The Forgotten History of Gothic Weddings

Today, a gothic wedding hardly raises an eyebrow.

Black wedding dresses grace magazine covers. Alternative wedding fairs attract hundreds of visitors. Gothic florists, celebrants, photographers, cake artists and stationers can be found with a quick search online. Entire communities like Dark Wedding Collective have formed around helping alternative couples create weddings that reflect who they are.

For couples planning their wedding now, it can feel as though this world has always existed… but it hasn't.

In fact, the history of gothic weddings is not the story most people think it is.