A wedding in a Gothic style is shocking and a violation of all traditional ideas about the first family holiday. This “terrifyingly majestic” style, which came to us from architecture and art, is definitely not suitable for everyone. It is inherent in risky and courageous couples who belong to subcultures.
They are used to experimenting and the images of the Gothic Middle Ages most appeal to their character and mood. If the bride and groom decide to celebrate their wedding in such an unusual way, then here are some important recommendations. They will help you hold a celebration at the highest level and strictly follow the Gothic style.
Where to get inspiration
People from the British musical movements of the 70s and 80s gave the world the gothic rock style. Along with this trend, a subculture appeared, which is characterized by a gloomy flavor and a desire for luxury.
This movement is built on images and appearance. Modern “Goths” are not only characterized by flamboyant clothing, but also by cool, soft Goth makeup. These are flashy colors and a variety of execution techniques.
The bride and groom can see options for images from modern collections of fashion houses and ideas from makeup artists and stylists. Before planning, you can be inspired by films about the Middle Ages and learn something from world masterpieces of art. But don’t forget about your own imagination and boldly rush into experiments. After all, shocking is important here.
5) Hovering above the ground on ropes - an original idea for a wedding
This couple of newlyweds decided to marry legally in the air, hanging on ropes, but unlike fans of piercings, without harming themselves in any way.
As professional high-altitude builders, they descended using industrial climbing equipment
from a multi-story building in China in front of amazed guests.
By the way, groom Jiang Dezang, 27, and his fiancee Tai Guanju, 26, work as high-rise window cleaners in Kunming, China, so they are not afraid of heights
. Apparently, they love their work so much that they even decided to get married, so to speak, “on the job.”
Other couples decided to follow their example:
Images of the bride and groom
The outfits of the main characters of the celebration are intricate and should reflect the era of the past. There is no limit to the choice of images. The main colors for both are burgundy, black and white. They can be combined and matched with accessories and details in different ways.
Bride. Dress with a corset, complex updo with accessories in the form of a crown, comb, tiara, as well as ancient jewelry. In makeup, a light complexion will give the image of aristocracy.
Groom. A top hat, a classic suit or tailcoat, as well as makeup in the form of powder and eyes lined with black pencil are the basis of the image. Constant colors - white, black, red. Guests can be invited to dress in dark colors, or rent suits. When a gothic wedding is chosen, the photos come out very unusual.
Location
Gothicity is associated with coldness and detachment. Therefore, the place of celebration should be uncrowded and secluded. It is advisable to rent a separate mansion in advance or agree on a restaurant outside the city. Alternatively, it could be an indoor nightclub or a castle. Here it is important to maintain solemnity and the right surroundings.
Nothing and no one should distract young people and guests. Everything will be immersed in a Gothic atmosphere. The decor of the space and the right musical accompaniment can help with this.
Attention! It would be nice to add a carriage with horses or dress the staff in medieval costumes.
To make guests feel like one, it is necessary to help them choose images. So the wedding will resemble a game or some kind of movie.
Hall decoration and accessories for decoration
Decorating a wedding in a Gothic style requires a special approach. The absence of bright lighting, the presence of candles in candelabra, dark curtains and tablecloths, and heavy curtains will immediately create the necessary mood. If the wedding will be celebrated in a restaurant, then its style should match. Furniture, accessories and details should create a certain ambiance. Additionally, the space will help to decorate:
- dishes decorated in Gothic style - dark colors, gold, red;
- musical arrangement or a live orchestra that will play throughout the evening;
- candelabra and candles of different sizes and colors;
- cards for guests in Gothic style with an original signature.
In a gothic wedding, everything matters, especially the paraphernalia. And invitations for guests are especially important. They are the ones who will set the tone and make it clear what those invited should be prepared for.
What is important in a gothic style invitation? The font matters; the image of roses, a castle, mysterious silhouettes and other elements will interest guests. The paper is also important and its density, embossing and ornate patterns are inherent in such an invitation.
It can also be decorated with fabric, feathers, and stones.
Invitations
Add a personal touch to your invitations. Ordinary postcards with images of rings and swans are completely unsuitable in style, assures the website www.svadbagolik.ru. Choose a Gothic font and good quality paper (for example, embossed). Decorate your invitations with images of roses, tall towers with sharp spiers, cathedrals or mysterious ladies.
