Top 5 Ideas For a Wicked Wedding

Go ahead, express yourself! Your wedding will be one of the most important days of your life, and it should be all about you—even it that means going against the norm. It should rise above tradition to a place where your lifestyle and personality are the guides to planning a wonderful wedding day. Yet, many of the wedding magazines, websites and blogs are filled with only one type of wedding style with sugary-sweet tips that are just oozing with flowers and femininity, forgetting that everyone is not exactly the same. If too much frou-frou just won't do or you're a slightly quirky, off-beat bride who's looking for something different, nontraditional and out-of-the-box for your ceremony, here are a few ideas to help create the theme wedding of your dreams (and maybe even your nightmares.)

Mustache Weddings: For brides and grooms who walk just a little bit off the beaten path, a vintage wedding accented with mustaches can add a whimsical touch to the celebration. Always generating a laugh or two, just imagine your bridesmaids coming down the aisle wearing a lovely mustache. Or use them after the wedding for a fun group photo of the guests. No matter what the age, everyone will definitely appreciate this unique wedding favor. And in keeping with the vintage theme, your groomsmen are sure to appreciate the gift of an engraved pocket watch.

Medieval Weddings: Celebrate the fact that you've found your Sir Lancelot with a trip back to medieval times. A castle or stately manor would make an lively location for your medieval matrimony as the bridesmaids are dressed in velvet gowns and the groomsmen clad with cloaks and armor. Forget the flowers, and add a special touch with lanterns as a bouquet alternative for the bridesmaids. For a glowing wedding at dusk, place wine-bottle candelabras around the room to accent your candlelit ceremony. This would also make an excellent choice for a Celtic or Irish wedding—almost like traveling to a castle in Ireland.

Vampire Weddings: You can have a bloody good time with a vampire-theme wedding. Imagine drinking Vampire's blood (red wine) at the reception and giving fangs as wedding favors. With a kiss on the neck (instead of the lips), you and Count Dracula will begin your new afterlife together. Be sure to use a horse-drawn vintage hearse as your getaway car. Of course, everything needs to be in the color red. The color of love makes a excellent bloody backdrop for this wicked-wedding idea. Since many of your guests might not approve of your unique wedding theme, you could always give silver cross bookmarks to ward off evil spirits (or use as a dagger for unruly guests.)

Bride of Frankenstein Wedding: If this is your favorite horror movie, why not use it as a theme for your wedding? Offer foaming beverages from chemistry beakers along with a cake topped with likenesses of the monster and his mate. Complete with lightening bolt wig for you and Frankenstein mask for him, your guests will be in for an electrifying treat, especially if Mother Nature highlights your wedding with a thunderstorm.

Halloween Wedding: October 31st has long been a favorite for couples seeking a ghoulish good time for their wedding. Whether you're into all things Gothic or just want to scare up some fun for your special day, Halloween is an excellent day for a wedding. Replete with tons of imagery and inspiration, it's easy to plan this type of wedding in ghastly venues, like a cemetery or a haunted house. As an unusual twist to the traditional fall wedding, invite your guests to come in costume and end the night with a howl at the moon just for fun!

While these alternative wedding themes may be perfect for you, your guests may not agree with your choice. However, you must keep in mind that these are your family and friends we're talking about—the ones who know you best. If you've always walked on the wild side or they've always considered you to be a little off center, the fact is that they'll be disappointed if you don't inject a little surrealism into your special day. So go ahead and have fun planning the wedding of your dreams!