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Where to find wedding supplies for a spooky/scary/vampire/goth wedding?

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Where to find wedding supplies for a spooky/scary/vampire/goth wedding?

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I’m sure you can find supplies for a Gothic wedding anywhere – the key is to mix and match so that the colors and themes reflect the look and feel you want for your wedding. Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese held the epitome of a Gothic wedding. Their ceremony happened at midnight and the bride’s dress was a beautiful dark taffeta. 

Their tastes were definitely more up-scale, but you can borrow decoration ideas from them like black candle stands and a lot of silk drapings. Items like these can be purchased at numerous furniture supply stores or perhaps even at vintage shops. 
Below is their wedding portrait: 
 
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Since Halloween or Party stores tend to sell stuff that looks really cheap or tacky, your best option would be to hit-up a craft store and make the majority of your decor. One thing you could prob find at a party store (like iParty or Party City) is a couple of skeleton figures as a wedding cake topper. What about making centerpieces or bouquets from dried roses? Just hang the flowers upside down for a few days until they are dry. If you’re using them for centerpieces, you can hit-up any nearby craft supply store (a pretty cheap one is Micheal’s) to buy a bunch of plain, inexpensive clear glass vases, stick the roses in the vase (no water of course, just criss-cross the stems to provide a cool visual effect in the body of the vase. Or maybe use polished black glass “stones”) and use some black tulle or netting (you can buy a bolt of the stuff for pretty cheap at a fabric store like JoAnn’s fabrics) to tie around the top of the vase. You could give out votive candles with holders for fa

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