| Tip |
Category |
| Have the bridesmaids wear black gowns in luxe materials such as velvet, crepe, or chiffon. | Costume |
| If you want to rent costumes, you will need to reserve items very early; the better costumes go quickly at Halloween. | Costume |
| Make a "Mother of the Bride" hatpin by gluing a skull bead, mini-pumpkin bead, or some pretty black or scarlet beads to a hatpin (found at craft stores). | Costume |
| Put the groomsmen and ushers in tails. Undertakers traditionally wore swallowtail coats. | Costume |
| Web-ify your ensemble by embroidering spiderwebs on your shoes and gloves, or use spray glue and applique lace spiderwebs. | Costume |
| Carve pumpkins to spell out the names of the bride and groom (one letter per pumpkin), light the interiors with electric tea lights or Christmas lights, and display on a table or atop some hay bales. | Decor |
| If you have maple or sweet gum trees in your neighborhood, you can gather up sheaves of leaves and make wreaths. | Decor |
| Rent wrought-iron candelabra for use as centerpieces, on the cake table, and in corners of the reception hall. | Decor |
| Use dark colors rather than pastels in all the bouquets: blood-red roses, for example. | Decor |
| Have the wedding and/or reception in an historic mansion. At night, they can feel "spooky" while still being formal and elegant. | Locale |
| Fill unpowdered latex gloves with water or fruit juice, knot the wrist, and freeze. Float the hand-shaped ice cubes in a punch bowl at the reception. | Menu |
| Freeze water in round or oval ice cube trays with two blueberries in each individual ice cube slot. When frozen and turned out into punch glasses, these cubes will look like skulls with dark, sunken eye sockets. | Menu |
| Have candy dishes filled with roasted pumpkin seeds or candy corn placed on all the tables for guests to snack on while waiting for dinner. | Menu |
