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goth

We love gothic weddings so hard. Black wedding dress? Check. Halloween weddings? Check. Haunted venue? Check. Horror weddings? YES. Corpse Bride? Check. Tim Burton? Of course. Skulls? Always.

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“Til death do us part”: this couple had their death-positive engagement shoot at a mausoleum

I never thought I’d care about engagement photos. I’ve never really seen the point of them, and every set I’ve seen always involves a couple wearing sweaters in a park with leaves all around – just not my vibe. When my friend Mel agreed to do our wedding photography, she also offered us an engagement session, so I started looking for ideas online that didn’t seem lame.

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This dark gothic wedding is everything you’d want from a funeral director’s big day

This dark gothic wedding was full of black, gold, purple – and lots of love. Can you believe the marrier was nervous their partner wouldn’t go for the dark aesthetic? They went all in, and rocked the purple suit too! The marrier had family that did not understand the need to have a black wedding dress or a moody wedding vibe, but in the end, they thought everything was just perfect.

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This Halloween wedding had a lightsaber duel first look

Some Halloween weddings really bring the horror, but Vida and Zach reminded us that “subtle” and “spooky” are not mutually exclusive at their adorable and fun Halloween wedding! This couple fully leaned into the October vibe in the small details without it overpowering their big day. That said, they did have an EPIC costume moment during their first look.

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How to deal when your family freaks about your goth wedding theme

Offbeat Wed’s assistant editor Suki Lanh was featured in an article on Bored Panda about what to do when a mother of the bride feaks out over a goth wedding theme. The writer was investigating how couples can deal with family members have strong negative reactions to their goth wedding or otherwise macabre wedding theme…