Planning a Gothic Wedding!

The bride stepped with a lifeless grace through the gates dressed in finest black silk as the fog led the way to a grave site where her wedding would take place. As she approached her groom she felt the color drain from her already pale face. What hell doth marriage hold for those so bold. Living a life beyond black with touches of color in red and white. But I take the vows before life and death to face with my husband the darkest of nights.

It is the dream of every bride to face the future as herself. No lies, no secrets. Even a Goth girls dreams of a grand and glorious beginning as the wife of her true prince whether he be charming or dark. So how to plan a gothic wedding filled with beauty, style and something different from every other wedding you've ever been too. That's easy, we begin at the beginning!

The very word gothic brings vision of Vampires, blood, the color black, silk and laces and mystery. For those inclined to the artist side of life this is a wonderful challenge. You may not agree with it but like all weddings there are promises to make, love to share and friends, family and strangers to amaze. It's all in fun, happiness and warmth of love for the new couple so keep an open mind and smile.

First you must have a place. If you want to marry somewhere everyone will want to be then check out the site of gothicweddings.com in the great Las Vegas, Nevada! They are located at 1205 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 or call 1-800-574-4450. This strange and unusual chapel provides the very best in gothic with several themes to choose from. They will provide you will free limo service to and from you hotel for this special day of reckoning. You can choose to say your vows in front of Count Dracula or the ever present Grim Reaper.

You will enter through a wrought-iron gate into a misty grave yard for your service as your guest watch for other souls in attendance. Your intended will be waiting for you at the headstone of some poor soul left at the alter by his lady love so many centuries ago or perhaps at a fresh grave as yet unmarked.

You can choose various themes to highlight the event such as Rocky Horror Wedding or even a special Halloween appearance by the spirit of Elvis himself, but you must make reservation up to one year in advance for this special spooky act! If you would like to carry flowers to the grave they can provide you with blood red roses, or roses of virginal white, but for the truly Goth at heart carry a special black rose for your commitment to eternity.

If you decide you would like to share with only the closest of your hearts home front then consider having the wedding in the back yard of someone special to you. Choose any night when the dark can provide a much needed backdrop to the celebration. A small white picket fence around a gothic gravestone or friends from the most frightening of movies will add that special touch of love. Use black and red cloths for your table holding you wedding cake of white frosting and sweet, black roses of love.

For the feast of forever after the vows have been taken and can not be given back check online at vampirewine.com for a bottle of the very best red wines to be had for a bride and groom of gloom! They have several varieties to choose from and all are very, very good. You will toast each other in love ever after and words spoken from you still beating heart and then you can toast each other and all your friends until the bottle is empty!

If you are not quite ready perhaps you will need to read a bit from gothicbeauty.com magazine! A bride must have the very latest in fashion news so as not to be outdone by friends and foes. This magazine has online articles and great makeup tips. You will learn about events taking place for the Goth inspired and maybe even a few dark secrets you haven't heard before.

For the very best in gothic fashion and attire for the bride and groom the place to go is hottopics.com where they offer clothes, jewelry for every part of your body and gifts you are sure to love. You can choose to walk your final steps one by one dressed in a black vampire dress with plaid tartan high heels and for the honeymoon you can find intimates with leather, lace and silk to flatter every figure however you choose.

Now you are ready for your gothic wedding no one will ever forget, especially your mother! From black lace to white satin, from higher than high heels and love potions you can start your planning now. It doesn't matter where you choose or how you do it when getting married as long as you have love, commitment and a friendship to last through all time. Good luck and watch for ghost uninvited unless they are bringing a gift!