Offbeat Bride: Sheva, Hairstylist
Her Offbeat Partner: Jared, Cad specialist
Location & date of wedding: Castle on the Hudson, Tarrytown, NY — October 31st, 2008
What made our wedding offbeat: Jared and I hate the traditional, and dread going to weddings. We decided to throw a huge bash on our favorite holiday, Halloween.
To ensure that our guests would losen up and have fun we had everyone dress up in costume. Jared wore jeans and we all decided to wear chucks and be comfortable. We got to be ourselves and had a stress free fun day.
The red dress, the hair, the tatts, the high-top chucks... oy vey! she looks incredible.
Biggest challenge: We are from Staten Island and we searched high and low for vendors to see our vision. We wanted a dark elegant event with a twist of tacky halloween fun. All we got was attitude as soon as I walked in and they saw my tattoos and I started talking about skulls and a lot of black.
It was not until we headed out to sleepy hollow did we find this stunning castle that loved Halloween weddings.
My favorite moment: Having the double doors open and seeing our friends and family in their costumes.
My advice for other offbeat brides: Don't fight with your fiance! Have fun with planning your wedding.
And don't settle, you CAN have the craziest, trashiest, most outrageous wedding you want, it's not illegal.
Care to share any vendors/links?:
- Dress: Fairy Goth Mother
- Groom's Jacket: findcoolclothes.com
- Chair covers: Daniel Florals in Westchester, NY
- Photographer: Frank Farina
Enough talk — show me the wedding porn!:
Comments on "Sheva & Jared's dark, elegant wedding with a twist of tacky Halloween fun"
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Kate
July 16th, 2009 · 12:10 PM · #
OMG- Awesome!!!!
Jazminealthia
July 16th, 2009 · 12:29 PM · #
That dress is gorgeous! And the corset-lace-up chair covers to match? Fantastic!
Cheebs
July 16th, 2009 · 1:46 PM · #
This is amazing…wish there was more info on vendors. But still gorgeous.
Pip
July 16th, 2009 · 2:13 PM · #
Holy smokes I love her dress. AWESOME.
Angie
July 16th, 2009 · 2:22 PM · #
This is my first comment here (besides, I believe, congratulating Ariel on her pregnancy), but I gotta say if I had my druthers, this is almost exactly the wedding I'd want. Congrats on the wedding, and I love your elegant goth style! Love that dress! Love the cake! LOVE!
Anette
July 16th, 2009 · 2:38 PM · #
If you're going non-white – this is how you do it!
Sunny
July 16th, 2009 · 2:40 PM · #
LUV LUV LUV IT!!!! The pics look amazing!!!! I loved how elegant it was. Congrats!
Emmy
July 16th, 2009 · 3:02 PM · #
I'm guessing that's Fairy Goth Mother corset?
Tessa
July 16th, 2009 · 4:03 PM · #
Where did you get that dress? It is amazing!
Emma
July 16th, 2009 · 5:37 PM · #
Amazingly dramatic and elegant wedding! More photos please!
Renee
July 16th, 2009 · 5:51 PM · #
Wow, you're pretty! And I've entertained the idea of wearing chucks to my wedding as well.
Also, it saddens me to know you received such attitude from vendors about your vision. Why are people SO stuck inside their vision of a poofy white wedding with doves, diamonds and french manicures? Ergh. How sterile. Give me something dark and romantic any day.
Congrats & here's to a long happy marriage
Jen
July 16th, 2009 · 5:57 PM · #
I think I might have a new girl-crush in Sheva – spectacular!
DeeJay
July 16th, 2009 · 7:11 PM · #
What amazing photos!!
Just discovered your site today and really really like it. I'm haunting your archives now
Steff
July 16th, 2009 · 9:53 PM · #
Is the groom wearing that fab skull-damask jacket from Pyramid Collection? Wow – I've never seen that on a person before.
http://www.pyramidcollection.com/itemdy00.asp?c=0...
Awesome wedding, and congrats!
Leah!
July 16th, 2009 · 10:56 PM · #
i have a feeling that it is!
fairygothmother.com is where i plan to get my dress, too! (but a different one)
ShoelaceGirl
July 17th, 2009 · 12:47 AM · #
I almost peed out of delight from the chair covers. I have always thought they looked so ridiculous…until now.
nchanxetsy
July 17th, 2009 · 1:02 AM · #
The bride is just gorgeous. Red dress + chucks = OMGBLISS!
GabHAri
July 17th, 2009 · 5:06 AM · #
Oh my god what an absolutely gorgeous couple (and your dress is to DIE/DYE for!!) Your wedding looked like one HELLUVAN awesome party!!! Rock on, darlings!
Fiona
July 17th, 2009 · 11:50 AM · #
That dress is absolutely gorgeous. I love it (and the shoes!)
Tarion Suicide
July 17th, 2009 · 12:07 PM · #
I wish I had thought of that when I got engaged. How awesome! Thats a wedding no one will forget!
GoreJess
July 18th, 2009 · 8:16 AM · #
I'm getting married this Halloween! Where did you rent those corset chair covers???? Absolutely Beautiful!
Serena
July 18th, 2009 · 6:13 PM · #
That looks stunning! Congrats!
sheva
July 18th, 2009 · 10:45 PM · #
yep, i got the dress at fairygothmother.com it was suprisingly affordable
sheva
July 18th, 2009 · 10:50 PM · #
Daniel Florals in westchester. He was amazing he listened to my insane ramblings and turned the room into a dream.
sheva
July 18th, 2009 · 10:55 PM · #
Frank Farina was our photographer and we used Daniel florals for everything else. they are both located in westchester, NY. We interviewed a lot of people, and we loved their work the best.
sheva
July 19th, 2009 · 1:07 AM · #
The Jacket was from http://www.findcoolclothes.com/03982.html
Stephanie@Geezees
July 22nd, 2009 · 3:00 PM · #
wow! her dress is awesome! I LOVE IT!
autumn
July 26th, 2009 · 7:44 AM · #
sooo pretty! i love the dress. And the shoes are so pretty bc they wouldn't normally go with a dress they look awesome.
Kell (Boo on OBT)
August 2nd, 2009 · 12:22 PM · #
Congratulations guys! We share the same wedding date 31/10/08.
I love your dress so much! I'm off to look at all the other pics now.
Desi
September 28th, 2009 · 10:47 AM · #
me and my man r planin a wedding and im all againest the whole white dress thing and i wa thinkin of a holloween wedding myself!!!! i just love the way u look and how all the pic look!!!!! So i hope u dont mind but im gonna use u for an example!!!! thanx!!!!!!
Tave
October 13th, 2009 · 1:19 AM · #
Awesome wedding