The bride's bouquet
The bouquet is the main attribute for the bride. This is where imagination can run wild. The main thing is that it looks dark and at the same time luxurious. The decisive factor here is the color - black, blue, dark red, scarlet or any dark, cool shade. This will add some spice. Moreover, the flowers do not necessarily have to be alive. What flowers in a bouquet can be made from:
- feathers;
- dried flower;
- fresh flowers of a naturally dark color;
- paper or plastic.
Many brides opt for a bouquet of dark red roses, and decorate the handle with crystals or metal fittings. Black fabric in combination with fresh flowers looks very unusual. Special paint for flowers is also often used. It will create the necessary contrast and highlight accents.
A hot air balloon wedding is the most romantic wedding
Mike Kijak has been traveling in hot air balloons for about 15 years. He organized a business and helps people get married right in the air, traveling in a balloon
over the Sonoma Valley in California.
Very few people can fit in one basket, so the wedding ceremony will be quite modest - the closest people can be present at the “painting”. However, if they agree to fly in a hot air balloon.
Glasses and cake
Glasses can be either super extreme or more restrained. It all depends on the temperament and recklessness of the young people. The best option is clear glass with black decorations. You can stick black guipure on top of the glass, paint it with paint, stones or any other decor that matches the style. As a rule, glasses for the bride and groom are ordered in advance from hand-made masters who can offer something original.
A gothic wedding also implies an unusual design of sweets. A wedding cake can be a real confectionery masterpiece decorated with skulls, black flowers, chains or a castle. Dark chocolate combined with white and red will create an unforgettable wedding dessert.
Interesting! We wrote more about how to choose a delicious wedding cake in this article.
Desserts look like a work of art when a gothic wedding is held, photo below:
Celebration scenario - competitions and entertainment for guests
A wedding in the Gothic style is always something unusual and the scenarios go beyond the standard idea. Here at the celebration, quests, role-playing, or acting out a story are appropriate. Alternatively, the story of Dracula or the Addams family. Guests are actively involved in the game.
Attention! If the holiday is also diluted with horseback riding in a carriage and a vampire photo shoot, then this will definitely remain in the memory of all those present. You can also have fun with live music from a visiting orchestra.
Some tips for hosting a wedding in a Gothic style:
- Don’t forget to invite a professional photographer and videographer to your wedding, because this will be the best memory for all the years of your life together. It's not worth saving. When you have a gothic wedding, the photos will be amazing;
- Plan your celebration in advance and order all the attributes well before the wedding date, and also reserve the restaurant;
- Remember that such a wedding may shock others and some relatives, so consider traditionally celebrating the official part with a separate date, if possible.
I have always dreamed of getting married in a black dress. As a child, I thought it was original. As I grew up, my desires took on a style, and I married according to the canon of my gothic subculture. My husband was not a goth, but a metalhead, but it was fun for him to agree to my ideas. I’ll show you in the photo what came out of it. I sympathize with those people who get married on the fly, or celebrate a wedding “for their parents.” Why is this? It leaves a feeling of disappointment for the rest of my life - I want another wedding in a church, also with a black dress, but so far it’s just a dream. Because a wedding is forever, and I am often unsure. And I’m waiting for a marriage proposal “like in the movies.” I think this is correct. 10 years ago we broke the mold by organizing an “informal” wedding, beautiful, stylish, interesting. Now this won’t surprise anyone, although some of our photographs still end up in collections of “moronic weddings”, along with weddings of homeless people, naked people, and so on... Why? just because we are freaks?.. 2
10 years ago we were predicted to get a quick divorce. Yes, relationships are really difficult to build, a lot has changed, we have two children, we have difficulties, we are constantly balancing somewhere around separation, moreover, on my initiative. 3
I'm glad we're moving. Forward, backward, sideways in one place. But we have an interesting life. We are best friends. We adore each other's looks, and we share the same sense of humor. Congratulations to my husband on our wedding anniversary - "Wedding Ready" - as we were dubbed in the media (even though we were just doing things the way we liked)! My husband, I love you. 4
Congratulations to all those involved who helped make this day for us what it was - unforgettable.
