Only a handful of couples who plan well in advance are greenlit for their October celebrations, said John Cullen, the Stanley’s owner. The spookiness of the place is the allure for many couples, said Shayna Papke, a popular local planner for Halloween season weddings at the Stanley. “They’re the outliers who like dark music and dark stories. “Nothing says I love you like murdering your wife and kids, like in ‘The Shining,’ right?” Ms. Pingel, said jokingly. She worked with Ms. Papke to orchestrate their Friday the 13th wedding at the Pavilion, one of three indoor wedding spaces on the sprawling grounds.

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Persons: John Cullen, Grady, Shayna Papke, “, ”, They’re, Stanley, ” Mr, Cullen, Pingel, Papke Organizations: Stanley Locations: Estes