Princess Bride Costume: DIY Princess Bride Family Costumes

Princess Bride Halloween costume reveal: Complete with Wesley costume details, Buttercup costume details, and a little rodent of unusual size costume details. Tips and links to recreate this Princess Bride couple costume!

We had a really fun year with several major publications and blogs asking to use pictures of our Halloween costumes in round-up posts. It’s so flattering! It always makes me happy to hear others find something we do interesting- and I love that we’ve become someone people watch for couple’s costume ideas- what an honor!

Halloween Costume Reveal

We’ve graduated from couple’s Halloween costumes to family Halloween costumes, and plan to do them as long as our kids allow! I know it may be only a few years, but I’m basking in it while I can!

Also, I have an unwritten rule that under two means a baby should be some kind of animal. I know everything is cute on a baby/toddler, but I can’t handle baby animal costumes for some reason. I secretly have dreams of making a crawling child into a turtle someday. Our little guy never crawled and only scooted, plus he pulled out walking last week, so those dreams died long ago. It’s just something I’ll hold onto, and if we get another child, I’ll see what I can do!

Based on animal costumes, I went to work early, brainstorming. Thanks to last year’s Halloween costume crisis, where I needed something at only three weeks postpartum, I had a robust list! Brainstorming family Halloween costumes is where my passion, Halloween love, and creativity shine! I share that list of ideas in this 150+ family Halloween costume ideas post.

Out of all the ideas, this was the one Jacob was most excited about! We have our lovely and talented friend, Lydia of Photography-Hill, who took our photos in costume to thank for documenting one of our favorite Halloween costumes of all time! And maybe best of all, we found everything from easy-to-find items, mostly from Amazon, and a few things lying around the house, if you ever want to create your own Princess Bride Costumes.

Princess Bride Costumes

And feel the need to kick off this series of images with- “Rodents of Unusual Size, I don’t think they exist!”

Those were the guiding words for our Princess Bride Halloween Costume! 

We couldn’t get Princess Bride Costumes out of our brains once we realized how fun it would be to shake it up with a baby. It’s hard to beat a rodent of unusual size that is this cute!

It fit perfectly with our main characters from the Princess Bride movie! 

Plus, a Buttercup costume and a Wesley costume were just too fun to pull together. We found these items easily online, and I was thrilled with the Princess Bride costumes results!

How to Make a Princess Bride Family Costume

And if you’re feeling inspired to create your own Princess Bride family costume, we’re including a tutorial with each character to make it easy for you!

Princess Bride ROUS Costume Details:

ROUS (Rodent of Unusual Size Toddler Costume: Costume Set / Pants /Gray Shirt / Mocs

We found our little guy was most comfortable in a pair of sweats and a gray shirt (turned inside out to not show the logo). We could easily add the costume that acted like a long vest on top of his comfy clothes. That way, the faux fur cut of the costume lay perfectly, and he wasn’t picky with the costume bothering him.

Princess Bride Westley Costume Details:

Head Wrap / Mask / Shirt / Pants / Boots (shoe covers)

Of course, you could dress as Westly the farmhand. But the Dread Pirate Roberts is his most iconic look! Plus, this version of a Westley Halloween costume only needs a few key elements for the perfect costume.

You’ll want a black shirt, preferably a lace-up shirt with puffy pirate sleeves. This one is perfect! You can also wear a soft black fabric t-shirt under the pirate shirt for some extra comfort and warmth. Black pants are a must. A black headwrap and black mask complete the look. These boot covers are an easy addition to any black shoe. And for a fun accessory, don’t forget a sword! 
Tip: don’t forget to grow a mustache! Or, grab a few eyeliner pencils and draw in some scruff like we did.
Optional: You may want to add some black gloves if you live in a cooler climate.

Princess Bride Buttercup Costume Details:

Dress (another great Dress option) / Belt/Sash / Complete Costume

*For the record, I had this dress for years, and it’s a super durable, great dress to wear long after you’re done with the costume!

Princess Buttercup costumes may be the easiest costume to pull off! If you have a long red dress, or even a red top and long red skirt, you’re almost there! You could definitely try the blue lacy princess dress she wears around Prince Humperdinck. But I think the red peasant dress when she falls in love with her farm boy is the most iconic. 

Grab a gold belt/sash to tie around the waist of the dress, and some comfortable flats for boots, and you’re all set! 

Optional: You could definitely add a wig to complete Buttercup’s long, golden hair. I opted for my natural hair since we’re in a cooler climate.
*I’ve seen many people replicate this costume after it’s gone so viral (for over a decade now!), and so many women of all hair colors and types have made this costume look great with their natural hair color and texture! It’s the sign of a true quality movie that the dress and belt speak for themselves!

Princess Bride Costume Character Add-Ons: 

If you have more than three, it’s easy to add one of the other iconic Princess Bride movie characters/actors into the mix! Here are a few more fun characters you could add to a group costume.

Princess Bride group costume ideas: 

• Inigo Montoya
• Fezzik (if you have a bigger guy, Fezzik costumes are perfect!)
• Prince Humperdinck
• Miracle Max
• Valerie (Miracle Max’s wife) 
• Vizzini 
• Count Rugen 
• The Ancient Booer (known for booing Buttercup for taking the throne during the wedding announcement scene) 

We hope this costume is easy for you to pull together, and reminds you that true love does exist!

This was only the start of our family Halloween costumes! Be sure to check out some of our other fun family costumes!

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