Fairytale Weddings: Escape To Camelot Wedding Theme

Do you love fairytale weddings? Then gather your family and friends around for a Camelot wedding set in the enchanting court of King Arthur and Guinivere, along with the gallant knights of the round table.

Wedding Colors To Use:

Since we're dealing with a "royal" wedding, choose colors that are deep and rich, such as emerald green, royal blue, deep red, burgundy, rich purples, gold and silver.

Wedding Invitations For King Arthur's Court:

Rolled scrolls on parchment-type paper. Fold in thirds and seal with a wax seal.
Research your ancestry and create a heraldic shield to be printed on your invitations...or just make up a "family crest" to use.
Use calligraphy fonts on your invitations, wedding programs, and other wedding stationary.

Royal Camelot Wedding Attire:

Bride's Attire

Cotehardies were the dress of the day. Attach a train to the back at the waist. Add a royal colored cape in crushed velvet, satin or other rich material (with or without hood). The bride usually wore her hair loose with a bejeweled crown on her head.

Here are a couple of websites where you can get a better look at what a cotehardie dress looks like:

Fashion's In Time - Cotehardie

Swords of Honor - Cotehardie

Bridesmaids

Dress your bridesmaids similarly in cotehardies without the train. Headpieces could be coronets (small crowns), ivy and wildflower head wreathes or tall, cone hats. Hair may be worn down or braided and pinned up. Have the bridesmaids carry a single flower or a basket of rose petals, which they can scatter down the aisle.

Groom's Attire

If you can get him into tights...great! If not, slim dark pants will do along with tall, leather boots. Add a knee-length royal-colored tunic, long cape and bejeweled crown. A sword belted around the waist and an arm shield with the "family crest" would complete the outfit.

Groomsmen

Dressed similarly to the groom, except they'd wear coronets or "musketeer" hats rather than a crown. Capes wouldn't be as rich, but be made from wool or brocade material. Knee-length leather boots a fencing sword complete the outfits.

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Castle Themed Camelot Wedding Decorations:

Tall, free-standing, iron-look torches or candle holders. Place along the aisle, ends of tables or along the walls. Just be sure they are not near anything flammable or can't be accidentally knocked over. You may also opt to use fake torches as well.
Hang flower or ivy garland in front of tables, across doorways and around poles.
If you can buy, rent or borrow some old looking tapestries, hang them from the walls.
Create colorful pennants from cheap material and hang from the ceiling or along walls.

Medieval Table Decorations and Wedding Centerpieces:

If possible, use bare wood, long plank tables (thing of a bar). If you can't use these, cover tables in white cloth and use a runner down the table in your wedding colors. Trim the runner with gold edging, point the ends and add gold tassels.
Use a very large, round table for the head table where the bride, groom and bridal party will sit. This is your King Arthur's Round Table.
Have pewter or silver goblets for the bride and groom to drink from.
Iron pillar candle holders make good centerpieces. Encircle the base with ivy and myrtle.

Fair Maiden Wedding Favors:

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Set of 4 - Happily Ever After Theme

Ribbon roses were very popular during this period. Make or buy ribbon roses and glue to magnets, small photo frames, napkin rings, etc. to use as favors.
Make scented sachets stuffed with rosemary or lavender. Trim sachets with antique lace.
Give small velvet pouches filled with chocolate gold coins.

MyWeddingFavors.com carries a beautiful selection of inexpensive favors suitable for castle themed and fairytale weddings.

A Camelot Wedding Feast Fit For a King and Queen:

Roast beef, venison, and/or pork.
Root vegetables, such as: potatoes, turnips, carrots, parsnips, rutabagas, sweet potatoes, beets and onions.
Crusty rolls, fresh breads, a variety of cheeses and fruit (but not exotic fruits like we can buy now).
Rich bodied wines, ales, honeymead. For non-alcoholic drinks, use: dark-colored punch, apple cider, apple juice and grape juice.

Entertainment at King Arthur's Court:

Hire local entertainers and musicians to dress the part and entertain your guests as jugglers, jesters, and minstrels.
You could also get a couple to dress up like heralders and blow long trumpets to announce the "bride and groom", dancing, and other special events throughout the wedding.
Have a local magician dress up like Merlin and perform magic tricks.

Bouquets and Flowers

Bouquet ideas would include wild flowers, forget-me-nots, sweet peas, pansies, violets or orange/apple blossoms. Herbs were also often used as bouquets, such as: mint, sage, thyme, basil, rosemary, and parsley. Add heather, myrtle, and/or laurel as accents in the bouquet. A bride may also wish to carry a small, white bible, rather than flowers, which was also popular at the time.

Other Suggestions To Help You Plan Your Camelot Wedding:

Rent some movies to help you get more ideas on what to do and what attire was worn. Check out are: First Knight, Camelot, The Mists of Avalon.

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