How to Get Married at a Haunted House
Looking for a unique wedding theme? How about getting married in a haunted house? This ghoulish theme is great for a Halloween wedding or as a way for a couple to show their love of the supernatural, as well as for one another. Simplify your wedding day by planning to host the reception, as well as the ceremony, at the haunted house.
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Instructions
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Haunted Wedding Invitations
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Send out haunted invitations eight to ten weeks prior to the wedding date. Create haunted looking invitations in the shapes of coffins, ghosts, haunted mansions or black cats.
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Include detailed directions to the haunted house in the invitation. Most haunted houses are not in the middle of cities or towns but in more remote areas.
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Explain that the haunted theme may not be suitable for all children. If you are including children in your invitations, this will allow parents can decide if they want to include them or not.
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Ask wedding guests to wear their own "haunted attire" to the wedding.
Haunted Wedding Ceremony
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Hold the ceremony in the evening for a more haunted ambiance.
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Use only candles for lighting to add flickering shadows along with a little romance to wedding ceremony.
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Dress the bridesmaids (and maybe even the bride) in black dresses.
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Carry bouquets of black roses. These are not really black, but rather a dark violet purple color. They will be both beautiful and haunting.
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Rent a fog machine to fill the air with mist as the ceremony starts. Don't go too heavy on the mist though as it might make it difficult to take pictures.
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Walk down the aisle to something scary or fun (think Monster Mash) instead of the traditional bridal march.
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Tips & Warnings
Most haunted houses come with a ghost story or two. Include a short version of a ghost story in your wedding invitation or in the wedding ceremony program.
Make your haunted house wedding reception something to remember by organizing a murder mystery party as part of the reception. Guests can participate to figure out, "Who done it."
