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Location
Church,
Cathedral, Castle or a Country hotel are ideal location for a Medieval
wedding. Try and hire a castle or a castle looking building then you can have
your ceremony and reception there.
Ceremony
Medieval
brides believed knots symbolized good luck, hope, and steadfastness, so they
tied their bouquets with numerous knots. During your vows, you might want to
symbolize this tradition: Ask your officiant or an honored friend to bind your
hands together with ribbon.
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
your`s and your fiances and put them on show.Have large baskets of flowers,
and flowered garlands. Use lavender and wheat wraped around candles for the
table center piece.
Invitations
Use
ivory, maroon or beige coloured paper and use celtic or medieval fonts. You
could roll them up and wrap a bit of ivy around them like they did then. Use
scrolls, they are original and they are normally kept as a memory.
The wording can be appropriate to the era..
'Thou art summoned to attend..' 'The wedding feast of ……second son of …' 'In
the ancestral halls of …or ' HEAR
YE! HEAR YE! The honour of thy presence is hereby requested at the marriage of
[bride's name] and [groom's name] on [day and date] in a medieval wedding
ceremony at half-past the seventh hour in the eventide. HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Let
it be known that on the 11th day of June in the year of our Lord two thousand
and one the house of [bride's last name] pledged its firstborn daughter [name]
to the house of [groom's last name] in marriage to the firstborn son [name] at
[name of church] City, State
Flowers
You
will need a very large bouquet for you and a smaller on 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. A beautiful idea to
include a meaningful medieval custom, is to select bouquet or centerpiece
flowers that are native to the bride's and groom's hometown(s), plus a flower
from their future locale. Medieval peasants did this to symbolize the couple's
union in lieu of expensive rings. The ancients used herbs in bouquets to deter
evil spirits (they especially liked garlic, which we don't recommend!). If a
bride carried sage (the herb of wisdom), she became wise. Rosemary represented
remembrance. In Tudor England, brides carried marigolds dipped in rosewater
and ate them afterward as they were thought to be aphrodisiacs. Centuries
later, flowers replaced herbs and took on meanings.
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 designedand 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.
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Satin Fabric Wedding Scrolls
A scroll in the true sense made from satin fabric. The edges are adorned with a beautiful lace. It also has matching Tassels and the text is printed in complimentary color. |
$11.50 |
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Velvet Wedding Scroll
The ultimate in decadence and luxury! Imagine the pride and honour that your guests will feel when they receive an invitation to what must be a truly important event. |
$14.95 |
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Ancient Tassel Wedding Scroll
Unmatched elegance and grace coupled with the richness of the colors used is what sets this invitation in a class of its own. |
$11.50 |
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Ruby Paisley Wedding Scroll
The golden tassels on both ends of the rods are a standard embellishment and add a lot of beauty and grace to the scroll.
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$11.50 |
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Royal Satin Fabric Wedding Scroll
A Royal scroll in dark blue satin fabric with silver printing and silver tassels.
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$11.50 |
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Dual Layer DL Wedding Invitation
We can customise this invitation with any printed design or photo to match your theme or wedding colours. |
$4.75 |
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Votive Candles
Package them specially and personalise them with your guest's name as a keepsake. All of our candles are high quality and smell wonderful! |
$1.50 |
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Fragrant Ball Candles
Have a 'scentuous' affair with our ball candles! These high quality candles are available in fourteen wonderful fragrances. |
$3.95 |
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Fragrant Pillar Candle
High quality candles available in fourteen fabulous fragrances to delight your guests. |
$4.95 |
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Montesque Wedding Invitation Pocket
Beautifully patterned suede look paper is used with distinctive effect and when combined with satin ribbon, produces an internal pocket. |
$9.45 |
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Bulk Chocolate Rocks
Chocolate Rocks are colourful, sugar coated, free-form chocolate. Great for combining with other goodies and for topping up treasure chests or other favour boxes. |
$45.00 |
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Potpourri & Rose Petals
You can also present them in boxes, tubes or scatter on your tables or aisle
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$39.95 |
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Cinnamon Sticks
A beautiful thank you gift or table decorations ideal for wedding, bridal showers or client gifts.
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$4.95 |
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Celtic Silk Scroll |
$11.50 |
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Cinnamon Scroll Wedding Invitation
These wonderfully scented wedding invitations will delight your guests and can be kept for use as a drawer or air fragrancer. |
$12.95 |
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Enchanting Wedding Scroll Invitation
Unmatched elegance and grace coupled with the richness of the colors used is what sets this invitation in a class of its own. |
$11.50 |
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Papiro - Chiffon Scroll
The scroll is printed on chiffon paper (see through) handmade paper, with a unique texture and is
accompanied by a tassel on each end. |
$11.50 |
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All prices in Australian Dollars
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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 potatos anything
will do. Ask the caterers if they can do a center 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 & bonbonniere
Medieval
trinkets, black iron candle stick holders, or a wreath of dried flowers, herbs
and wheat, into little baskets. In the
world of chivalry, a lady often gave her lover a favor -- a scarf or
handkerchief -- before he went into a battle or joust. At renaissance faires,
you can buy small pendants, ribbons, rosettes, tassels, or other wearable
trinkets, which were often used as favors by nobility.
Additional gift ideas:
Parchment scrolls printed with
a favourite poem and tied with velvet ribbon or fabric scrolls with a thank
you message. Miniature wreaths of dried flowers and herbs
Satin bags filled with potpourri
Wedding Rings
Buy
medieval, celtic rings combined with waves. A good jeweler should be able to
offer matching sets, with a wider version for the groom.
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