Congratulations to all those who were impressed by the photos then and are impressed now! I am glad that you and I find each other thanks to our wedding, and still inspire each other. 5
And now a few facts about the wedding that I can remember right now: - When we got married, we already had one child, who was born in 2008, and we got married in 2009. I didn’t want to get married because of the child. I dreamed of getting married in the summer, in the heat, thin, and drinking champagne. Almost everything was like that. 6
— Our whole wedding happened thanks to my parents and my/our friends. Mom paid for almost everything. The rest was prepared by friends, hairstyles, dresses, a concert - a fucking concert-show in a club. If it weren’t for all these people, “That Wedding” wouldn’t exist 7
— My husband didn’t really want to get married when we started dating, as it turned out, because he didn’t want to invite a ton of relatives on his side and throw a wild banquet for them. Everything suddenly became wonderful when I said that you should invite only those you really want to see, warning that the number of people in the registry office is limited, and the banquet will be in a club at a rock concert with a provocative show with hanging and naked women. 8
— On the eve of the wedding, it became clear that there would be no heat. It snowed on the wedding day, can you imagine? This is not a joke, and neither will the next day. The weather that is happening in Moscow now is very reminiscent of our wedding. I really thought that I would freeze, I warmed up with cognac in the morning - at least my husband had a tailcoat. And yes, it was cold, but then in the afternoon it suddenly became normal. But thanks to the weather, we got a gorgeous sky in our walking photos. 9
— At the registry office there were some relatives from my side, and our closest friends. On my husband's side, only his mother. We didn’t invite all the other 40 relatives. 10
— I don’t specifically name any names, because if I start, I’ll have to name everyone to whom I’m still grateful for this day, and this will turn out to be a topic for a separate post — I’m grateful to everyone, however, from the organizers to the guests of the concert. But still, I really want to mention the government agency and express my gratitude to the Griboyedov Registry Office, Wedding Palace No. 1 (where my parents got married) - you are super, I love you very much, thank you for your support that day and unrealistic support after the wedding. eleven
“I bought shoes for the wedding at a stripper’s store, I was out for almost a full day, and the next day the nail on one big toe turned black and came out. I could never wear them again. The groom's boots were ordered online, but they didn't arrive in time, they got lost somewhere, we had to urgently repaint the black ones - and everything worked out! The wedding suits were ready on the night of the wedding, meaning we slept a total of 4 hours before the ceremony. This morning I woke up with the thought, “maybe it’s not necessary”? 12
“Our family buried my grandfather on the eve of the wedding; dad came to the ceremony just after he had settled the last matters in connection with the death of his father. My father also buried his friend, who died on the day of his grandfather’s funeral. Commentators on photographs from our wedding often spoke about the expression on my father’s face, saying that my father was dissatisfied with what was happening. I'm sorry that people think so narrowly. My father was grieving and we thought we might cancel the wedding, but my parents were against canceling it. 13
- Mom was not present at the celebration and at the wedding concert, because she went home to take care of little Lada. The only relatives at the concert were my husband’s mother and my aunt, who came from St. Petersburg with my mother. 14
“The party started at the Golden Brains, then went along the embankment of the boring garden, with us there was a “DJ” with a huge old-fashioned radio tape recorder, rewound with tape, - from there thematic music was playing, from Manson to travesty gothic. 15
— The concert with a banquet was at the Plan B club, behind the stage there was a small room with tables, where all the people who were involved in our wedding, guests from Germany, from Ukraine, from St. Petersburg, could barely fit. Entrance to the concert was open to everyone; the ticket price was 300 rubles. Our friends performed on stage: Medulla, Barcode, Sect, Diana Dark, freak show Abmormal Clownery Suspension Crew and Matreshka Girls. Tattooed girls in latex walked around the club, they chopped metal on stage, DJed gothic music - a freak show hammered nails into each other's noses, hung girls up, threw insects into the noses and mouths of those who wanted it... in general, chaos was happening. The coolest chaos! 16
- What's a wedding without a fight? It didn’t happen without a fight, almost - I had a terrible quarrel with my best friend. The tension between us grew several months before the wedding, and resulted in some kind of chaos of misunderstanding already on the eve of the wedding. And on the wedding day itself, everything was so bad that we almost got into a fight. I'm afraid to remember all this at all. Let it remain in the past. I will always remember only good things about my friend. 17
— We dropped the cake while driving from the wedding. But my husband told me now not to be upset, next time everything will be different) 18
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Summary
Not all relatives will agree with the choice of the bride and groom of this particular wedding style. But this celebration is specifically for the young and they can choose what it will be like. Gothic is the abolition of traditions and classical understanding, but this is the kind of wedding that will never be forgotten. Therefore, for the most daring, it can take place in the Gothic style. And guests with relatives should not take what is happening too seriously - this is just a game that the newlyweds like so much.
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