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Start planning for your Halloween Wedding!
- THE BRIDE Abby Ehmann
THE GROOM Eric Danville
THE DATE October 31st
THE SCENE New York City
Some people are just not cut out to do things in ordinary ways. Artists, iconoclasts, eccentrics, non-conformists, those who thought Ally Sheedy looked better *before* Molly Ringwald gave her that makeover in the "Breakfast Club" -- although the world expects us to do certain things in certain ways, some answer to the higher calling of their own vision, and their wedding should be no exception.
A HALLOWED EVE "I got married on Halloween because it's my favorite holiday," explains Abby Ehmann, who, as a writer, a professional club promoter, and a New Yorker, is no stranger to doing things her own way. "I love to dress up. The aesthetic is great -- all the skulls, bats, and pumpkins. I also like the fact that it's all about having fun."
But don't think that Abby and Eric decided to get married on Halloween out of any desire to be campy or wacky or otherwise spit in the face of the sacred tradition of marriage. This loving couple decided to make their favorite holiday their wedding day (and hence forth, their anniversary) and created a ceremony that was both serious and a testament to their basic fun-loving nature.
A TRICKY TREAT Abby and Eric's fixation with All Hallows Eve nuptials began with a seasonally appropriate proposal. "We got engaged on Halloween the year before we got married," says Abby. "We have a song that's, you know, our song, and it has this line that goes, 'You're the prize in my Cracker Jack'. So, on Halloween, Eric gave me a box of Cracker Jacks that he had somehow slit open, and in the little prize thing he put an engagement ring." Abby and Eric had designed the ring together so the proposal did not come as a complete surprise, but Eric's delivery was flawless.
BATTY INVITATIONS "With the invitations, I exercised considerable restraint," says Abby, "because I wanted to convey that we were serious about getting married -- that this wasn't a joke. We chose this fancy, pebbly, charcoal-colored paper from Kate's Paperie, and, other than a little tiny pumpkin, a little tiny ghost, and a little tiny bat on the envelopes, they were very formal."
DRESSING UP FOR HALLOWEEN So, how does a Halloween bride settle on a wedding dress? She does just what any other bride would do: She heads out to Brooklyn to visit Kleinfeld's (or any other massive wedding-dress-ateria) with her mother, aunt, sister, and sister-in-law-to-be in tow, and tries on about a thousand dresses. "I kind of knew at that point that I wanted a black dress," Abby remembers. "But I was prepared to buy something white if I found a dress I absolutely loved." After trying on all those dresses, Abby decided she liked the princess-style of dress, with a full, flowing skirt and tight, lacy bodice.
"I was just walking on East Seventh Street one day," she relates, "when I saw a dressmaker's shop called Ghost Tailor and I thought -- 'this is a sign'." So she walked right in and told the dressmaker, Jean, that she wanted a custom wedding dress, with a lace top and long sleeves, and lots and lots of tulle -- all in black.
"Jean was way into it," says Abby, "she was very excited about doing a black wedding dress. And I ended up paying for the custom-made dress the same price as I would have at the store."
BEWARE OF A BLACK HAT Since Abby's passion for Halloween has always had a lot to do with costumes, she had a pretty clear vision of how she wanted to accessorize Jean's black masterpiece. After a not-so-successful attempt at having a hat made, once again Abby happened to be strolling through Greenwich Village when she looked into a shop window and saw the exact hat she wanted, a kind of feminine black top hat.
"I was aiming for a Victorian riding hat look," she says. "It was pretty expensive, but you only get married once." She gussied it up to match her dress. "It had tulle streaming down the back, with a short, kind of mini-veil of tulle that I hooked under the band and then just tore away when it was time to be kissed."
MEN IN BLACK Eric had a considerably easier time putting together his outfit. He walked into Stella Dallas, a vintage clothing store, and found exactly what he wanted -- a vintage tux jacket with tails. A visit to Antique Boutique yielded pants to match, and a black tux shirt completed the ensemble.
Their maid of honor and best man were invited to wear whatever they wished, as long it was -- everybody now! --black. "We were a symphony in black," says Abby.
A FRIGHTFULLY TRADITIONAL AFFAIR Abby and Eric decided on St. Peter's Episcopal Church -- the oldest Gothic church in Manhattan. The actual ceremony turned out to be the most traditional aspect of the wedding, which is fitting since it is also the true heart of the event. The Trumpet Voluntary accompanied the couple down the aisle, and traditional recessional music launched them back into the world as husband and wife. They exchanged the traditional vows, though the spirit of Halloween did make at least one appearance when a friend dressed as Satan (in red body paint, pointed beard, and horns) gave a reading from Edgar Allen Poe.
MORE TRICKS AND TREATS Although the invitations read "costume optional" about half of the 300 guests came wearing at least some kind of costume, which gave the reception the air of a masquerade ball -- just what the bride and groom had hoped for. The reception was held in an S&M themed club, and looked like a big, spooky dungeon of a Halloween party.
You don't have to get married on Halloween to follow in Abby and Eric's spooky footsteps (though it's hard to immediately dismiss the chance to give out wax lips as party favors -- which Abby and Eric did indeed do). But their wedding is a beautiful example of how a loving couple with an off-beat passion between them can create a wedding that is utterly original, as wells as a sincere testament to their special bond.
--Ingrid Ducmanis
[If you're getting married in the New York area, these resources may be useful: Invitations: Kate's Paperie, Broadway, NYC, 212-941-9816; Dressmaker: Ghost Tailor, 80 5th Avenue, NYC, 212-645-1930; Vintage Clothing Stores: Stella Dallas, Thompson Street, NYC, 212-674-0447 & Antique Boutique, Broadway, NYC, 212-460-8830; Church: St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Chelsea, West 20th Street, NYC, 212-929-2390.]
