Matching Halloween Costumes That Are Totally Unique!

We’re a family that takes matching Halloween costumes seriously. Long before we had kids or became a fulltime travel family, we’ve been spending weeks crafting elaborate matching couples costumes. In fact, we actually became a “thing” during a series of Halloween parties in college!

Today I’m sharing a list of my best ideas for matching Halloween costumes, whether you’re a couple or a group of fun coworkers or a creative family. I’ll pepper in some hilarious photographic evidence, and hopefully you’ll be inspired for this year’s Halloween group costume!

Before we get to the matching Halloween costumes list, let’s talk about how we go about choosing each year. For us, a great group costume idea meets the following criteria:

Meaningful to whoever is participating
Options for costumes for the number of people involved
Achievable without spending huge sums of money or exceeding our crafting abilities
Unique enough so that we won’t see a dozen similar costumes out there

When it comes to actually putting the costumes together, we try to thrift or make as much as possible. No shame in the purchased costume game, but we feel like our costumes look more authentic when they’re created by hand.

My steps towards creating awesome matching Halloween costumes tend to look like this:

Brainstorm costumes ideas (that’s why you’re here!)
Make sure everyone agrees and is happy
Let each person choose who they’re going as in the halloween costume category we’ve chosen
Look for how others have brought those characters to life on Pinterest for inspiration
List out each costume piece I’ll need to source by person (don’t forget coordinating shoes and accessories!)
Start thrifting and crafting pieces (start early like August so you’re not rushed!)
Order things online that are too specific to find in person
Do a test run of costumes the week before so we make sure everything fits and nothing’s missing
Enjoy your Halloween and don’t forget to take pictures of your hard work!

With that in mind, let’s get to the list of matching Halloween costumes ideas!

Matching Halloween Costumes: Favorite Movies & TV

Movies and television always make great inspiration for matching Halloween costumes because they’re usually recognizable and offer multiple characters.

Ghostbusters
The Princess Bride
Star Wars
Back to the Future
Star Trek
The Office
The Avengers
Big Bang Theory
Friends
Sex & The City
Scooby Doo
Schitt’s Creek
The Goonies
Top Gun
Justice League
The Magic Schoolbus
Power Rangers
Harry Potter
Beetlejuice
Hocus Pocus
Bluey
The Addams Family
Men in Black
Disney princesses
Guardians of the Galaxy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Breaking Bad
Inside Out
A League of Their Own
Nightmare Before Christmas
Stranger Things
Toy Story
The Flintstones
Game of Thrones
Bridgerton
Minions
Rugrats
Pokemon
The Wizard of Oz
Willy Wonka
Mary Poppins
Winnie the Pooh
Grease

Matching Halloween Costumes: Favorite Books

Books also make fun matching Halloween costumes, especially for book club friends or families with young kids. We loved that our book costumes remind us of the books our kids were into at the time! Plus, we never saw anyone else dressed the same way.

Where the Wild Things Are
Lord of the Rings
Pride & Prejudice
Dracula
Outlander
Anne of Green Gables
A Court of Thorns & Roses
Alice in Wonderland
Little Women
Charlotte’s Web
The Great Gatsby
Where’s Waldo
Curious George
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Madeline
Percy Jackson
Narnia

Matching Halloween Costumes: Pop Culture

Super Mario Brothers
Minecraft
Popular sports teams
Legos
A favorite band
Viral youtube videos
Big news stories
Infamous politicians
Ms. Pacman
Current Broadway musicals

I hope this list of matching Halloween costumes has been helpful in your group Halloween costume planning! Let me know what you’re planning to dress up as this year in the comments.

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