Consider these considerations for your Renaissance festival wedding:

• You may want to invite guests to come to the ceremony in period costume. Guests can arrive with their own costumes or see if your festivals has rentals available.

• Announce your upcoming wedding with a letter well in advance of the event to allow guests to mark the date on their calendars and to being thinking about possible costumes.

• Consider making your “save the date” letter as well as your invitations in period style! Parchment paper, special fonts (such as Percival) and more make the invitation your guests’ first glimpse of the Renaissance style they’ll enjoy at the festival. Invitations don’t have to be a pricey undertaking; you can even make letters and invitations on your computer, selecting period fonts.

• Ask your Renaissance festival if they have special wedding tours for brides and grooms to have a look at the possible ceremony venues.

• Ask the festival’s wedding planner when they’ll need a final guest count.