More and more people are celebrating their nuptials by including aspects
of the Dia de los Muertos holidays in their happy day. By embracing
these wonderful customs, you invite all of your loved ones to join
you by recognizing the complete cycle of life!
Couples interpret Day of the Dead & use its imagery for their weddings because they like what it means. They love the fun & color, but more importantly, the inspiration of it. Eternal Love and Til Death Do Us Part are sayings with special meaning.
Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated in Mexico to remember departed loved ones. The holiday reminds us that life is short, the cycle of life is omnipresent, our loving relationships are paramount and the spirits of the dead are always with us.
Day of the Dead themed weddings are not just happening in the U.S. but are popular in England, France, Australia and Canada as well. We help over 500 brides & bridal consultants a year with folk art, cake toppers, hand cut papel picado banners, milagros, favors and chocolate molds.
Janet Lackey (Schmalfeldt)'s Día de los Muertos wedding cake, created by Kathy Thomson of Calamity Cakes with a pair of our Elegant Novio Couples as the cake toppers
NEW Open mouth skeleton novios with bouquet
cake topper Bride has glitter gown, flower bouquet and a fancy veil. 4" tall
Bride's veil may vary. A2035 $28/pair
NEW Open-mouth Novios in a glass box
This hand made box houses the F2035 cake topper (left) in an un-openable, hand-decorated glass box. Makes a very nice gift or addition to any Day of the Dead collection.
6" tall x 4" wide x 2 1/2" deep
A1308 $48 (temporarily out)
NEW Bendable skeleton novio cake topper
Lace bride, no glitter tux, 4" tall A2011$23
Attached at the hip. 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Completely assorted
A2034 $38 each couple (out)
Wedding sugar skull favors Make your wedding memorable with these hand-made, colorfully decorated sugar skulls. Made from our Original medium skull mold, these skulls are precious keep sakes because they are so expertly decorated by local women artists. Sugar skulls last about 5 years. Use the skulls on the reception tables or use the provided cello bags, tissue paper and ribbon to make a spacial package for your guests to take home. You might want to add a card, poem or Day of the Dead information card inside the cello bag before you tie it closed with ribbon.
3.2" h x 2.2" w x 1.5" thick.
A2039 $14 each | A2040 $130 per dozen (out)
Customized sugar skulls can be ordered (8 weeks in advance) with initials of the bride and groom on the foreheads. Minimum order 100 pieces.
Elegant Novio Couples - Very unique, collectable keepsake, made by a famous artist in Michoacan. Finely detailed papier mache novios to dramatically decorate
a Day of the Dead wedding. Great anniversary present too. Excellent craftsmanship! Place on top of or on the table in front of the wedding cake.
8" tall cake topper size N2000 $125 pair 12.5" cake topper size tallN2001 $145 pair 16" cake topper size tall N2002 $195 pair
NEW Marital Bliss Cake Topper
One of our most popular and most beautiful cake toppers! Handmade in Peru, this finely detailed wedding couple look relaxed and elegant in her gown & bouquet and his tux.
Well-made and painted, just lick the icing off this cake topper and you'll have a wonderful keepsake of your special day.
6" tall, 3 1/2" wide, 1 3/4" deep. On wood base which can be embedded into your top layer of wedding cake. A2038$45 set
NEW Amor Eterno hinged box with bride and groom
2 1/2" high x 2 1/4" wide x 3/4" deep - A1288 $18 each
NEW Amor Eterno hinged box with groom and pregnant bride
2 1/2" high x 2 1/4" wide x 3/4" deep - A1289 $18 each
NEW Amor Eterno hinged box 2 brides
2 1/2" high x 2 1/4" wide x 3/4" deep - A1291 $18 each
NEW Amor Eterno hinged box with 2 grooms
2 1/2" high x 2 1/4" wide x 3/4" deep - A1292 $18 each
Milagros
Milagros are beautiful things to be cherished. Gifts to special people in your wedding, to keep on your home altar... some folks love the iconography and make earrings out of the smaller milagros. The Amor silver plate milagro, if made in sterling, would cost hundreds of dollars. It's very beautiful.
Amor silver plate milagro heart
4 1/2 "high x 2 3/4" wide. Peru A1191 $20 each
Pewter flaming heart charm
with little flowers around the edges. Approx. 3 1/2 " h, Germany
A1192 $28 ea
Flattin milagro, lesbian couple
with red ribbon, 1.5 x 2" h, Peru F2105 $8 each 20% Wedding favor discount F2106 $76.80 / dozen
Flat tin novio milagro
1.5 x 2" h, Peru F2072 $8 each
20% Wedding favor discount F2102 $76.80 / dozen
Flattin milagro, gay men couple
with red ribbon, 1.5 x 2" h, Peru F2103 $8 each 20% Wedding favor discount F2104 $76.80 / dozen
Wedding papel picado banners
Add a festive touch to your wedding
Want that traditional romantic feel of Mexico at your wedding? Papel picado
banner strings have been used in front of churches and in patio reception
in Mexico for hundreds of years.. Hang them at the ceremony location,
bride's home, reception or bridal shower. "In-stock" papel
picado banners are white, finely detailed lacy tissue paper, ready for
shipment. Large strings extend to approx. 20 feet and each panel measures
13" x 18". Hand made by a 74 year old master artist in Puebla,
Mexico. Our wedding banners were featured in Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine
and Domino Magazine!
