Stuck in Vermont- Goth Family

This week is the Love & Marriage Issue of Seven Days, and we are featuring a couple who will not be celebrating Valentine’s Day with anything pink. Sarah and Jay Vogelsang-Card married in 2009 at their gothic-themed “Hallowedding.” Halloween is their favorite holiday, and Zarek, their 12-year-old son, was celebrating it with them before he was born. When Sarah was expecting, her costume was reminiscent of the film Alien, with doll parts ripping out of her pregnant stomach. Jay was dressed as the attending surgeon, with a bag full of bloody-looking toys. Since then, the family has posted an annual Halloween photo in highly creative costumes, and they often share a common theme, such as comic book villains or Star Wars.