Halloween is for lovers, right? Whether it’s the man of your screams, or the kind of ghoul you take home to mom, romance is not dead…even if the bride and groom may look it.

Fifteen couples across Lane County had wedding “scaremonies” Friday, at the Lane County Public Service Building. They pledged their undying (undead?) love as Lane County Clerk Tommy Gong officiated, dressed as a pirate.

“And do ye both swear, on pain of walking the plank, to speak true, to listen well, and to keep each other afloat through all tides o’fortune?” asked Gong during one of the rituals.

Most couples came in costume or in gothic attire, including Grant and Saydie England. Saydie wore bridal black with spiderweb lace.

“I made it by hand,” she said, smiling. “I decided since we were doing a Halloween weddi

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