Ultimate Halloween Wedding — at a Cemetery!

I have done a number of Halloween weddings. Typically, people come to the wedding dressed “normally” but the reception is a Halloween party. One bride had a French manicure — but with orange instead of white tips.

Last weekend, on October 31, I had what may be the ultimate Halloween wedding. For starters, it was at a cemetery in Chicago! That is a first for me.  The ceremony was in the cemetery’s chapel — which has crypts on either side. The oldest were people born in 1875. So, there were dead people, in a way, attending the wedding.

There was standing room only — the couple was surprised and amazed at how many people came out for the ceremony. It helps that Halloween was on a Saturday.

75% of the guests dressed up in costumes — at the wedding! The father of the bride was Dracula — and walked his daughter down the aisle that way. (The bride was dressed normally; the groom was in a 50′s white suit.) The ring bearer was a 3 year old boy holding a silver tray with a severed hand with two rings on it (no, not the real ones.) The werewolf was there, so was Spiderman and a lot of other nifty costumes.

The ceremony was otherwise dignified, touching and sincere.

My favorite part of Halloween is the (free) candy. We gave out mini-Snickers this year. Costume parties are fun. I dressed up as a pumpkin at our neighborhood Halloween party last year (orange shirt, orange face paint, pumpkin top hat). As a minister, I think people are too casual in their depiction of evil. I do believe in a real devil and a real heaven and hell.

I will post photos from the wedding as soon as I can get them from the professional photographer at Edward Fox.