10 Stylish & Fun Ideas for a Halloween Wedding or Day of the Dead Celebration

If Halloween is your holiday and you love gothic glam, skeletons, black, and the vibrant colors of Day of the Dead celebrations, then these creative ideas will inspire you to plan a frightfully fun evening your guests will never forget.

 



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Hire an amazing makeup artist.

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2.

Set the tone with a deathly invitation.

 

Set the tone with a deathly invitation.

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3.

Have your wedding photos taken in a spooky graveyard. See more from this wedding >>

 

Spooky wedding pictures in a graveyard

 


4.

Carry a sugar skull ring box down the aisle. See more of this Day of the Dead wedding >>

Handmade skull ring box

 


 

5.

Exchange eulogies instead of vows as this couple did. See more from this wedding >>

Exchange eulogies instead of vows as this couple did

 


 

6.

Decorate your tables with black florals, skulls, tarot cards, and spirit boards. See more from this wedding >>

Table decor with black florals, skulls, tarot cards and spirit boards

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For dessert or as seating cards, serve voodoo gingerbread cookies.

voodoo gingerbread cookies

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8.

A bride & groom or bride & bride skeleton cake topper is a must-have!

Bride & groom + bride & bride skelton cake topper

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9.

For entertainment, hire a fortune teller and a tarot card reader.

Reception entertainment with a tarot card reader

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10.

Wear stylish leather jackets professing your love for each other.

 

Leather jackets for Frankenstein & bride

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Drive off into the sunset in a vintage hearse. See more from this wedding >>

Drive off into the sunset in a vintage hearse

 

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