Renaissance Wedding: Finding the Right Ceremony Site

While some things for your Renaissance wedding may be more important to you than others, the biggest one to set the mood is your ceremony site. Any place can be made to have the look and feel you want; it just takes the right decorations. Something that could save you a lot of money here could be having your wedding at your local Renaissance Faire. The buildings, minister (if you don’t use your own), decorations, workers, and other small details will already be in place without you having to do anything. This can be a huge time and money saver. You won’t have to decorate the chapel to look old, and thus not spend the money on those Renaissance wedding decorations. There is a down and upside to this route. 

The biggest downside can be the cost. They can range from $500-5000 or more depending on all the amenities the faire offers. These prices may seem steep but they usually are package deals offering entrance tickets, food, and other things. Plus you will have on-site entertainment with what your local festival offers, which is no extra cost to you. These packages, however, can be a problem if you have a big guest list. Many of them are only for only for 25-50 guests, which includes the bride, groom, attendants, officiate (if you chose not to use the one provided by the festival), photographer, etc. Of course you can purchase additional tickets, usually at a discount rate. This can get expensive but at the same time not nearly as a traditional wedding because you would not be paying for other aspects of a reception. So it could cost the same or even less. It really can depend on what kind of reception you want to have. 

At the same time you could want to have the festival for your ceremony backdrop but not consider it important for the reception. This could change your costs and help if you have a bigger guest list since then you could trade in value of the extras for more tickets, provided your festival allows this.