If you are planning a Halloween, zombie, vampire or just a moody boho wedding with desert or woodland vibes, using skulls for wedding décor is a great idea, whether they are human, animal, bird ones – faux or not, they will look nice. Incorporate them into your décor with style to get a perfect look – there are many ways to do that, let’s consider some of the most popular ones.
Skull Accessories
Wearing skull printed clothes would be a bit too much at the wedding but you can rock some awesome and edgy accessories to look stylish and keep that dramatic aesthetics. Brides and bridesmaids can wear faux bird skull hairpins, it will be great for a desert or woodland wedding. Rhinestone necklaces, bracelets, even diadems will be a bold and daring touch. Flats and shoes can be decorated with skull pins, and your wedding bouquet wrap too. Guys can wear skull print socks and skull canes for a decadent touch.
Black velvet bridal flats with rhinestone skull pins.
A wedding updo with shamrocks, skulls and twigs for a woodland wedding.
A rhinestone skull boutonniere and a skull bow tie for a rock groom look.
A blue rhinestone skull crown and a matching necklace for a daring bride.
A black ribbon bouquet wrap with a rhinestone skull pin with a large pearl.
A cane with skulls on top for a Halloween or just moody groom look.
Skull socks for a chic Halloween groom's look.
Skull Centerpieces
If you are rocking a Halloween or a Cinco de Mayo wedding, take transparent or colorful skull vases or planters and fill them with bold or dramatic dark blooms – voila, a simple centerpiece is done! Another idea is using an animal skull, maybe a faux one, for creating a boho or desert centerpiece. It can be a decadent floral decoration with candles and a skull – looks beautiful and is perfect for a boho lux wedding.
A moody wedding centerpiece with candles, artichokes and greenery for a boho wedding.
A colorful sugar skull vase with bold florals will be great for a Cinco de Mayo wedding.
A skull vase with colorful blooms is a unique take an a usual vase.
A skull vase with pale greenery, burgundy and deep plum purple blooms for a centerpiece.
A wooden box centerpiece with bold blooms, succulents, feathers and a skull for a boho wedding.
A transparent skull vase with moss and succulents for a cool wedding centerpiece.
An animal skull for a moody boho wedding centerpiece makes the tablescape decadent.
Simple glass skull vases are amazing for moody weddings, just add some bold blooms.
Other Skull Décor
Some more skull ideas: make a macramé wedding backdrop with flowers, succulents and a skull for a boho desert wedding. Decorate the sweetheart chairs with faux animal skulls instead of usual signs or make a skull drink stand and skeleton hand glasses. Use skull chargers or skull printed napkins to give your tables a slight dramatic touch.
A bold floral wedding arch with a skull and antlers for a boho feel.
A macrame wedding backdrop with ferns, pink roses and an animal skull.
A skull drink stand and skeleton hand glasses will look amazing at a Halloween wedding.
Sweetheart seats decor with bold blooms and animal skulls for a boho desert wedding.
Sugar skull glasses for the couple at a Cinco de Mayo wedding.
Human skull planters with cacti and succulents for wedding favors.
Skull Wedding Food
If you don’t want frightening skull-shaped or human body parts food, just order a gorgeous skull cake! It can be a usual white one with skull toppers or a sugar edible skull, it may be a ‘Til Death Do Us Apart’ colorful cake with skulls all around or a black and white one with skull décor that fits your color scheme. Make some skull cookies and maybe cupcakes and thrill your guests!
A wedding cake with colorful cream and sugar skull toppers.
A wedding cake with flowers, greenery, succulents and a skull of sugar and cream.
Black, white and purple wedding cake with purple glitter skulls on top.
Bloom and sugar skull wedding cake for a Halloween wedding.
Sugar skeleton cookies will be a great and fun dessert for your big day.
'Til Death Do Us Apart' wedding cake with black roses, callas and a skull.