With the Halloween season quickly approaching, it's time to start thinking about costumes and coordination. Get inspired by this list of trending costume ideas for couples. Categories include spooky, eras, careers, and whimsical, so there's little something for everyone. Dressing up is better together, so get your partner on board and let these costume ideas get you excited for the big night.
Haunted Grunge Mummies
Nothing says Halloween quite like the rising of the undead. Mummy costumes are a traditional choice, but the Haunted Grunge theme gives it a modern twist with layers of distressed gauze and mesh in updated cuts and styles. Customize your looks with face jewels, skeletal accessories, and smoky makeup to really nail the grunge look.
Reapers
Send chills down a few spines as ever-ominous reapers. Start with all-black robes with draping fabric and oversized hoods to keep you anonymous. Then, add on goth or ghostly makeup, a few skeleton or chain accessories, and a scythe to complete the look – the more oversized the better. Together, you'll move through the night collecting souls and guiding them to their final destination.
Skeletons
An easy couple costume idea is a pair of skeletons! You can keep it cute and classic with printed or glow-in-the-dark jumpsuits or go the bone-chilling route with entire faux bone ensembles. Use accessories like masks, head gear, and props to customize each person's look to their personality.
Dark Circus
A menacing jester and a sassy harlequin are a match made in the Big Top. Create your very own freakshow attraction with creepy circus clown costumes. A muted black and white color scheme is the perfect contrast to a typical happy and vibrant clown uniform. Take your looks to the next level with masks, makeup, wigs, and props, then you're ready to put the trick in trick or treat.
Prehistoric Cavemen
All the fun of getting dressed up in your skins without the fear of encountering a sabertoothed tiger! Cavemen costumes are perfect for those who want to show off their wild side. Dress yourselves in animal print tunics held together by ropes and vines, then add on a little makeup and a few bone accessories to really sell the look.
60s Hippies
Get groovy with your partner in 60s-themed costumes. You can go full-on hippie mode with tie-dye shirts and peace sign accessories, take on a beatnik look with black turtlenecks and berets, or go the fashionista route with vibrant geometric patterns and tubular shapes.
70s Disco
Have a little fun and hit the dance floor as the best dressed disco duo. Boogie oogie oogie in your colorful bellbottoms, metallic tops, and lots of bling and accessories. Don't stop until you're both shining like disco balls!
Doctor & Nurse
Get dressed, stat! Your presence is vital for a good time. Get your nurse and doctor-on-duty looks with a classic nurse uniform and a pair of scrubs with a lab coat overtop. Bring around novelty syringes full of jelly shots for all the patients at the party. Once you're both suited up, you'll be ready to write prescriptions for a little fun and a lot of candy.
Police & Prisoner
Dynamic duos are one way to do Halloween, but how about giving enemies a try? One person can dress as a uniformed officer, complete with a badge, handcuffs, and aviators, while other sports a bright orange ensemble and a placard to hold up in all their selfies.
Firefighting Team
Suit up in thick coats, heavy-duty pants, and suspenders, or make it a sexy couple's costume and bring the heat with a calendar-style outfit and a skintight catsuit. Top the looks with novelty fire helmets and axe props and your team is ready to tend to Halloween emergencies.
Yee Haw
Giddy up, it's time to get dressed! Go the western cowgirl and cowboy route with bandanas, denim, and lots of fringe, or make it a funny couple's costume with full cow-print outfits or bull rider illusion costume. Either way, make sure to top it all off with cowboy hats and you're ready to hit the rodeo.
Pizza & Seltzer
Don't forget to incorporate your furry friends into the fun, too! This doggy and me costume idea is for dog parents who love a slice and a cold one. Dress your pup up as a beer or hard seltzer with a punny tagline that's sure to get laughs. Humans can dress up as pizza slices and customize the toppings to their liking. Together, you'll be a dinner pairing that never disappoints.
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative with your loved ones. Use this list of trending costume ideas as your inspiration for what's possible. No matter which theme you choose, the best couple costume ideas are the ones that get you both excited to dress up!