There are many couples who do not relate to the white and pastels of traditional wedding themes (contrary to what the magazines tell you). With a desire to go against the grain, or inject a more cynical, or humorous touch their nuptials, there are many duos who have opted for the Gothic wedding. This may come in the form of darker colors in the attire, to motifs in the food. Some are surely executed in better taste and style than others. Hilarious wedding site tackyweddings.com profiled to good, the bad and the ugly in this genre. The Courtesan's own suitor once presented her with a "Corpse Bride" cake one lovely night, similar to the one at the website, with the two leads set against a backdrop of silver leafed white chocolate moon.