The zaniness of our wedding is enough to keep anyone occupied! The original plan of going small has gone out the window, and so has the traditional white dress and tux. Our wedding will feature a jousting tournament in our honor, toasting goblets, and a visit from the king and queen. Yes, we are having our wedding at a renaissance festival!
Involved Fiance
I really lucked out with D. He actually insists on being a part of the wedding planning! However, he is desperately oblivious to wedding traditions. He didn't go to many growing up, and they were all Jewish and had a different set of customs. I have to explain some common sense ideas to him, such as that wedding guests will come expecting food and a wedding cake. He didn't even understand the symbology behind the bouquet toss. He doesn't want to do anything without a purpose, so I have to explain everything and put my foot down on a few things I consider important. Although I'm grateful he isn't sitting back and just saying "yes dear", I wish he just understood some basic wedding traditions.
Food Debacle
The first major problem we encountered was the rule that no outside food was allowed into the festival, meaning no catering! I couldn't cope with the idea of inviting 100 people and telling them that we can't feed them! I tried everything to negotiate with these festival people. 'Could we bring cold appetizer food?' 'Could the festival provide food at the reception?' 'Can the caterers provide their own portable hotplates to keep the food fresh?' All denied. I still think it's tacky as hell, but we compromised on buying food coupons for people and encouraging them to bring festival food back to the reception area. It's still better than telling people they are on their own for food at a wedding, but I cringe at the thought of it. It has been a source of disagreement between D and I.
Not a White Dress
Wedding stores don't exactly sell renaissance attire. Besides, I've sewn costumes for over 3 years! There was no way I was going to buy my wedding dress; I'm going to make it instead. IN the next couple of weeks actually, I am going to spend some time with my bridesmaids so we can all finish our dresses together. I'm still figuring out how to adjust for the 5 month baby bump I will have, but we agree it's probably best to make the bulk of it before I'm too far along to even bend.
These are just a few of the challenges we are dealing with concerning this wedding. There are of course more details, but it isn't what this blog is about.
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