MEDIEVAL WEDDING INVITATIONS:
Choose an appropriate paper, such as heavy parchment. You might want to have an intricately colored invitation in jewel tones and golds and silvers. Look for clip art on the internet which will allow you to easily design an evocative invitation. Evoke the theme with your language - consider saying hand fasting instead of wedding or betrothal, and open with Hear Ye Hear Ye, or Let it Be Known Throughout the Land. Consult the Medieval Wedding Guide for some great language tips. You may also want to ask your guests to come in period dress.SPECIAL TOUCHES:
Traditional entertainment included jugglers, minstrels and other entertainers. Guests would come to feast, and to dance to either vocal or instrumental music. At your wedding, consider having a juggler, live musicians, and possibly a dance instructor/leader to show your guests how to "round dance" properly.For a true royalty feel, have the bride ride in on horseback (sidesaddle, of course). You may also want to make arrangements with your caterer to have the waitstaff in costume.Back to the first page: Finding a medieval wedding dress and other attire, and planning an appropriate menu
