FW: SC - Period Wedding

[Aletta Saayman]

> There is however a question I would love to pose, if I may: what kind
> of
> > dancing and entertainment, if any, was usually done at medieval
> > weddings? Is this totally irrelevant? I believe that food is only
> one
> > aspect of a feast. The ambience, atmosphere, costumes and decor is
> all
> > part of the joy of eating. We're going to have lots of candles,
> guests
> > will be dressed in period costume and food will be period medieval.
> >
> > I'd sincerely appreciate any helpful comments.
> >
> > Aletheia
> >
> 
> Forwarded to Atlantia list for more information.
> 
> We like to do bards a little during feast and music, but most of our
> entertainment during feast is simply enjoying the company of those
> around us.
> We do our serious entertainment after feast while people are relaxing.
> Then we
> bring out the bards, the musicians, and all types of period dance
> (brawls are
> fun at weddings as they are very upbeat and joyous).  For other
> enjoyment at a
> wedding, try the cloven fruit game (a piece of fruit is imbedded with
> tons of
> cloves, whoever has the fruit offers the fruit to another person, if
> the person
> pulls a clove with his/her hand you kiss her on the hand, if the
> person pulls
> the clove with his/her teeth you kiss on the mouth...it's fun in some
> circles).
> You can hold contests (usually before feast) in just about anything
> that strikes
> your fancy.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> Brenna
> 
> 
> Thanks, this really helps a lot. My fiancé would love to have a plain
> old dance, but I'll most probably be able to counter that with "true
> period" entertainment. He'd be impressed, I think. It's actually quite
> exciting, expecially when older people like my mother hears these
> things. On a few suggestions she has great reservations, but I just
> remind her that this will be one wedding very few guests will be able
> to forget!!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Aletheia
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