1850's Funeral for a Wedding?

This story starts out with Teddy Beast deciding he wanted to marry me. I had no problems what so ever. Then he said he wanted to have a funeral for the wedding. I seriously thought he was crazy, but after doing a lot of digging and research, it is going to be a lot of fun.

We're not going to be doing just any funeral (wedding). We're doing one right out of the 1850's. It's going to be a challenge figuring it all out, mostly because everyone just stops and thinks for a minute, then says "that's a great idea". No one, even online, has any help or sources or anything. Maybe this is where all that money I gave to college comes in handy?

The Starting Point:

Teddy Beast showed me one of his favorite music videos that he wants to recreate. "Until Morale Improves" by Murder by Death. This is pretty much exactly what he wants.

Well, we're in Utah, and wilderness is super easy to come by. The ceremony is going to be out on the Salt Flats. (photo from a dog and a camera).

The rest of the details will come later, but this is pretty much the starting point for the aesthetics for the wedding.