Trick or Treat...Wedding Style Guide

Halloween is one of the most popular holidays, and it’s easy to see why. Dressing up and becoming someone else for a night in order to get free candy is a lot of fun. It’s also the only night that it is socially acceptable to pretend to be someone else.

 

If you happen to be one of those people who put Halloween decorations in their yard on the first of October, you may want to consider having your own Halloween-themed wedding.

 

The Venue
 

 

You’ll want to find a big, open room for the reception. An abandoned barn or factory building would be best. Hang lanterns, orange tulle, and fake cobwebs on the walls and from the ceiling, but choose heavy black fabrics for other things such as table cloths, curtains, and just to hang from the walls.  If the weather permits, have the ceremony in a cemetery.  Include an area for a spooky photo booth for your guests.

 

The Food
 

 

We love these Halloween inspired cake ideas.  For your cake topper, try a couple inspired by Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride.

 

Serve lots of pumpkin- and apple-flavored foods. Try to serve only red drinks, or use food coloring to dye drinks red when possible.  For the rest of your food, especially during cocktail hour, try adding a spooky twist whenever possible.

 

The Look

 

A vintage wedding dress is the best style for a Halloween bride (again, think Tim Burton). If you’re really going all out, you could tear it in a few places and get the bottom of it dirty, so it looks black – like you’ve been running away from monsters.

 

For your makeup, choose pale colors for your cheeks but dark red and black for your lips and eyes.

 

The bridesmaids should wear dark colors: navy blue, plum, or black. Choker necklaces are a great accessory for this look.

 

Have the men in the wedding party wear swallowtail coats, undertaker-style.

 

It's All in the Details

 

Don't forget all the small details that come together to create your Hallo-wedding.  The stationery, guest favors, and decorations are a few more items to consider that will help pull your look together.

For you invitations, be sure to let guests know about your spooktacular theme and whether costumes are welcomed.  For your getaway car, consider driving away in a gothic horse-drawn buggy.  A great favor for your guests is a bag of Halloween candy! Use personalized paper bags and decorate them with fake spiders and ribbon or use mini jack-o-lanterns.

Image Credits: Poison Bottles, Cemetery Wedding, Halloween cake, Halloween Masquerade Wedding, Sugar Skull Invitations

Elizabeth is an undergraduate at Ohio Northern University with a double major in professional writing and creative writing and a minor in psychology. Liz writes for My Wedding Reception Ideas as well as creates multi-modal writing projects for Re:Media, an Ohio Northern University online publication.

10 Easy Halloween Treats

Can you believe Halloween is right around the corner? Time to dust off the fake spiders, cotton batting, and pumpkin carving tools.

Just for fun we thought we would share some of our favorite Halloween treat recipes and ideas for your spooktacular party this year.  Have fun picking out your favorite poison (cue cackle).  Or mix and match to create a true monster bash.

For other great ideas, be sure and check out all our Halloween party decorations and favors.

 

See numbered links below for more details and to get the recipe

Image Credits: Pumpkin Carving Stencils, 1. Zombie Eyeballs, 2. Fizzy Pumpkin Party Drinks, 3. Tombstone Cookies, 4. Personalized Hershey Miniatures, 5. Spider Deviled Eggs, 6. Halloween Bundt Cake (with eyes!), 7. Design Your Own Halloween Cocktail Napkins, 8. Vegan Witches Fingers, 9. Yummy Mummy Cheese Spread, 10. Design Your Own Halloween Stadium Cups

Halloween Party Decorations & Ideas

There's a chill in the air, the leaves are turning, and it's that time again for the ghouls and goblins to start creeping about. This Halloween, whether you're having a frightening bash or simply just love to decorate, be sure to transform your place into a spooktacular venue with these ghoulish ideas.

To add an instantly frightening ambience to your tabletops, tie in fake spider webs and dry ice into your decor.  With just simply two decorations, you will have added an instant creepy factor to your event.  Add in skeletons, fake spiders, hanging ghosts, and bales of hay for added spookiness.  We especially love these easy DIY mummy jars (shown left) from Crafts Redesigned.  So easy to make, simply wrap mason jars in medical gauze and hot glue on some googly eyes.  Slip in some LED lights for a super cute way to light up walkways on trick-or-treat night.

Don't forget the treats!  Homemade cookie cut-outs and caramel apples will inject a bit of the season into your party.  Add a custom touch to your goody grab bags and take-home favors with a personalized message.  Personalized party favors like gift bags, cups, and napkins are great way to say a special message to your guests and showcase your homemade goodies.  For other custom party supplies and ideas, view our entire inventory of Halloween Party Favors.

 

Image Credits: Goodie Bags, Witch Cookie, Personalized Halloween Cups, DIY Trick-or-Treat Banner, Halloween Party Napkins, Ghoul Punch, Caramel Apple, Personalized Caramel Apple Boxes, DIY Halloween Chandelier, DIY Poison Bottles

 

Trick or Treat Love is Sweet - And So Are These Halloween Desserts!

Many people love the idea of Halloween weddings, but aren't sure how to pull it off without taking away from the I Do's. Our suggestion? Incorporate an elegant Halloween dessert table! Here are our favorite dessert ideas for a spookily styled treat buffet.

Spotlight on vintage soda bottles wrapped in black lace, meringue bone cookies, and cupcakes stenciled with a witchy silhouette. It is so chic your guests will love every macabre mouthful! 

Image Credits: Dessert Buffet designed by Amy Atlas via Hostess Blog, Specimen Viles via Honey Bee Sweeterie, Stenciled Witch Cupcakes and Pumpkin Mousse from Country Living, Bone Cookies, Stenciled Letter Cookies, Pumpkin Spice Cake, and Spider Web Cake Via Martha Stewart,