In keeping with the season, it’s time for our weekly Offbeat Halloween wedding!
The Offbeat Bride: Shel, Coordinator
Her Offbeat Partner: Mike, Fire Arms Instructor
Location & date of wedding: Holiday Inn Select, Trevose, PA — October 31, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: We tried to make the day about the two of us, our love, and Halloween all at the same time.
We got married in a hotel, had pumpkin place cards, black and white everything. We had a life size motion activated skeleton bride and groom. We were introduced to the song, “Crazy Bitch.” We had a shoe cake cutter and skelton bride and groom cake topper and I wore neon blue high heels.
We put our ceremony together with readings that were important to us, had our favorite people in the whole world stand by our sides, and just had an overall amazing time.
Our biggest challenge: Our biggest challenge was keeping it fun and romantic and very “us” without it turning into a big Halloween party where we just happened to get married.
Our solution was to keep some “traditional” items for the actual ceremony. For example, while we had a female judge marry us, black rose petals laid out by our twenty-one-year-old male cousin, wearing a cape and a black and white decor — we still had my dad walk me down the aisle, did a unity candle and kept the skulls outside of the ceremony room.
My favorite moment: The surprise “Thriller” rendition complete with fog, costumes, and my crazy family. And, of course, the karaoke in the bar after the reception.
My advice for other offbeat brides: Be true to yourself and stick to your guns. Yes, some people might not think that outdoor Halloween decorations belong at a wedding, but it’s your wedding, have it how YOU want it.
And I found that photos help when trying to explain your “vision” to family members 😉
Enough talk — show me the Halloween wedding porn!:
