...And Celebrate With A Spooky Soiree!

You don't have to dress scary to have a frightening good time at your Halloween wedding! Check out these spooky yet sophisticated ideas recently featured on Brides.com...

(Photo credits: Decor, cocktails, coasters, photobooth, dress via Brides.com)

...All Vamped Up!

This week couldn't be more perfect to share True Blood Wedding Inspiration, especially since Bluefly recently joined in on the fun by featuring a vampy lil' photo shoot! Watch the seductively stylish shoot on video by clicking HERE.

(Photo credit: via Bluefly)

Bluefly's idea for glamming up the vamp look is to focus on lace, leather, studs and loads of bling. Of course, don't forget a hot pair of pumps! Below are just a few of the dresses I found while browsing ~ for the bride, bridesmaids or wedding guests.

(Photo credits: Dresses from Bluefly via It's A Jaime Thing on Polyvore.com)

I also seriously adore the ghostly, dark, dreamy wedding dresses by designer Maria Lluisa Rabell, which I featured a while back! Remember those?

(Photo credits: Vampire Chic by Bluefly)

Shop the styles now by clicking HERE. More vampy wedding ideas to come! For now, get even more of your True Blood Wedding Inspiration fix by visiting Jennifer of A Regal Affair, Daniela of Bella Signature, Melissa of Masterpiece Weddings and Sasha of Sparkliatti who have teamed up with me in posting ideas up for this style bride.

...A Guest Blog By Wishpot's Gift Girl!

With Halloween just around the corner, you're sure to see more orange! However, this color isn't just for jack-o'-lanterns. It's also one of the top colors for fall weddings...

(Photo credits: Brides.com, AppealingFlowers.com, Teleflora.com)

Orange is hot this season! Who doesn’t love orange? It’s vivid, cheerful and fresh! For weddings, use it as an accent color or combine it with purple, chocolate brown, yellow, pink, sky blue or green. The possibilities are endless. For a romantic setting, pair it with darker colors and low lighting!

Looking for more orange wedding inspiration or style ideas? Head over to Wishpot.com or visit @gift_girl on Twitter! Also, be sure to check out the Wishpot Wedding Blog.

...How Will You Be Staying Warm & Cozy On Your Wedding Day?

Fall is nearing quickly! My calendar tells me this, as well as the spiders that are currently trying to come inside to stalk me. This has me totally creeped out yet super excited about all the fall wedding dresses, classic bridal jackets and gloves, veils turned scarves and other fall wedding accessories all of you fall brides get to play dress up with...

(Photo credit: Inspiring fall fashion by: Les Habitudes)

Curl up to a bridal wrap or pashmina shawl to enjoy even after the wedding, along with a yummy Pumpkin Spice Latte (you know, they're back in time for the season already!) - yes, life is good.

...Don't Get Spooked, You've Got Plenty Of Time To Find That Perfect Wedding Dress!

If you're planning a Halloween wedding you're probably in the process of finalizing your dress shopping. If you still haven't found the perfect wedding dress for your Halloween wedding, check out this designer I discovered today...

Ghostly, romantic gowns by Maria Lluisa Rabell!

(Above photo credits: Gowns by Maria Lluisa Rabell)

Aren't they fabulous?! For more Halloween Wedding Ideas visit some of my Halloween Bridal posts or perhaps get inspired by a few of the Halloween wedding inspiration boards I've created. If you're planning a wedding on Halloween, feel free to comment and share your ideas with us and other brides - we would love to hear!

...It Was Pretty Scary!

One of my very best friends was turning thirty "twenty-ten" years old this weekend. Her husband had asked a few of us help him throw a surprise birthday Halloween party for her and we were happy to do it!

We decided to work around a skull and bone theme. These pictures don't do their justice since they were taken before the party, during the day. So please try to imagine it at night, with a strobe light, candles, strung skull lights, black lights everywhere and a little bit of dimmed lighting. It was cool!

We had put tons of webbing all over the shelves, windows and some other places here and there. We cut swirlies out of construction paper and hung them from the ceilings. After purchasing a variety of tombstones and skulls, we decided to decorate them girly since it was her birthday, so we did so by using hot pink rhinestones!