Source: http://www.theknot.com/ch_article.html?category=Wedding%20Themes&Object=4136352539# - GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) -- The bride dressed in black carried chains, handcuffs
and a bouquet of black roses, while wearing a ball on top of her head. The groom
skipped the tuxedo and dressed like a skeleton.
The couple exchanged vows in the middle of Elm Street in Grand Island Tuesday night, and began their lifelong nightmare together.
The Halloween-themed wedding between Sandy Beyer and Keith Vogt was an impulsive idea that was frightfully clever.
"Weddings are generally boring, especially for kids, so we decided to do something fun for the kids," Beyer said. "Then they could go out trick-or-treating."
Vogt and Beyer said they don't regret skipping the traditional gown, pomp and circumstance.
"I did that the first time around and we are having fun the second time around," Beyer said.
Among the wedding guests were Count Dracula, the Statue of Liberty and Paul Revere.
For Reynalda Carpenter, the county official who performed the wedding, this was a first and "a little unusual," but she may be working future Halloween nights.
"I had another couple inquire about getting married on Halloween last week, but they didn't have time to prepare," she said. "They said, 'Maybe next year.'"
Source: The Grand Island Independent, http://www.theindependent.com
- HELL, Mich. (AP) -- Catherine Greene was admittedly a little nervous when
she said "I do" to fiance Nicholas Doubleday during a Halloween-themed wedding
ceremony in this unusually named hamlet. "It was her idea," Doubleday said.
"When I asked her to marry me, she said she wanted the wedding in Hell."
The couple live near San Diego and are planning to relocate to Michigan. They haven't ruled out moving to Hell, which has about 250 people and is 45 miles west of Detroit.
The bride, a registered nurse, was dressed in black and wore vampire teeth during Tuesday's nuptials. She walked down the lantern-lit, pumpkin-lined aisle in cadence with a funeral dirge instead of the "Wedding March."
The groom, who hopes to become a history teacher, was a knight clad in 80 pounds of armor.
"I will have these wonderful memories forever," Greene told The Ann Arbor News.
It was the second such ceremony at John Colone's Hell Village Chapel, a tiny building that stands behind his Screams Ice Cream & Halloween Store.
"This is great," Colone said. "I love the joy and the laughter we can bring into people's lives."
The maid of honor, Terri Dunham of Oceanside, Calif., was dressed as an angel in white. Greene's bridesmaids were dressed as medieval princesses.
"Having the wedding here totally makes sense," Dunham said. "I've known Cathy since we were in sixth grade and she's always been extreme and offbeat.
"Everyone wants a special and unique wedding. This will be a great story to tell to their grandchildren."
Greene and Doubleday met in 2003 in Alaska, where she was going to college and he was in the Air Force. Their ghoulish wedding day was their third trip to Hell together.
Source: The Ann Arbor News, http://www.mlive.com/aanews -
TOP 10 ADULT MAN COSTUMES:
1. PIRATE
2. SUPERHERO
3. VAMPIRE
4. STAR WARS
5. FUNNY
6. HORROR & GOTHIC
7. MATRIX
8. ELVIS
9. WIZARD OF OZ
10. PIMP
TOP 10 ADULT WOMAN COSTUMES:
1. PIRATE AND WENCH
2. WITCHES
3. SUPERHERO
4. SEXY COSTUMES
5. NURSE
6. VAMPIRESS
7. STAR WARS
8. WIZARD OF OZ
9. DISNEY CHARACTER
10. FANTASY & FAIRY
TOP 10 CHILDREN COSTUMES:
1. PRINCESS & FAIRY
2. WONDERWOMAN CHILD COSTUME
3. SUPERMAN MUSCLECHEST COSTUME
4. GREEN LANTERN
5. BATMAN
6. HARRY POTTER COSTUMES
7. SPIDERMAN
8. STAR WARS COSTUMES
9. SUPERHERO FLASH
10. FUNNY COSTUMES
Halloween Weddings - Cake Toppers, Cakes, Ideas
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Cookies - Party Favors-Pumpkin Cookies, 10 Cookies
Laser
Die-Cut Overlay Scrapbook Page-Halloween 
Wall
Sconce 5 Votive Candle Holder Wreath Fall Decor Autumn Wall Art Home Decor
Accent Orange Metal Amber 
Wedding Jewelry
Detailed
SKULL CHAIN Skulls Pattern Silver PEWTER RING 
Gothic
Sterling Silver Ancient Blue Onyx Ring (Size 11,13) 
Sterling
Silver Blue Topaz Celtic Knot Ring (Size 4,5,6,7,8,9) 
Solid
Sterling Silver 7mm Wedding Band Ring (Size 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12) 
Cultured
Freshwater White Rice Pearl Pendant 
Solid
Sterling Silver 5mm Wedding Band Ring Size 4(Size 3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12)
1/2
ctw Diamond Mens Band
Mens
Single Stripe Brushed Satin Pure Titanium Wedding Band Ring (Size 8,9,10,11,12,13)
3.07ct
Princess Cut Diamond Solitaire G VS1 GIA CERT 
3.16ct
Emerald Cut Diamond Solitaire F VS2 GIA CERT 
Platinum
2.01ct Radiant G Si1 With Trils 
14K
Yellow Gold Round Brilliant Cut Diamond 3-Stone Ring (4 ct. tw, H-I, SI)
2.5ct
Round Brilliant Diamond Solitaire
1/7
ct.tw Round Diamond Solitaire Ring in 14k White Gold (I-J/I1-I2) 
Abby & Eric: A Halloween Wedding in New York
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