cheap printer turns grey; gold foil looks perfect on paper and disappears entirely in a WhatsApp preview. The answer is restraint, and one design that carries from the printed card to the phone to the RSVP. This page walks through the Black & Gold theme in The Private Wedding App, page by page, with the palette in hex codes, wording for a formal evening, the printed QR card, and the two quieter colourways if gold feels like too much.
The opening: a black envelope with a gold ribbon
Guests tap your link and the invitation starts with a short animation: a black envelope tied with a gold ribbon, which opens onto your names and date. It sets the tone of the evening before a single word of wording is read, and it is the moment guests screenshot and forward.
Your names are set in Pinyon Script, a formal copperplate hand, with a script 'and' between them. If you would rather a serif, the typography settings offer Playfair Display, Cormorant, Lora and Libre Baskerville, among 14 fonts.
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The pages: black paper, white text, gold accents
Behind the opening, every page sits on black paper: the cover with your names and countdown, the schedule ('Our Day'), the venue ('Find Us') with its live map, the information page ('Good to Know') and the RSVP ('Join Us'). Text is white for contrast, and gold is kept for accents: a thin gold frame around each page and the details that should catch the eye. The menu bar is black, so nothing breaks the palette.
That restraint is what keeps black and gold elegant on a phone screen: black as the depth, white for reading, gold as the accent only. Every colour can still be changed to your exact hex if your stationer used a warmer or paler gold.
The full digital invitation: digital wedding invitation.
Sampled from the sage botanical invitation - tap any shade to copy its hex code.
The dress code, in the same palette
Black and gold weddings are almost always black tie or formal, and guests ask what that means. The theme puts a dress-code palette on the invitation, the six colours above as swatches, so guests see the shades you have in mind: black and charcoal for suits and gowns, bronze, gold and champagne for accents and jewellery. Write the dress code itself ("Black Tie", "Black Tie Optional", "Formal evening wear") on the cover and on the printed card.
More on palettes for guests: the wedding dress code colour palette.
Wording for a black and gold evening
Formal colours ask for formal wording. The default opening line is "Together with their families" and the closing line "request the pleasure of your company at their wedding celebration": both editable, and both keep their own font and colour on the cover. Three versions that suit black and gold:
- Classic: "Together with their families, Charlotte & James request the pleasure of your company at their wedding. Saturday, the twelfth of December, at six o'clock in the evening. The Savoy, London. Black Tie."
- Hosted by parents: "Mr and Mrs Edward Hart request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Charlotte to James Whitmore."
- Modern evening: "Charlotte & James. An evening of dinner and dancing to celebrate our marriage. Black tie. Kindly reply by 1 November."
The RSVP: meals, allergies and the guest list
The RSVP is part of the design, on the same black paper. Guests confirm, add each person in their party, choose their meal from your menu with its description, add dietary notes and answer a severe-allergy question, then see your thank-you message ('We can't wait to celebrate with you' by default). A formal dinner usually means a plated meal: switch on 'Guests choose one dish per course' in the Meal Options tab (off by default) and each guest picks a starter, a main and a dessert.
Every reply lands in your guest list, with meal counts and allergy flags, and feeds the seating chart and the caterer's day sheet. Bilingual families can read and answer the whole invitation in up to three languages, each guest choosing theirs.
How replies are tracked: guest list tracker.
The printed card: black and gold on paper
The theme comes with its own printed card. The 5x7 invitation (12.7 x 17.8 cm) uses the theme's black paper as its background, white text, your names in script, the date, the venue and 'Black Tie' as the dress code, with the RSVP QR code in a white box so it scans reliably. The 10 x 7 cm insert card is the same look in landscape for an envelope that already holds a paper invitation, and the sticker sheet prints twelve QR codes for your own stationery.
Black ink coverage is the printing risk: download the PNG and send it to a print shop on heavy matte card rather than printing a full black page at home. If you add gold foil to the printed piece, keep it off the QR code, which needs flat, plain contrast to scan.
Card formats and wording: what to print on a wedding RSVP QR code card.
If gold feels like too much: Black & Ivory and Navy & Ivory
Black & Gold belongs to a family of minimal paper designs, an envelope opening and paper pages inside a page frame, offered in several colourways. Black & Ivory flips the palette: ivory paper with a black frame and black text, the classic monochrome invitation for a city or editorial wedding. Navy & Ivory keeps the ivory paper with a navy frame and deep navy text, a softer formal choice for a winter or coastal wedding. In the theme gallery the design shows one colour dot per colourway, and the phone preview tries each one on your own invitation, so you see your names in black and gold, black and ivory or navy before you choose.
Applying any theme changes the look only: your names, schedule, venues, meals, RSVP answers and guest list stay exactly as they are.
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The Private Wedding App's Black & Gold theme is a digital invitation with the RSVP built in: a black envelope with a gold ribbon opens onto black pages with white text and gold accents, guests reply with their meal and allergies, and a matching 5x7 QR card prints from the same design. $189 once, or $19.99 a month (£159 or £17.99 in the UK, C$249 or C$24.99 in Canada, A$289 or A$29.99 in Australia, AED 699 or AED 74.99 in the UAE).
Can I have a printed black and gold invitation and a digital one?
Yes. Send the digital invitation by link, and print the theme's 5x7 card or 10 x 7 cm insert card for guests who like paper. Both carry the same QR code, which opens the invitation and its RSVP.
What wording suits a black and gold wedding invitation?
Formal wording: "Together with their families, [names] request the pleasure of your company at their wedding", with the date written out, the evening time, the venue and "Black Tie". Add one reply line, such as "Kindly reply by 1 November".
What colours go with black and gold for a wedding?
Champagne and ivory soften it, white keeps text readable, and a deep bronze adds warmth. The Black & Gold theme's dress-code palette uses black #0B0B0B, charcoal #1E1E1E, bronze #5C4A24, gold #C9A85C, champagne #E8D49C and white.
Is black and gold too dark for a phone invitation?
Not when the text is white and gold is only the accent, which is how the Black & Gold theme is set. Every colour can be changed to your exact hex if you want a lighter gold or a softer black.
Are there lighter versions of the black and gold design?
Yes: Black & Ivory (ivory paper, black frame and text) and Navy & Ivory (ivory paper, navy frame and text) share the same paper design: an envelope opening and a page frame.
How much does a black and gold digital wedding invitation cost?
On The Private Wedding App the theme is included in the plan, with the RSVP, guest list, seating chart, budget and AI assistant: $189 once, or $19.99 a month (£159 or £17.99 in the UK, C$249 or C$24.99 in Canada, A$289 or A$29.99 in Australia, AED 699 or AED 74.99 in the UAE). On the lifetime plan nothing expires and the payment never renews. 3-day free trial.