A Little Haunt Couture Never Hurt Anybody: 5 Chic Halloween Wedding Themes, Conjured Up by Ivory & Main

From moody glam to ghostly garden, Ivory & Main shares five chic Halloween wedding themes that keep things creepy, not cheapy. Here’s how to make your spooky wedding stylish, elevated, and full of Halloween spirit — not Spirit Halloween. We live for the fashion, the flair, and the drama of a night that lets everyone dress like the main character. But when it comes to your Halloween wedding, there’s a fine line between hauntingly chic and a costume party with vows.

Our Curvy curiosity can’t help but ask you to think about all the Halloween aesthetics you’ve fallen for over the years—all the décor you’ve seen, even at its most cinematic. That’s just the thing—you’ve seen it. If your décor feels like a fabulous rerun of every October party you and your guests have ever attended, what makes it your wedding? It’s the difference between a Halloween party and a Halloween wedding: style that’s intentional, moody, and undeniably you.

The Curvy Godmothers of Ivory & Main have conjured up five chic Halloween wedding themes that prove spooky can still be stunning.

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Tip 1: Conjure the Mood (Pick a feeling, not a mascot.)

If your inspiration starts with props—skulls, pumpkins, cobwebs—it’ll read like décor. If it starts

with a world—say, a Baroque castle, a vintage circus, or a modern séance—you’ve got a story to invite

guests into.

Tip 2: Cast the Palette (Mix depth with glow—avoid looking like the candy aisle.)

Sophisticated spooky palettes balance depth with glow: black and ivory, plum and gold, forest and candlelight. Add one metallic and one organic texture—wood, velvet, stone. That’s how you get editorial haunted, not party-store horror.

Tip 3: Haunt the Right Venue (Spooky is about atmosphere, not darkness.)

Historic homes, art museums, vineyards, and urban lofts already come with architectural shadows and candlelit corners. Lean into it.

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Baroque Midsummer’s Nightmare

Think: flower crowns and overgrown botanicals staged in a castle that’s decaying fabulously—a woodland affair with just enough Bohemian Grove exclusivity to make the guest list feel like state secrets.

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Vintage Circus Revival

Think: celebratory clinks at a champagne promenade leading guests toward the swell of big-band music—until the usher parts the tent and the world bursts into velvet, brass, and ghoulish reverie.

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Surrealist Soirée

Think: the Rothschilds’ Surrealist Ball reborn inside a chateau that never learned subtlety—dripping gold, melting clocks, and generational wealth caught between afterlife and afterparty.

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Haunted Glasshouse

Think: an ethereal Restoration Hardware; clean lines, glass walls, and stone washed in flickering candlelight—and the quiet sense that something unseen still lingers there.

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’Til Death Do We Disco

Think: Studio 54 for the newly departed—warm lights, high platforms, and ghosts who still know how to find the beat through a dusty-peach haze.

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The Bottom Hem

Our curvy conclusion? Commit to the world you’re building—and hire the right characters to live in it. Your team will love you, your timeline will sing, and your guests will leave saying your wedding wasn’t themed—it was experiential. When in doubt, dim the lights, pour the wine, and light those wicks, baby! Because it’s simply a fact that everything looks better by candlelight.

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