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black wedding dress

Offbeat dresses come in all colors (red, blue, green, hell, even multi-colored), but right here, we’re focusing on the Black Wedding Dress. Perfect for your Halloween or Goth wedding, these black gowns will flaunt your dark side. PS: check our collection of black wedding dresses trending with our readers!

Halloween wedding inspiration from @offbeatbride

Hair-raising halloween wedding inspiration to scratch your eldritch itch

Halloween weddings always give us some eerie fodder for swooning. And we never get enough! This time around, we wanted to scare up some new Halloween wedding inspiration from some of our favorite offbeat vendors who specialize in finding the glam in the creepiness.

From classy succulent pumpkins and fabulous costumes to zombie unity ceremonies and rib cage ties, we’ve got some KILLER ways to amp up your Halloween wedding. Raise your hand in the comments if you’ve got some spoopy planned at your upcoming wedding.

Don't miss the costumes, Simpsons cufflinks, and bum shots at this wedding

Don’t miss the costumes, Simpsons cufflinks, and bum shots at this creepy Halloween wedding

Can you tell we’re already excited about Halloween?! This Elmwood Zoo Halloween wedding with Laura and Chris was a spooky wedding of creeptastic proportions. Guests arrived in costume (with awards at the reception!).

Let’s explore all of the creepy details including the Simpsons reference cufflinks, black and white gown, squee-worthy purple bridesmaids dresses, skull centerpieces… until death do us part.

Some of our very favorite long sleeve wedding dresses as seen on @offbeatbride

17 of our very favorite long sleeve wedding dresses

We KNOW you love a good long-sleeved gown. I decided to go back into the long sleeve wedding dresses archives to find the most gorgeous, most boho, most adorable long sleeve dresses we’ve seen. From short and sweet elopement dresses to epic, colored, FABULOUS sleeved gowns, there are some doozies in here. Warning: you may fall in love.

An art gallery wedding with the black wedding gown of our dreams

An art gallery South Loop wedding with the black wedding gown of our dreams

A custom-made black gown that will blow your mind, classy-as-hell gold, black, and white decor, a gorgeous reception gown, a supremely lovely venue, and two hot people in love. This South Loop wedding in Chicago has so much to adore. Shannon and Kevin have style for miles and we couldn’t wait to share their wedding with you. Let’s peek at their mini dessert trays, Art Deco-inspired decor and stationery, and killer dance moves.

Want to stand out in a dark wedding dress? Have your crew in white!

Want to stand out in a dark wedding dress? Have your crew wear light colors!

If you’ll be rocking a dark wedding dress (especially if you’re a Halloween bride!), you might be worried about standing out in the crowd. My suggestion? Follow Stephanie’s lead and ask your wedding party to dress in a white or a lighter color. I am so digging the black-meets-champagne aesthetic going on here…

Downton Abbey Vintage Style Wedding Dress in Ruby by Nataya alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Find the Downton Abbey dress of your vintage wedding dreams

If you’re looking for a Downton Abbey dress to wear for or to a wedding, then blimey, you’ve come to to the right place. All of these dresses range from small to plus-sizes, and come in all kinds of color combos. Now, let’s dress for dinner and find the Downton Abbey dress that’ll make you clutch your pearls with joy…