3 HALLOWEEN INSPIRED WEDDING DETAILS

3 Halloween Inspired Wedding Details

Christine Gosch | Houston Wedding Photographer

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It’s that time of year! I love love love October and all it has to offer, including Halloween. The experience of trick-or-treating has always been so much fun. As a kid, I always used to love the anticipation of going home from school, dressing up in my costume, and heading out to trick-or-treat with my parents. And now that I’m a parent, I still get excited for my kids to get home from school so we can go door-to-door in their costumes. My other favorite Halloween elements are scary movies and spooky decorations. If you’re a big Halloween fan, you might even want to incorporating some of those magical feels into your big day. Today, I’m sharing a couple of ways you can incorporate subtle Halloween inspiration into your fall wedding!

INVITATIONS

Your wedding invitations are the first hint to your guests what your wedding will be like, and you have one shot to leave the impression that you want! If that includes any Halloween elements, here are some examples of how you can pull that off. I chose examples that could have been torn right out of Winifred Sanderson’s spell book. I love the textured handmade papers, hand drawn illustrations, and the calligraphy that reminds me of Halloween.

Half Moon Lettering

Olive Saint Lily

Little Carabao Studio

FLOWERS

Your floral decorations are an easy way to embrace the season. The seasonal availability for your florals will dictate the color palette and flower type you’re able to have at your wedding, and your florist will help you to navigate your choices. Darker tones & funky textures always remind me of the drama of Halloween. Some good flowers you might want to look into are chocolate cosmos, fringed tulips, Queen of Night tulips, Arabian Night dahlias, and hellebores. Your reception centerpieces, bridal bouquet, boutonnières, or any other decorative flower arrangements at your wedding can help to set the Halloween mood!

Ode to Joy Flowers | Water to Wine Events

The Petaler

The Petaler

FAVORS

Leave your guests a reminder of your epic wedding with Halloween-inspired favors. You can provide mini champagne bottles that match your color palette, or taper candles to bring home. The candles were a little more Dia de los Muertos than Halloween, but the idea still translates.

Water to Wine Events

Thanks for reading to the end- you get a gold star. Have a safe and happy halloween!

Photographer: Christine Gosch | Film lab: The FIND Lab

4 BOLD WEDDING DETAILS

4 BOLD WEDDING DETAILS YOU CAN INCORPORATE INTO YOUR WEDDING

Houston wedding photographer Christine Gosch

There are so many different routes that your wedding design can go. The beauty of the modern wedding is that it’s an event that can seriously be whatever the heck you want it to be. I paired up with Water to Wine Events (queen wedding planner and amazing human being) to showcase some of the edgier ideas you can work into your wedding day plans. If you don’t consider yourself to be a traditional or soft bride or groom, here are a couple of different bold wedding details you might be able to incorporate into your perfect day.

bold and sleek makeup

What we did for this shoot was a bold red lip and sleek top eyeliner. The rest of the makeup was kept simple and understated to help the bold lip really have it’s moment in the spotlight. Adorne Artistry really nailed this look! They’re absolutely one of my favorite hair and makeup teams to work with.

pops of dark flowers

In a lot of weddings we see blushes, warm tones, and variations of white in the floral arrangements. While that’s a safe and beautiful route to go, it’s a bit more daring and bold to go with a dark bouquet (or include some dark pops within your florals). These flowers from Ode to Joy Flowers were the perfect dark blooms for a bolder and more luxurious bouquet (especially since Ode to Joy Flowers uses mostly blooms in her work with very little greenery).

velvet table linens

All I could think of for a descriptive here is that if I showed up to a wedding with velvet table linens, I would have to scoop my jaw up off the floor. Even though velvet isn’t an uncommon linen, it’s definitely an easy way to bring your wedding reception tables from ordinary to extraordinary. Instantly more luxurious. These velvet linens, in addition to the tableware and amazing ghost chairs) are from Aztec Tents and Events.

wedding gown with buttons down the back

I absolutely loved this bold detail from this gown. Buttons all. the. way. down, honey. It’s just enough to make your gown stand out. This gown is from designer Essence of Australia from Houston Bridal Gallery.

If you’re in the market for some edgier wedding design than what you’re seeing plastered all over Pinterest, I would consider giving Haylee Handly with Water to Wine Events a call. She’s got a unique, elevated eye and is is a logistics master. Thanks for reading, y’all. Have a great week!

Photographer: Christine Gosch | Planning + design: Water to Wine Events | Flowers: Ode to Joy Flowers | Hair + makeup: Adorne Artistry | Paper goods: Isidore & Augustine | Gown: Essence of Australia | Boutique: Houston Bridal Gallery | Rentals + linens: Aztec Tents and Events | Film lab: The FIND Lab