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The Castle
Wedding
Planner
How to Be a Princess Bride
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Grace Sydney & Paris Permenter
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Table of Contents
How to Be a Princess Bride...........................................................................................i
Table of Contents...............................................................................................................................iv
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................i
Part One: Making Decisions About Your Castle Wedding..........................................1
Questions for Each Other About the Wedding..................................................................................2
Questions about Guests......................................................................................................................4
Questions about Cost..........................................................................................................................5
Wedding Preferences..........................................................................................................................6
Choosing a Destination.......................................................................................................................3
Destination Worksheet..................................................................................................................4
Questions about Destinations Away from Home.............................................................................5
Choosing a Castle...............................................................................................................................6
Choosing a Site Within the Castle.....................................................................................................8
Castle Comparison Worksheet.........................................................................................................10
Wedding Coordinators......................................................................................................................12
Wedding Dance Trivia.....................................................................................................................13
Independent Wedding Planners........................................................................................................14
Wedding Coordinator Comparison Worksheet...............................................................................16
Interview with Wedding Planner Anne Lanier................................................................................16
Questions for Other Brides...............................................................................................................20
Recommendations Worksheet.....................................................................................................21
Castle Hotel Weddings.....................................................................................................................23
Site Inspections.................................................................................................................................25
Wedding Regulations.......................................................................................................................26
Flower Power....................................................................................................................................28
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Part Two: Planning Your Castle Wedding...............................................................29
Wedding Dress Designers................................................................................................................30
Interview with Katrina Marie Designs 30
Interview with MaidenFaire 31
Interview with Something Else Studio 34
Your Bridal Party..............................................................................................................................36
Flowers & Decorations.....................................................................................................................36
Flower Meanings..............................................................................................................................37
Regarding the Officiant....................................................................................................................38
The Wedding Ceremony...................................................................................................................39
Wedding Photographer.....................................................................................................................40
Wedding Colors................................................................................................................................41
Videographer.....................................................................................................................................42
High Tech Hitching..........................................................................................................................43
Wedding Music.................................................................................................................................46
Wedding Music Suggested For Castle Weddings by Howl-O........................................................47
Music Suggestions from Harpist Moira Stern.................................................................................48
Questions to Ask When Hiring a Musician.....................................................................................50
Music Worksheet..............................................................................................................................52
Music Suggestions from Dorian Mirth............................................................................................53
Considerations about Pre-recorded Music.......................................................................................54
Did You Know…..............................................................................................................................54
Part Three: Planning Your Castle Reception 55
Lovey Dovey.....................................................................................................................................57
Reception Food & Beverage............................................................................................................58
Reception Worksheet...................................................................................................................60
Reception Questions for Historically Themed Receptions.............................................................61
Historically Themed Receptions......................................................................................................61
Part Four: Your Wedding Guests 62
Printer Comparison Worksheet........................................................................................................64
Guest Newsletter...............................................................................................................................65
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Guest List..........................................................................................................................................67
Newspaper Announcements.............................................................................................................68
Newspaper Announcement Worksheet............................................................................................69
Part Five: Budgeting for Your Castle Wedding........................................................70
Budget Worksheets...........................................................................................................................71
Part Six: Timelines for Your Castle Wedding...........................................................73
Part Seven: Faxable Forms....................................................................................77
Forms.................................................................................................................................................78
Part Eight: Castle Wedding Venues 83
CALIFORNIA..................................................................................................................................84
COLORADO....................................................................................................................................93
GEORGIA.......................................................................................................................................100
ILLINOIS........................................................................................................................................101
INDIANA........................................................................................................................................103
KANSAS.........................................................................................................................................105
LOUISIANA...................................................................................................................................105
MAINE............................................................................................................................................107
MARYLAND.................................................................................................................................108
MASSACHUSSETS......................................................................................................................112
MICHIGAN....................................................................................................................................116
MINNESOTA.................................................................................................................................118
MISSISSIPPI..................................................................................................................................120
NEBRASKA...................................................................................................................................120
NEW HAMPSHIRE.......................................................................................................................121
NEVADA........................................................................................................................................123
NEW JERSEY................................................................................................................................123
NEW YORK...................................................................................................................................126
NORTH CAROLINA.....................................................................................................................133
OHIO...............................................................................................................................................135
OKLAHOMA.................................................................................................................................140
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OREGON........................................................................................................................................140
PENNSYLVANIA.........................................................................................................................141
RHODE ISLAND...........................................................................................................................146
TENNESSEE..................................................................................................................................147
TEXAS............................................................................................................................................148
UTAH..............................................................................................................................................153
VERMONT.....................................................................................................................................153
VIRGINIA......................................................................................................................................155
WASHINGTON.............................................................................................................................156
CANADA........................................................................................................................................161
CARIBBEAN.................................................................................................................................164
EUROPEAN CASTLES................................................................................................................166
ENGLAND.....................................................................................................................................166
IRELAND.......................................................................................................................................173
NORTHERN IRELAND................................................................................................................177
SCOTLAND...................................................................................................................................178
WALES...........................................................................................................................................187
AUSTRALIA..................................................................................................................................188
NEW ZEALAND...........................................................................................................................190
SOUTH AFRICA...........................................................................................................................191
Appendix A: Renaissance Faire Wedding Venues........................................................................192
Appendix B: Marriage Regulations Around the World................................................................204
Appendix C: Online Renaissance Resources.................................................................................210
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Introduction
Would you like to get married in castle? Around the world, you’ll find castles as
well as Renaissance faires that offer on-site help to plan your wedding, from
details like the wedding license to extras such as music and photos. Whether the
special day involves just the two of you or whether you’ll be inviting friends and
relatives to join in the occasion, castle weddings can be a way to create wonderful
memories (and spectacular wedding pictures!)
For some couples, castle weddings are chosen as a site for a very traditional
wedding, complete with elegant music, appreciative guests, and a backdrop that’s
unforgettable.
For other couples, castle weddings—especially Renaissance faire events—are
chosen as a type of destination wedding, a chance to have a wedding without the
details of a more traditional wedding.
And for some couples, castle weddings provide the backdrop for the theme
wedding of their dreams. Whether you’d like to surround yourself with the
atmosphere of the Renaissance or Victorian time periods, you’ll find castle venues
that will happily provide the setting for your theme wedding (and many will even
help guide you with costume selection and props.)
Whatever type of castle wedding appeals to the two of you, we hope that you’ll
find plenty of ideas in this workbook. We have compiled this book following
hundreds of interviews with wedding planners, castle managers, food and
beverage managers, travel agents, and brides just like you.
Work through this book together and, like the life that lies ahead of you, tackle
the questions one by one to create a day that you’ll always remember.
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