My hubbie and I chose black and gold for several reasons.
-our wedding had many Egyptian and other African influences and aacents
-I wanted my dress to be accented in gold (of course wore white
-my hubbie looks best in black
As I stated, my dress was white w/ gold accents; his suit was black w/ gold accents. His best man and my dad wore black tuxes w/ cumberbunds made out of the same fabric as my hubbie's suit. My maid-of-honor wore a black and gold dress.
Our flowers were white, the ballons and other decorations were black/white/gold and the cake was white and gold. Our 'broom' was wrapped in the same material as his tux, too. Our wedding album is black and gold.
The color combination was PERFECT!