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The
Wedding Feast (all pictures are "clickable")
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The
Wedding Feast (all pictures are "clickable")
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Thanks to Kim, our wedding planner, and her helpers, we had a most scrumptious feast. Although not necessarily made in an old world way, we served the same kinds of food that might have been found on a table during the renaissance. (Above: Kim (on right leaning over table) chats with her servers before the feast begins.)
 Billie and Cindy |
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 Lily |
 Billie and Mike |
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 Baron Heinrich VonLauffer |
 Steven, Lily and Paula chat while mom Cindy watches. |
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 The guests are served! |
 Billie, Cindy and Bob at the wedding table. Greg returns with a refill. |
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 Pedro and Muriel chat at dinner. |
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Wedding Cake We have a separate page
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Our Table
Plates, Bowls and Mugs.
Setting a renaissance table can be tricky. For a few dollars more, Kim offered us the
option of renting the "woodware". It's another good reason to have a faire
wedding. Most will have this option. Pewter tableware is also popular. You can purchase it
yourself, but it's expensive and probably would only be suited for buying a set for the
bride and groom, possibly the wedding party. Of course, there's the added bonus of keeping
it. But if you end up having to purchase, you could always use earthen stoneware for your
guests and buy the wood/pewter for yourself. Pottery is appropriate, but maybe not so much
with an outside wedding and children running about.
Anyway, we didn't eat directly on the wooden bowls. We had plasticware to place on top. Since we were just renting them, it was no problem for me. We also had wooden and pewter mugs and also plastic flutes for champagne.
Silverware is a funny thing. Yes, we did, indeed, have forks which only became really popular after the 17th century. Until then, it was just spoons, knives and your fingers. Check out the Myth page below for more detail. However, we decided not to take our guests and families that far out on the limb. I'll let you decide!
Flowers. Lots of ivy and wildflowers. You don't want your flowers to look too "perfect". A mixed bouquet will reflect the times. You could also do water bowls with floating flowers. Use candles in gold, yellow, bronze, pewter or silver holders. Kim found these glorious faux-bronze vases. She also had wooden pitchers. Really weathered and rough. It was perfect. Check out yard sales for ideas. Or try Target, WallyMart or sometimes dollar stores will have unique finds if they have a gardening department.
Links to Ren Food and
Medieval Recipes
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Ren Food Interest
Merchants - Items to Purchase
