Halloween Wedding Venues
Ready to say "I do?" Are you the type of couple who enjoys a good ghost tale or loves Halloween? Then why not turn your "I do" into "I boo" with a haunted Halloween wedding?
Halloween has become a favorite holiday for couples deciding to tie the knot. Some couples go for Halloween-themed weddings, with skull and pumpkin decorations, and a masquerade reception. Some couples hire companies to come in and turn their weddings into "Murder Mystery" events. Many couples, though, take Halloween weddings one step further, holding their weddings at spooky venues, or locations which are supposedly haunted. If you'd like to push the envelope for your Halloween wedding, here are a few venues you might consider:
Thayer's B&B - Annandale, Minnesota
Thayer's B&B is the perfect place for your haunted wedding, honeymoon or weddingmoon, even offering a special "Haunted Honeymoon Package" which includes a one-hour Couple’s Psychic Reading, a 1/2-hour of private ghost hunting instruction, and a disposable camera to photograph the many ghosts which inhabit Thayer's B&B. That's right, there's more to this place than just "bed and breakfast." There's also ghosts. Thayer's is an Old West Victorian mansion just minutes from the Twin Cities, offering weddings every day of the year, even on the most haunted of all days - Halloween.
Salem, Massachusetts
Want the ultimate in Spooky Halloween Weddings? That would have to be a wedding in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night. Salem is just north of Boston, and the site of the infamous Witch Trials in the early 1690s. During the trials many people were accused of being witches and executed, with many more being imprisoned. Today Salem is a tourist attraction, with such "scary" sites as the Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers, the Witch Dungeon Museum, and the House of Seven Gables, inspiration for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The House of the Seven Gables," and the site of many a wedding. Salem is particularly popular during October, with month-long Halloween celebrations featuring tours of haunted houses, a narrated stroll through
Salem's oldest graveyard, séances, costume balls and street fairs.
The Queen Mary - Long Beach, California
The Queen Mary is an Art Deco wonder, once cruising the high seas, now permanently berthed in Long Beach, California as a tourist attraction and hotel. Some say it's also haunted, with reports by employees, guests and visiting psychics of paranormal activity. The Queen Mary also offers wedding packages in the Queen Mary's Chapel or on the deck, and, for over 12 years has hosted an annual "Halloween Terrorfest," with "terrifying mazes" and dance parties from Oct. 5 through Halloween night.
The Myrtles Plantation - St. Francisville, Louisiana
Many know Myrtles Plantation and mansion as "One of America's Most Haunted Homes?" Located on U.S. Highway 61, 30 miles north of Baton Rouge, the mansion was built in 1796, by General David Bradford, and is now a tourist attraction and Bed & Breakfast. The Myrtles Plantation has been featured in the New York Times, the Oprah Show, The History Chanel and National Geographic Explorer. And, it can feature in your wedding plans, as it is also available for weddings and receptions.









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