Comments on: It’s a Beautiful Day for a Dark Wedding http://manolobrides.com/2008/10/25/its-a-beautiful-day-for-a-dark-wedding/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: De http://manolobrides.com/2008/10/25/its-a-beautiful-day-for-a-dark-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-245000 De Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:44:50 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1876#comment-245000 When the day hits (which may be never), I know that we'll have *some* darker elements, but mostly because our humor runs that way. We both are intrigued with the macabre and its a part of who we are. If it wasn't included somehow it wouldn't feel like OUR wedding. (He has often said he would love to have a full zombie wedding, but I want my wedding pics to look like me, not undead me.) When the day hits (which may be never), I know that we’ll have *some* darker elements, but mostly because our humor runs that way. We both are intrigued with the macabre and its a part of who we are. If it wasn’t included somehow it wouldn’t feel like OUR wedding.

(He has often said he would love to have a full zombie wedding, but I want my wedding pics to look like me, not undead me.)

]]> By: Edwardina http://manolobrides.com/2008/10/25/its-a-beautiful-day-for-a-dark-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-244142 Edwardina Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:30:55 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1876#comment-244142 I like planning hypothetical weddings. Maybe someday I will end up as a wedding planner, who knows. As the season approaches, I came up with a few different of Halloween-appropriate wedding styles: Haunted Hollywood Glamour, Elegant Gothic, and Jeepers Creepers. The latter is the only one that involves direct references to death/darkness, such as skulls. Where Goth is concerned, it is not that challenging to evoke an air of slightly decayed Victorian grandeur. It's a lot of fun to find ways to incorporate those dark touches. The formality of that style goes very well with the formality of a wedding. And it could be even more fun for those who aren't concerned about formality at all! I like planning hypothetical weddings. Maybe someday I will end up as a wedding planner, who knows. As the season approaches, I came up with a few different of Halloween-appropriate wedding styles: Haunted Hollywood Glamour, Elegant Gothic, and Jeepers Creepers. The latter is the only one that involves direct references to death/darkness, such as skulls.

Where Goth is concerned, it is not that challenging to evoke an air of slightly decayed Victorian grandeur. It’s a lot of fun to find ways to incorporate those dark touches. The formality of that style goes very well with the formality of a wedding. And it could be even more fun for those who aren’t concerned about formality at all!

]]> By: Poochie http://manolobrides.com/2008/10/25/its-a-beautiful-day-for-a-dark-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-244137 Poochie Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:24:16 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1876#comment-244137 All I can say is: The guy in the Daily Mail article is 49! That's scarier than any Goth themed wedding. Yikes! Poochie All I can say is: The guy in the Daily Mail article is 49! That’s scarier than any Goth themed wedding.

Yikes!

Poochie

]]> By: sterlingspider http://manolobrides.com/2008/10/25/its-a-beautiful-day-for-a-dark-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-243507 sterlingspider Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:37:19 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=1876#comment-243507 Most of my goth friends have gone for more of a "classic, deeply elegant wedding with tweaks" feel then anything really *out there*. You can usually count on a goth wedding to have a slightly dressier groom (typically with a Victorian flair), bold florals (deep red roses and rich fall colors for example), and bridesmaids dresses which compliment/show off tattoos. The dance floor fare tends to be a bit different (though generally nicely balanced) and the DJs are more focused on playing the music then announcing the salad. Music tends to be a big focus for goths, so Do Not Play lists are common: the Chicken Dance is rare and the Electric Slide might as well be a dirty word. Every goth couple I have known has earnestly discussed hitting a club right after the reception, but so far no one has had the energy to do it. :) Most of my goth friends have gone for more of a “classic, deeply elegant wedding with tweaks” feel then anything really *out there*. You can usually count on a goth wedding to have a slightly dressier groom (typically with a Victorian flair), bold florals (deep red roses and rich fall colors for example), and bridesmaids dresses which compliment/show off tattoos.

The dance floor fare tends to be a bit different (though generally nicely balanced) and the DJs are more focused on playing the music then announcing the salad. Music tends to be a big focus for goths, so Do Not Play lists are common: the Chicken Dance is rare and the Electric Slide might as well be a dirty word.

Every goth couple I have known has earnestly discussed hitting a club right after the reception, but so far no one has had the energy to do it. :)

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