Bones were layed out under the webbing, and the walls were decorated with different skulls we'd found, along with some great skull garland and skull banners. We found these really cool Halloween bottle labels to cover the bottles on the bar we set up. The bar was covered with rhinestone skull fabric we had picked up. A silver skull punch bowl was turned into an ice bucket and drinks were served with eyeball straws! Freaked me out, man.

The Gang...

At some point, everyone watched the picture montage video we had made for her and her husband for their wedding. It showed pictures (set to music) from when she was younger, up to this year. It was so nice to see it added as a special little touch to her birthday.

I think everyone ended up having a great time. To my surprise, I'm happy to say the birthday girl really was surprised when she walked in! Another party, another success. Now that they're stuck with all of these Halloween decorations (ha, ha!), we've informed her and her husband that they'll have to make this a new yearly tradition...only next time, I'm eating more cake!

Do you see me in the picture above? Hard to tell what I'm wearing, so I'll tell you. I ran out of time so I had to think fast for my costume! Last minute, I decided to attempt to be a runway model. Hardee har har, right? Well, you know the kind of runway model I'm talking about...the kind with the wild crazy hair and clothes that no normal person would ever be caught dead in?

I put on an old bridesmaid dress, topped it with some ugly lace thing and a belt with horrid shoes, then I put on some really dark eye makeup and ratted my hair on top of my head as much as I could...as high as I could! I hairsprayed the heck out of it. It definitely looked awesome, but it started to fall mid-party...thank goodness for hairpins. I wish I could show you the hair better...it was my favorite part about the costume.

Hope you all had a great Halloween! Did you do something fun? Share with us by commenting away - we'd love to hear about it. Cheers!

...Spook Responsibly!

Get your guests in the mood to do the monster mash.

Get these spooky spirits for your Halloween party at www.worldmarket.com.  While you're there, be sure to check out their cool Halloween decor...happy haunting!

...Nope, It's A Treat!

It's that time of year again, where many of us start wondering what we're going to be for Halloween.  If you're a Halloween lover who's engaged, perhaps you're even toying with the idea of having a Halloween wedding.  If that's the case, I've gathered a little bit of inspiration for you to show you just how fabulous a Halloween wedding can actually be!  

To get inspired by the popular Halloween wedding ideas I've posted, head on over to my guest blog entry over at the Wishpot Wedding Blog!

Are you planning a Halloween wedding or know of someone who has?  If so, share with us some details - we'd love to hear.  Happy Halloweening!

(Top photo credit: Mankato Free Press)

...Can You Guess Which Costs Less?  Don't Scroll Down Until You're Done Guessing!

 These fabulous feather wreaths would work great at a Halloween Party or Halloween Wedding, a Glamorous Vintage Hollywood Style Wedding, a Black, Red & White Wedding, or a Goth Wedding.  Both are very similar, so no matter your budget, you can achieve the almost the same look!  Now guess which one costs less:

 Can't guess?  Here's a hint:  One of these wreaths was featured in a recent Halloween decor post.  Missed it?  Okay fine, I'll tell you.  The black one is from Pottery Barn, however the black and red wreath from Target, costs less!  But they're both cool, aren't they? 

Just goes to show, if you keep your eyes peeled, you can find the look for less in many things for your wedding!  Happy hunting!

...Pumpkins Can Be Stylish Too, You Know!

Fall is near and Halloween is just around the corner.  Switch it up a little this year by adding a little style to your pumpkin decor!

Create your fresh, bright and festive soiree or fall wedding, mix it with a little bit of lovely and some really fabulous Autumn Sunset Martinis featured by Candice over at Jubilee Events in CT!

For more Fall Wedding or Halloween decor ideas, check out THIS article from Better Homes & Gardens, which I originally found at the pretty Head Of The Table blog.  Now who's excited for sweater weather?!  Cheers!

 Creep Out Your Guests!

Make your party the kind that people would just die to go to!  Just pick up a few things from the new line at Pottery Barn and watch the creepies crawl!

This new black Feather Wreath could also be used after Halloween, for a glamorous "Old Hollywood" theme:

Pottery Barn truly has some of the coolest things, don't they?!  I am in LOVE with their new Halloween stuff.  Feeling spooky?  Click HERE to see more of their fabulous collection!

 Happy Hauntings!