ady Yvette & Lord Ansgar - Wedding
Day
Lady Yvette
and Lord Ansgar had chosen Hatton Village Hall in Warwick for
their medieval wedding reception. Yvette had set ideas for her
wedding day and her husband Ansgar being German meant half of
the invited guests were to be treated to something they had
never been to before.
Fighting knights, medieval minstrels
and medieval dancing were only some of the entertainment planned
for their special day. Yvette looked a vision in red and Ansgar
every much the handsome knight to claim her hand in marriage.
Ansgar tried to help some of his guests became an interpreter
for some of the rules of the banquet which enabled everyone to
join in the fun. Yvette and Ansgar looked every part the grand
couple seated in their thrones with brave knights to watch over
them and as their guests were asked to beg for salt this was all
good fun for the guests who were to participate in the rules of
the banquet which included rules of the stocks.
With a menu
of spit roast pork, honey glazed chickens and honey baked
vegetables the menu was much appreciated even if all the guests
had was a wooden platter wooden spoon and dagger to help them
through their step back in time. After the
jester juggler fool entertained the guest with his foolery and
Merlin the magician bemused the children there was the ultimate
sword fight in honour of Yvette which the guests of both
nationalities really enjoyed and understood. The royal
minstrels then gathered everyone together for medieval dancing
before the hand fasting ceremony. Everyone was the lured to a
small cops across the road for a stunning hand fasting ceremony
in the heart of a wood with an ivy covered floor and abundance
of candles scattered to lead the way.
This was to
be the high light of the night where Ansgar and Yvette were
bound together in front of all their friends and families in an
age old tradition. Special bread was baked and as part of the
ceremony was given out to all the guests to be part of their
hand fasting ceremony. The forest was electric and a special
moment happened for Yvette and Ansgar to seal their love and
their amazing wedding day.
To end the
night the guests danced the night away to a robin hood themed
disco and a display of English and German assorted foods and
medieval ales and mead from the black rat tavern. Again the sun
cast a heavenly glow upon Yvette and Ansgar's nuptial
celebrations.
Glowing
comments from Yvette and Ansgar's letter to Princess Valaria
on their day were:
''Just a letter to say an enormous
thank you for creating an absolutely wonderful medieval banquet
and medieval merry making for our wedding day. Ansgar and I
thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on our special day and would not
have wanted it any other way. My children thought the day was
great and I am sure that extends to all children present. We
have recieved many compliments regarding the day on how unusual
and different the day was and how well enjoyed. In particular my
father the wedding photographer and as a course of his work has
attended many weddings and it was not just bias that found him
to say that is the best wedding he has ever been to!
Many guest
commented on how beautiful the hand fasting ceremony was. I'm so
glad that we discovered the little woodland opposite it was a
beautiful setting, I can easily say I would love to have the
wedding again and would highly recommend Fantaysia to anyone who
was considering a wedding or medieval party of any kind. The
entertainment was superb and the organisation incredibly
friendly.
Once again
thank you very much and best wishes for your future
endeavours.''
Yvette and
Ansgar.