Wedding Invitations

For a Renaissance/courtly wedding, invitations are sent on scrolls and the groom arrives as a knight in shining armor atop a horse. Entertainment can include a jester and court dancers, and the setting could be a castle, chateau, or ballroom decorated like an Old English inn.

At a Roaring ‘20s wedding, guests come in costume, members of the wedding party dress as flappers or men of the mob, the DJ teaches guests the Charleston, and the newlyweds drive off in an antique car.

In a ‘50’s theme wedding, female attendants wear bobby socks and poodle skirts and male attendants sport letterman sweaters or leather jackets. A milkshake bar or soda fountain, Elvis and sock hop music or a jukebox, and ‘50s memorabilia can add to the ambiance. Serve food that you would find at a dinner, such as burgers, fries, and egg creams.

A disco/’70s-era wedding can be fun (if you have the guts!). The groom and groomsmen could wear ruffled shirts and polyester tuxedoes and the bridal party could dress in platform shoes, tube tops, and bell bottoms. Add a disco ball and colored lights, Saturday Night Fever music, and Afros and big feathered hairdos.

Other time-period themes include medieval, colonial, or caveman.