Halloween might be over, but the spooky season doesn’t have to end just yet, especially if your Pinterest board still looks like a mix of “Victorian ghost bride” and “vampire chic.”
If you’ve been secretly obsessed with moody palettes, candlelit aisles, and ceremonies that feel more like dark fairytales than rom-com finales, these Halloween-themed weddings will convince you that eerie and elegant absolutely belong in the same sentence.
Here’s how four couples leaned into the macabre and made it breathtaking.
Singer and actor Rainey Qualley and filmmaker Anthony “Tony” Wilson turned the California mountains into their own spooky-romantic playground with what they lovingly dubbed a “Hallo-wedding.”
The two first crossed paths during a photo shoot, Tony had apparently been nursing a crush since then and reconnected years later in L.A. Fast forward to a dreamy backyard proposal disguised as a maternity photoshoot (Rainey was newly pregnant), where Tony dropped to one knee mid-“pose.”
Their Lake Arrowhead celebration was less “haunted mansion” and more “whimsical gothic getaway.” Guests stayed in cozy cabins, kicked off the weekend with a pajama party and vegan pizza night, and dressed up for the big day, witch bridesmaids, warlock groomsmen, a skeleton dad, and even a vampire officiant.
Under string lights and the moon, guests enjoyed tarot readings, magic tricks, and a vegan feast before dancing the night away to performances by Jack Antonoff, Shawn Mendes, and Del Water Gap. Rainey described it perfectly: “It felt elegant, spooky, and completely us.”
If Halloween weddings had a queen, it would be Tish Weinstock. The British beauty journalist and her stylist husband, Tom Guinness, hosted a three-day gothic extravaganza at England’s 11th-century Belvoir Castle that looked like something straight out of a dark fantasy film.
Their love story began in London’s fashion scene, and when Tom proposed at a countryside hotel while Tish was eight months pregnant, she already knew their wedding had to be “a magical, eerie party.” Guests like Kate Moss, Adwoa Aboah, and Ivy Getty attended a weekend filled with a pub quiz, castle feasts, and a “black tie gothic” dress code.
Tish walked down the aisle in a custom gown crafted from antique lace by Jane Bourvis, think Morticia Addams, but couture. Later, she changed into a rare John Galliano vintage gown from his “Beautifully Iced Maidens” collection. The couple capped off the night with castle cannons, a dungeon after-party, and a recovery brunch the next morning that somehow still looked editorial.
Fashion, fright, and fairytale all in one.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker didn’t just tie the knot once, they said “I do” three times, and their grand finale was as dramatic and gothic as you’d expect from Hollywood’s most punk couple. After an unofficial Vegas wedding (with an Elvis impersonator, of course) and a legal courthouse ceremony in Santa Barbara, the two jetted off to Portofino, Italy, for their lavish Dolce & Gabbana, sponsored wedding at Castello Brown.
Their love story reads like a slow-burn rom-com that turned rock opera. Neighbors and friends for years, Kourtney and Travis finally crossed the line from platonic to passionate in 2021, and the Blink-182 drummer’s romantic beach proposal later that year, complete with hundreds of red roses forming a heart, set the tone for everything that followed.
At their Italian wedding, the gothic theme was in full force. The medieval fortress-turned-museum was transformed into a moody wonderland of red roses, candlelight, and religious iconography. Kourtney wore a white corseted mini dress by Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda, paired with a cathedral-length veil embroidered with the Virgin Mary, a nod to one of Travis’s tattoos. Later, she swapped into a black mini dress with opera gloves and a lace train for the reception, because one gothic bridal look clearly wasn’t enough.
The guest list was a Kardashian-Jenner family affair, with Kim, Khloé, Kendall, Kylie, and Kris all showing up in lace, crosses, and drama. Celebrities like Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox, and Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus rounded out the crowd, creating the ultimate collision of rock and reality TV.
If the Addams Family ever hosted a couture wedding in Italy, it would look exactly like this.
Trust that Selling Sunset’s Christine Quinn to turn a wedding into a cinematic event that could make even Wednesday Addams take notes. In December 2019, the real estate glamazon secretly married tech entrepreneur Christian Richard in downtown Los Angeles, throwing a gothic winter wonderland celebration that perfectly balanced “till death do us part” energy with couture-level glamour.
The two met through a mutual friend and quickly became inseparable. By Valentine’s Day, Christian proposed, proving that even in LA, love can find its way through luxury listings and open houses. The couple’s vision for their wedding? “Memorable forever,” according to Christine, and she delivered on every black-lace, thunder-filled promise.
Arriving at the cathedral in a Victorian carriage pulled by a black stallion (because of course she did), Christine walked down the aisle in a custom black Galia Lahav gown and ruby-red Louboutins, as a string quartet played Ava Max’s “Sweet but Psycho.” The ceremony was equal parts romantic and theatrical, the kind of wedding where love and lightning shared the same stage.
For the reception, the venue transformed into an enchanted, haunted forest. Faux thunder echoed through the space as fog rolled in, gold thrones awaited the couple, and guests dined beneath a canopy of dark blooms and candlelight. Their wedding cake, a four-tiered, tree-shaped confection that appeared to bleed when cut, was crowned with black sugar gargoyles, because subtlety is simply not Christine’s aesthetic.
Even the cocktails were dramatic, served smoking and aptly named “The Marilyn” and “The JFK.” It was more than a wedding; it was a spectacle, a performance, and a love story wrapped in luxury and unapologetic individuality.
Christine once said she never followed the status quo, and her black wedding dress and unapologetic flair proved exactly that. In her own words, she’s “bold, different, and trendsetting,” and her gothic fairytale wedding was proof that true love can be as extravagant and rule-breaking as you want it to be.
These Halloween weddings prove that dark romance doesn’t mean dreary, it means bold, creative, and unapologetically you. Whether it’s exchanging vows under the full moon, dancing in black lace, or letting your guests show up as vampires, there’s something thrilling about saying “I do” in a way that defies tradition.
So if you’re still riding the Halloween high, maybe take a page from Rainey, Tish, and the rest of the crew: add a little mystery to your matrimony. After all, forever looks good in black.
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