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Happily Ever After
"True love stories never have endings."
Richard Bach
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Celebrate every day!
"Our wedding was many years ago.
The celebration continues to this day."
Gene Perret
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Togetherness
"A wedding is a start of togetherness... of walks in the rain, basking in the sunshine, shared meals, caring for one another and sensing the love that a marriage carries."
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From The Heart
"The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make not just on your wedding day, but over and over again and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife."
Barbara De Angelis
(American researcher on relationships and personal growth)
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How To Create A Beautiful
Medieval Wedding
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS
1.1 HOW MARRIAGES WERE ARRANGED
1.2 THE MEANINGS BEHIND WEDDING TRADITIONS
CHAPTER 2: PLANNING YOUR WEDDING
2.1 PLANNING & WORKING WITH A WEDDING BUDGET
2.2 TRADITIONAL WEDDING RESPONSIBILITIES
2.3 KEEPING TRACK OF EVERYTHING
2.4 GETTING ORGANIZED
ACCOMMODATIONS
BRIDAL ACCESSORIES AND JEWELRY
GUEST LIST
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY
STATIONARY
TRANSPORTATION
WEDDING ATTENDANTS
WEDDING ATTIRE
2.5 USING YOUR WEDDING BUDGET & EXPENSE WORKSHEETS
2.6 COMPARING WEDDING VENDORS AND SERVICES
2.7 DELEGATION OF TASKS
2.8 OTHER IMPORTANT WEDDING LISTS
2.9 BRIDE'S EMERGENCY KIT
2.10 WHOM TO TIP AT YOUR WEDDING
2.11 HELPFUL WEBSITES, BOOKS AND RESOURCES
CHAPTER 3: THE INVITATION
3.1 CREATING YOUR INVITATIONS
CHOOSING YOUR PAPER
LAYING OUT YOUR INVITATION DESIGN
ORDERING INVITATIONS FROM A PRINTER
3.2 WORDING YOUR INVITATIONS
3.3 COLORS AND FONTS
3.4 CELTIC SYMBOLS
3.5 HERALDIC DESIGNS
3.6 BORDERS AND MOTIFS
3.7 ADDITIONAL INVITATION TIPS
3.8 SEALING AND DELIVERING YOUR INVITATIONS
3.9 CREATIVE INVITATION IDEAS
3.10 BUYING YOUR INVITATIONS ONLINE
CHAPTER 4: THE WEDDING ATTIRE
4.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF MEDIEVAL ATTIRE
4.2 TIPS TO FOLLOW WHEN SHOPPING FOR A BRIDAL GOWN
4.3 MEDIEVAL CLOTHING TERMS
4.4 HELP FROM THE MOVIES
4.5 WHERE TO FIND COSTUMES LOCALLY
4.6 COSTUME ACCESSORIES
4.7 ACCESSORIES AND WEAPONRY ON THE WEB
4.8 LISTING OF COSTUME AND MEDIEVAL WEDDING GOWN SITES
CHAPTER 5: LOCATION IDEAS
5.1 IDEAS ON WHERE TO HOLD YOUR WEDDING AND RECEPTION
5.2 ASSESSING THE LOCATION FOR YOUR CEREMONY AND RECEPTION
5.3 LISTING OF SUGGESTED WEDDING LOCATION SITES
US LOCATIONS
CANADIAN LOCATIONS
LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
5.4 ADDITIONAL TIPS WHEN SEARCHING FOR A LOCATION
CHAPTER 6: THE CEREMONY
6.1 OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIEVAL CEREMONY
6.2 THE PRELUDE
6.3 THE PROCESSIONAL
6.4 THE CEREMONY
6.5 THE RECESSIONAL
6.6 THE CUSTOM OF HANDFASTING
CHAPTER 7: YOUR WEDDING PROGRAM
7.1 PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM
7.2 LAYOUT OF THE PROGRAM
CHAPTER 8: YOUR WEDDING VOWS
8.1 TRADITIONAL VOWS OR YOUR OWN?
8.2 SAMPLE PASSAGES
8.3 PASSAGES FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE
COLOSSIANS - CHAPTER 3
SOLOMON'S SONG - CHAPTER 2
ST. MARK - CHAPTER 10
8.4 FAMOUS POEMS
HOW DO I LOVE THEE?
THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE
THE NYMPH'S REPLY TO THE SHEPHERD
I WOULD LIVE IN YOUR LOVE
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY
THE KISS
WHY DO I LOVE YOU, SIR?
TO MY DEAR AND LOVING HUSBAND
LOVE SONG
WE TWO
CHEROKEE PRAYER
THE ART OF MARRIAGE
A MARRIAGE...
8.5 SHORT POEMS AND QUOTES
8.6 SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS
SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET XVIII
SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET XX
SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET LIV
8.7 SUGGESTED BOOKS TO READ
CHAPTER 9: FLOWERS AND GREENERY
9.1 THE BOUQUET OR NOT THE BOUQUET...THAT IS THE QUESTION
9.2 FLOWERS AND GREENERY USED
POPULAR HERBS USED IN BOUQUETS
9.3 ITEMS TO CARRY INSTEAD OF A FLOWER BOUQUET
9.4 COST SAVING TIPS FOR FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
9.5 RECOMMENDED READING
CHAPTER 10: DECORATIONS & FAVORS
10.1 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER BEFORE DECORATING
10.2 OUTDOOR DECORATING TIPS
10.3 INDOOR DECORATING TIPS
10.4 CENTERPIECES
10.5 WEDDING FAVORS
10.6 ONLINE RESOURCES FOR DECORATIONS AND FAVORS
CHAPTER 11: MUSIC SELECTIONS
11.1 MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AGES
11.2 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
11.3 TIPS ON HIRING A BAND OR OTHER LIVE MUSICIAN(S)
11.4 TIPS ON HIRING A DJ
11.5 MEDIEVAL MUSIC SOURCES ON THE INTERNET
11.6 SUGGESTED LISTING OF MUSIC AND SONGS
CHAPTER 12: ENTERTAINMENT
12.1 WHAT KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT SHOULD YOU HAVE?
12.2 GAMES, GAMES AND MORE GAMES
BACKGAMMON (CALLED TABLES IN THE MIDDLE AGES)
BLINDMAN'S BLUFF
CHECKERS (ALSO CALLED DRAUGHTS)
COURT OF LOVE
DICE
THE GAME OF FARKLE (DICE GAME)
HUMAN CHESS MATCH
TREASURE HUNT
MAZES
MAYPOLE DANCE
PASS THE PARCEL
HAVE THE GUESTS ENTERTAIN THE COUPLE
12.3 THE APPEAL OF TOURNAMENTS AND COMPETITIONS
THE JOUST
ARCHERY CONTESTS
BOWLS (SIMILAR TO BOCCIE)
CHARIOT RACES
DARTS
JAVELIN THROWING CONTEST
SWORD PLAY
TUG OF WAR
CHAPTER 13: THE WEDDING FEAST
13.1 OVERVIEW OF A MEDIEVAL FEAST
13.2 SET UP AND TABLE ETIQUETTE
13.3 MEDIEVAL FOOD LIST
13.4 SAMPLE MENUS
13.5 MEDIEVAL COOKBOOKS
CHAPTER 14: THE WEDDING CAKE
14.1 TIPS ON FINDING A GOOD CAKE DECORATOR
14.2 THE STYLE OF WEDDING CAKE
14.3 WEDDING CAKE VENDORS
14.4 WEDDING CAKE TOPPERS
CHAPTER 15: A PICTURE PERFECT WEDDING
15.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF FINDING A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR VIDEOGRAPHER
15.2 CHOOSING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER
15.3 CHOOSING YOUR VIDEOGRAPHER
CHAPTER 16: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
16.1 REFERENCE BOOKS
16.2 COMPUTER SOFTWARE
16.3 HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARIES - VHS & DVD FORMATS
16.4 ONLINE WEB SITE RESOURCES
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