HERB - period wedding flowers

[Jenne Heise]

> I asked my Liege Lady, who is a Lady of the Rose in Caid, about restrictions 
> on rose wreaths.  She said that there aren't Society wide sumptuary laws.  

Unfortunately, apparently, this isn't true.

> Some Kingdoms do have sumptuary laws, but Caid doesn't, but that there are 
> very strong traditions in some Kingdoms that carry the weight of  law.  
> Strong Caidan tradition is a wreath of yellow roses and rosemary is placed on 
> the head of the new Prince and Princess at the Crown Tournament.  In Caid, a 
> yellow rose is the symbol for the Queen of Caid.  Other Kingdoms use other 
> colors and/or symbols, so you have to check it out with your local Kingdom to 
> find out the local sumptuary law or very strong tradition.
> 
> I'm not sure what the difference is between a wreath and a chaplet, but if 
> they look similar that could be problemmatic if you used the same colors as a 
> Queen in your respective Kingdom, unless of course you are a Queen :).
> 
> Some people have roses in their device, as well, so it's probably OK.  If you 
> are getting married at an event, then check with the autocrat for the event 
> and find out what the Queen's rose color is so that noone gets offended. 
> 
> Best wishes
> Fiametta 
> 
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net
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not leadership." Dwight D. Eisenhower 

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