24 Feb
Seasons of the Earth originally began as a herbal shop, but they’ve branched out into medieval and renaissance costuming, and we’re mighty glad they did.
Gothic Renaissance dress, $230, by Seasons of the Earth
Kim Cresson is the style maiden behind Seasons of the Earth and their new clothing line. All corsets are handsewn using quality boning and exquisite fabrics. Kim also sells a collection of goddess necklaces, altar candles and other magikal miscelleny. Kim’s goal is to help women of all ages and magical abilities to find and embrace the goddess within.
This gothic-inspired dress comes in five pieces – a black satine skirt, dark red celtic cross brocade and taffeta... »View More
12 Feb
Spooky Kitten Couture offers a range of handmade “costumes”, which are more elaborate than they sound. Spooky Kitten Couture is the shop of a Californian costume designer and she says:
“if you have an idea, or twelve, we can moosh them together into your dream wedding gown.”
The use of the word “moosh” has me sold
She’s got Victorian gowns, medieval gowns, Southern Belle costumes, and more. She uses quality fabrics and embellishments, and – although these are relatively simplistic gowns - the attention to detail shows.
Spooky Kitten Couture’s costumes would make excellent bridesmaid dresses, or even bridal or mother-of-the-bride outfits.... »View More
5 Feb
Medieval weddings have a certain magic, a touch of faerie in the air. So many of our notions of medieval matrimony are tied up in the tales of Auther and Guinivere, knights and chivelry and fantasy novels.
The starting point for anyone planning a medieval (or other historical period) wedding is the source material and history books. A little reading would reveal the reality of medieval marriage is much different to the fantasy.
The Church performed marriages, and any marriage had to be sanctioned by them. In 1076, the Council of Westminster decreed that a man could not marry his daughters or sisters without the blessing of the Church. However, it wasn’t until the 16th century that a marriage... »View More
22 Jan
If you’ve been hunting around the online gothic couture shops for any length of time, you’ve probably heard of Azrael’s Accomplice. Both Azrael’s Accomplice and AZAC Designs (a “less gothy” line of gowns and eveningwear) are the children of designer Tracy Robertson, often called by her nickname Batty. If you’re looking for that perfect gothic wedding dress, or even just a gothic gown to wear on an evening out, you might want to check out Azrael’s Accomplice.
Tracy has been creating stunning alternative clothing for over ten years, and her history as a costume designer shows through in her dramatic gowns and corsets.
The Azrael’s Accomplice line features Tracy’s high-end... »View More
15 Jan
If you’re looking for feathered head-attire for a gothic wedding or, perhaps, a woodland fantasy or faery revel, you might consider these delightful beauties designed by of Pegasus Maiden. I found these lovelies through Etsy, but they also operate a website which features a wider selection, including some seriously kickass clothing and stockings. They’ve even got a few Gothic Lolita-inspired pieces.
I love how their designs are quite understated, so the coloured feathers really pop. If you were debating an alternative to the wedding veil but thought everything else you’d seen was a bit too out-there, these sweet fascinators/headdresses might change your mind. I think the top... »View More
21 Jun
I found this beautiful casual renaissance / medieval wedding on flickr and HAD to show you. Lucky for you, Lauren, the bride and and woman in-charge of this gorgeous wedding, has sat down and answered some of my curious questions. Read on!
That is one gorgeous wedding party!
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23 Apr
Yaaarrrrr!
I might have mentioned this before, but I thought I’d better do a whole post on the topic. Just in time for Etsy Day, Wedding Skulls now has an Etsy shop! You can buy both wedding planner ebooks there – as well as my writing ebooks, and copywriting / marketing writing packages for Etsy shops.
But that’s not the best part. A good friend of mine – Amy Beales – has come on board as well. She’s selling her beautiful line of gothic clothing and accessories, including wedding garters, favor bags, rosaries, coats, corsets, bags and more. Every one of her creations is custom made to your exact measurements, so you can change the colours/fabrics if you desire.... »View More
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13 Mar
A treat for y’all today – another Skully Wedding! This one’s from Sassy and Ian in England. They created this magical Christmas wedding with a slight gothic twist. I love Sassy’s wedding dress – especially the corset from Angels Carrying Savage Weapons (watch our for a feature on them soon!) and the fact that guest kept pieces of her dress as mementos! Read on for their amazing story.
singing the register to a caroling choir
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5 Feb
Via the lovely ladies at Midnight Garden forums, Love Potion favors!
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1 Feb
Welcome to Favor February, where I shall herewith post many ideas for wedding favours for the dark at heart.
While most of my readers come from the US and the UK, where favours are standard wedding faire, I thought I’d enlighten some of you who live in other parts of the world as to what exactly a wedding favour is. This is probably not necessary as any wedding magazine contains ample information about these delightful things.
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