Medieval/Renaissance
Wedding theme
Location
Church, Cathedral, Castle
or a Country hotel. Try
and hire a castle or a castle
looking building then you
can have your ceremony and
reception there.
Decor
Decorate with plenty of
ivy the traditional wedding
plant of the time. Black
iron candle holders, Banners
of family crests (every
has a family crest) find
yours and your fiancés and
put them on show. Have large
baskets of flowers, and
flowered garlands. Use lavender
and wheat wrapped around
candles for the table centre
piece.
Invites
Use ivory or beige coloured
paper and write invitations
in calligraphy. You could
roll them up and wrap a
bit of ivy around them like
they did then.
Flowers
You will need a very large
bouquet for you and a smaller
one for the bridesmaids.
Gloriosa lily, ivy; red
roses; amaryllis; birch
twigs or holly branches;
and parrot tulips are good
choices of flowers as they
will blend in with the theme.
Ask your florist to add
some herbs such as rosemary,
thyme, basil, etc. Herbs
were used a lot at weddings
in the Medieval times.
Brides
attire
Brides in the Middle
Ages wore dark and regal
velvet dresses in such colours
as hunter green, burgundy
wine, or deep purple. Often
these dresses were laced
up the sides and/or back,
had long, pleated skirts,
and were floor-length and
long-sleeved. They were
also usually relatively
(tastefully) low-cut. A
metallic (gold or silver)
braided ribbon often ran
throughout the design. The
torso of the dress often
was cut like coat. Try costume
shops, theatrical groups.
or have the dress designed
and made for you. If you
have long hair braid it
or tong it and leave it
hanging loose. Ask your
florist if she can make
you an ivy wreath for your
hair piece.
Grooms
attire
The dress is as unique
for men. Tights, breeches,
tunics, pirate shirts, laced
vests, and boots are the
order of the day. If his
hair is long, it should
be worn loose. Also, anything
in a tapestry pattern is
perfect for either the bride
or the groom.
Catering
In medieval times the banquets
were massive feasts that
could feed an army. Try
roast pork with an apple
stuffed in It`s mouth. Steak,
new potatoes anything will
do. Ask the caterers if
they can do a centre piece
of stacked food maybe salad,
or a desert. People ate
with their hands, a spoon
and a small knife the size
of a steak knife. Forks
were not used in the middle
ages.
Favour
Buy medieval trinkets, black
iron candle stick holders,
or a wreath of dried flowers,
herbs and wheat, put them
into little baskets.
