Is it appropriate to have a Gothic wedding?

If you aren’t worried about what anyone thinks, go for whatever you want! It’s your wedding and it should be what you want it to be. You can always add a touch of another color so that it’s still tasteful and not too overdone.

Just as long as you both can look back and be happy and proud of your wedding then do what you want.

Be you. My friend is "gothic light" lol. She wore a black satin wedding dress 13 years ago, and she's never regretted it. If you had some cookie cutter normal ceremony and party your loved ones would think THAT was weird.

Try not to have any "bleeding" cupcakes or dead baby decorations though.[ I've seen both at non-Halloween parties. Once cupcakes with "bloody" male genitalia made out of fondant-what was the point of that?! I don't know] Nothing morbid that would possibly offend your aunties basically . Lots of black and red, skull decorations, etc, is all cool, and definitely play the music you love .

I think it’s appropriate as long as it doesn’t get into the realm of being grotesque

A few brides on here have gone that route and it's always been elegant.

Do you have a picture of dresses you're considering?

View Quoted Comment Yes, I've found a dress that he and I both love. I've not been looking at anything that even borders the line of being grotesque. The decorations that I have been looking at are all very tasteful. I've even been thinking about including purple in the decorations. My fiancee, Justin, loves the decorations I have picked out.

View Quoted Comment Oh, no, nothing grotesque. All the decorations I have picked out are tasteful. Justin and I have agreed that the wedding is going to be beautiful.

View Quoted Comment This will be my second marriage and also his second. This is definitely not going to be a "cookie cutter" wedding. We definitely won't be having any "bloody" cupcakes or dead baby decorations. Everything is going to be elegantly tasteful. It is for sure going to be something everyone will remember for years to come.

View Quoted Comment We're definitely not going to overdo anything. I'm kind of scared of overdoing the black, though. I don't want to scare any of our guests.

It sounds like you will have a great wedding! I love the black bridesmaids dresses.

Very appropriate! My engagement ring has skulls on it. I'll have some black accessories on my dress and probably skulls on my shoes. The people who are invited to my wedding aren't expecting traditional, because they know that's not me. I would guess your family and friends would feel the same.

My sister knows I'm Gothic and she accepts that. There are people in my family who don't know but they all know I'm not a "traditional" type of girl nor do I do things by the book. I don't really care what people think. My sister has also seen some of the decorations I have picked out and she loves them. She's also going to help me with the decoration DIY projects.

I think you’ll be fine! It sounds like you know what is and isn’t appropriate, and I happen to think black is so classy. 😊

ClassyToo much (IMO)

I think it's important to stay true to yourself, especially on your wedding day. That being said, themed weddings can sometimes go too far. There's a big difference between classy and Bettle Juice looking.

View Quoted Comment Very true. Justin and I are going for a Victorian Gothic theme. And since the wedding is going be on Halloween, I was thinking about doing some decorations of "love potion" which is just small corked bottles filled with vegetable oil and red, black or purple glitter.

I think gothic can look very elegant. You and your FH should feel like your wedding represents you, so you have to do what will make you happy.

I wanna see pictures!!! 😭

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Sounds like you are getting married with the wedding YOU want - go for it!!! I once knew a teacher who had a first wedding (the one that her parents wanted) and her second time? Her and her hubby loved loved loved cars and antique cars. They got married in the back of an antique truck! SO.....go for your Goth look and enjoy your day.

Its your wedding; follow your heart.

Do what is comfortable for you! Fashion choices are highly individual. My husband loves "light" goth looks (lots of black, big black boots, long hair, etc) but fluctuates between that and his tennis gear. He's a huge metal head and I love going to concerts with him. I'm very eclectic trendy in my style but love goth fashion from my teen years.

I wanted to and planned to change into a black gown after my ceremony and think it's becoming more normal. In my DH's mother's town in Spain wears black bridal gowns to represent "until death do us part". She bought me a gorgeous classy black gown that I would have loved to wear but, alas my Puerto Rican assets wouldn't fit in it.

As as long as you don't make your guests uncomfortable by enforcing a dress code or something I think any of your own fashion choices are all up to you!