Comments on: Goth wedding etiquette, by Jillian Venters

By: Offbeat Bride | Announcing the winner of the Gothic Charm School giveaway

Offbeat Bride | Announcing the winner of the Gothic Charm School giveaway — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:26:29 +0000

[...] to Melissa (check your email!), who was randomly selected to win a signed copy of Gothic Charm School. For [...]

By: Wassergottin

Wassergottin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:15:22 +0000

Very good read, and it's very helpful for those of us who lean more towards the gothic side of life. I'd love to be put in for a chance to win the book as Jillian Venters has impressed me with her awareness of social faux-pas.

By: Shooting Stars Mag

Shooting Stars Mag — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:51:53 +0000

Oh, please enter me. This would be amazing. I love the advice and I think different weddings instead of the traditional are a ton of fun!

-Lauren
lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:58:46 +0000

If you haven't chosen a winner – throw my entry in the mix!

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:34:36 +0000

Please enter my name too, in case you haven't picked a winner yet! I'm a fan of Gothic Charm School, and I'm so excited to see some advice from the Lady of the Manners herself on this site (which is one of my new favorite blogs of all time).

By: Juushika

Juushika — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:05:25 +0000

No doubt you've already picked someone–but I'd like to enter my name just in case, because I'd love to have a copy of this book. ^_^ I discovered Jillian just recently and find her delightful, from her incredible style to her impeccable manners. I wish I had the chance to attend a goth wedding. The ones I've been to wouldn't even warrant a showing on Offbeat Bride, much less are they goth–and the style doesn't quite (yet) fit my own tastes. But they look so lovely!

By: Dianad

Dianad — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:56:58 +0000

This would interest my neighbor. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.

dianad8008 AT gmail DOT com

By: Favors Balance

Favors Balance — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:33:02 +0000

If it's not too late, enter me to win this book!

I thought the post was wonderful and very diplomatic. I'm not a goth myself, but I do appreciate the aesthetic (went through a phase when I was younger where I showed off my inner goth). My one gripe is when anyone – goth or not – seems angry all the time! I completely agree with the The Lady of the Manners – rock the purple hair and black lipstick, and if someone asks about them, they're probably truly curious! If you think about, people want to know where you got that great blue dress or those orange heels, or what your tattoos mean. Curiosity is not necessarily disdain.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:09:16 +0000

Thanks for a great post!

We're having a Halloween wedding in New Orleans in a Voodoo ceremony …with the dress code being "Hallows Eve Chic" (no whites or pastels, please). We kept the guest list extremely small so we could do exactly what we want without all sorts of questions and such from extended family that doesn't really know us and certainly wouldn't get it. We not goths at all – I'm just a little bit "alt" – so our wedding idea still took his parents by surprise. Luckily they've been very supportive and seem to have just resigned to getting into the spirit of things and having fun with the oddity.

I'd love a chance to win a copy of that book! It looks fantastic.

By: Steff

Steff — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:43:28 +0000

Oooh, I remember "the conversation". Several "the conversations", in fact. But in the end everyone had so much fun and the whole wedding turned out perfect!

I'm such a big fan of your site, Jillian. I'll definitely pick up a copy of your book, whatever the outcome of the competition!