Castle weddings, wedding reception ideas

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Wedding receptions at Hedingham Castle

Whether its the marriage, a civil ceremony or the reception too, this is the perfect medieval setting for those wishing to get married in a castle. Not just another 'wedding website' Hedingham provides a full service making your day the most magical and memorable of a lifetime. If your idea was marriage in a castle, let us host your reception too.

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Castle weddings, civil ceremonies and wedding receptions in medieval surroundings

Traditionally, the bridegroom or his family was expected to provide the newlyweds with a home that the bride and her family were then expected to furnish. A bride's dowry traditionally was compensation for being taken care of for the rest of her life. People received gifts at their first wedding to help them set up a home for their new life together. It is considered that couples going through second marriages already have all the trappings of modern life and do not require the gifts usually received at a first wedding though often this is not the case as many people come out of marriages with nothing.

Traditional items include things like ornate bottle-stoppers, cake servers, and serving spoons. Such items are intended to be a keepsake from the wedding guests rather than something they will actually use in everyday life.

Choosing wedding thank you gifts for parents of both the bride and groom should not be a difficult task. Since both the bride and groom know their parents well enough to be able to decide what to give them, the wedding thank you gifts for parents are normally knowing statements of gratitude from their children. Choosing your ideal wedding gifts should be done with your guests in mind.

For example, if you have a large number of young or student guests you may want to ask for wedding gifts that can be bought at a lower price or get creative and use those peoples skills to make presents for you be it photographs, paintings or humorous sculptures.

Traditional etiquette says that you can take up to a year following the wedding to give a wedding present. Traditional wedding gifts don't have to be boring or predictable. There are reasons why traditional wedding presents endure year after year - they are things that the couple is likely to appreciate and remember but can be brought upto date with a modern twist, such as engraved gifts.