NEWSkeleton Novio papel picado banners - in-stock -
2-panel design with Skeleton Novios and Amor Eterno designs. These large tissue paper banners have 10 bright multi-colored panels (14" x 18") and extend 18' long. One panel has a detailed skeleton bride and groom and the other says "amor eterno" (eternal love) over flowers and sugar skulls. When your mother-in-law freaks out, just remind her, "'til death do us part!" B1339 $18 each
Order custom papel picado wedding banners
If you want a customized look, we can have our artist include the bride
and groom's names and date of the wedding! Custom work can specify colors.
Orders must be made approx 8 weeks in advance, 18 banner strings minimum. Read more about our wedding papel picado banners here.
Toast
your wedding or anniversary & celebrate LIFE with these hand painted
Novio skeleton champagne glasses. Painted by local artist. A1004 $50 Set of 2 glasses
Gay Novios cake toppers on heart base 3.5" A1407 $25
Bride and Groom waiting to attend your wedding! These very tall, 20 inch papier mache novios are from the famous Linares folk art family in Mexico City. These pieces are muy "popular", painted in traditional designs, balanced and the bride holds a nice bouquet and has a net veil . N2050 X-large 20" Novios Pair $185 | XX large set Novios Pair $230(Only 2 sets available)
Mini Peruvian
retablo
Made from a real matchbox!
Bride & groom w/doors that swing open.
2" wide x 3" high
One of Angela's favorites!
A1024 $22 each (out)
Exuberant Novio Couple
Beautiful hand detailing with ruffles and bouquet. This artist makes wonderfully energetic figures showing movement! 5 3/4" skeleton couple. Peru A1214 $60
Paloma Novio Retablo Gorgeously detailed painted retablo box with moveable doors. Bridal couple inside with happy doves holding Colonial style ribbon over their heads, "Juntos hasta la muerte" (Til death do us part).
This is Angela's favorite wedding present to give. Makes a nice anniversary gift too. Painted gorgeously on both sides, inside and out! This is sure to be a cherished memento.
7 1/2" tall, 4" wide with doors closed, 2" deep. Peru A1216 $74 each
Dime-sized handmade crepe paper mini roses in assorted colors.
These are great to
tie off cello bags of chocolates for your favors or other art projects.
Marital Bliss is short-lived with these carved & painted wooden figures from PERU.
The arms swing as you move the base back & forth!
5.5" high x 10" long Watch the movie from our Facebook fan page! A1046$12
Brazilian Novios on clay base
Cute figurine can be used as a cake topper. 4" tall F2011 $24
Amor Eternal (Eternal Love) wood box opens to reveal a skeleton bride & groom
This keepsake retablo is hand painted, inside and out, with cute decorations adorning the inside
of the box. If you're inspired, add a few personal mementos to the inside
of the box! Great wedding or anniversary gift. F2057 $28
Wedding photography skeleton box
Excellent collector's quality mini skeleton box. Cute gift for the wedding party.
3.5 x 2.5h x 1.5" F2025 $30
Novios Chocolate Bar
Mold
Novios bars
are 3.5" x 1.7 " x .3" thick C4550 $9.50
Learn about chocolate molds
These exquisite ultra-mini handmade roses are
perfect for sugar skulls, retablos, and other finely detailed folk art
projects. Each rose blossom is approx. 3/8 inch in diameter!
Made in Thailand. Heavy paper with short wire stems.
30 blossoms per bouquet. A1027 $5 / bouquet (out)
One-of-a-kind retablos
These retablos were made by the famous retablo maker, Claudio Jimenez, who is a frequent honored guest at U.S. museums. No two are alike. These hand made woodwork retablos are rustic and textured. The pieces looks old and authentic, like antiqued relics. The painting is antiqued and colors are muted. Very finely painted with details in the dress, stage and retablo box. Painted inside and out.
Closed doors on retablos. Most are not closed tightly, but all are finely painted in an antiqued
style. The texture is rough and hand carved.
Green curtain retablo This piece is a great piece for newlyweds or Day of the Dead collector. A2047 $125 (sold)
Yellow flowers retablo
The saying over the novio's heads is Juntos hasta la muerte... Together until death. A2046 $125 (sold)
Yellow curtain retablo. Rustic doors. Painted on both sides.
A2048 $125 (sold)
Novio couple in a box
Really nice detail. 7" wide x 8 1/2" high x 1 1/4" deep frame/box. The novio couple are 4" high. No glass. Assorted frame colors.
"We ordered the pre-made sugar skulls, the hand-painted calavera bride and groom glasses, and a Dia de Los Muertos cake topper from you guys a couple of years ago for our wedding, and I wanted to give you the pictures. My husband and I had small Alturas as centerpieces, for those of our family that could not be there, and decorated the sugar skulls for them. In the other picture, you can see our cake topper and the glasses we ordered.
Everything we got from you was beautiful, and everyone who was at our wedding asked where we had gotten everything. Thank you so much."
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