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A Halloween Wedding in Chestnut Hill, MA

Erica and Mike met on an online forum and bonded over their love for the outdoors. The Bride Erica Long, 30 and an art director The Groom Mike Pensac

Erica and Mike met on an online forum and bonded over their love for the outdoors. The Bride Erica Long, 30 and an art director The Groom Mike Pensack, 33 and an engineer The Date October 31 For their Halloween wedding, they used an expected color palette of orange, black, and white, but gave it a unique spin with vintage accents and a damask pattern.

The couple built two large canvases to serve as the backdrop for the DJ.
Even Erica's clutch with a rhinestone skull and crossbones fit the theme.
The couple served their favorite drinks during cocktail hour: “The Bostonian” (vodka, cranberry juice and lime) and “The New Yorker” (a Long Island Iced Tea).
Erica's bridesmaids wore strapless black dresses and carried orange ranunculus bouquets wrapped in black.
Hand-rolled cigars and matches, wrapped with vintage skull and crossbone labels, were set out on the patio after dinner.
Silk garland and crystals hung from a specially created ceremony arch.
For her bouquet, Erica went with white ranunculus instead of traditional roses. She tied the flowers with a black ribbon for a vintage look.
Hand-rolled cigars and matches, wrapped with vintage skull and crossbone labels, were set out on the patio after dinner.
The three-tiered cake was covered in rolled chocolate and decorated with the couple's damask design.
This bold black-and-white damask pattern inspired the wedding day stationery.
It wouldn't be a Halloween wedding without a huge candy bar, and Erica and Mike didn't disappoint.
Believe it or not, these white centerpieces are made of tissue paper!
Erica and Mike designed their own programs, using a black Gothic-vintage font.
The ballroom was flooded with dramatic red lighting and the staircase was lined with LED votives.
Erica designed a “’Till Death Do Us Part” logo and had it printed on tank tops and T-shirts as a fun reminder of their wedding date.