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Elizabethan Weddings

Elizabethan Weddings. By Alyssa and Yvonne. Background. Age of consent: boys: 14, girls: 12 One of the woman’s most important days in her life and brought prestige to their families Women had very little input in the wedding compared to current weddings

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Elizabethan Weddings

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  1. Elizabethan Weddings By Alyssa and Yvonne

  2. Background • Age of consent: boys: 14, girls: 12 • One of the woman’s most important days in her life and brought prestige to their families • Women had very little input in the wedding compared to current weddings • Children of land owners were to marry to increase land area • Couples would meet for the first time on their wedding day • Weddings held at the local church

  3. Background • Bridegroom: the man to be married • Bride: the woman to be married • Dowry: the money or goods the bride’s family gave to the bridegroom • The marriage had to be announced on 3 different holy days and Sundays, allowing time for objection • Wife became husband’s property • For custom, the bride’s family would give their future husband a picture of the bride

  4. Background • No wedding invitations needed: people would just attend • Gifts were occasional • Marriage was not based on love, but more of a contract • Marriage bond: contract of security and proved to the Bishop that the marriage was lawful • Grooms father had to agree to marriage

  5. Food • It was custom to celebrate with exotic foods such as peacock • Bread and sweet meats were served • People only drank ale or wine

  6. Clothing: Bride • Didn’t wear white wedding dresses- they wore gowns which had to cover their entire body • Cloak was worn as an outer garment • Only nobility could afford velvet, satin and corduroy • Wedding garments made from flax, cotton or wool • Occasionally, a corset (woman’s tightly fitting undergarment extending from below the chest to the hips) was worn • A chemise or a shift (dress hanging straight from the shoulders) was worn under the gown • Necklaces were often worn to attract attention to the bride’s breasts • Necks and cuffs were decorated with silk or linen ruffs • Fresh flowers were essential to clothing and hair

  7. Clothing: Bride • Girls were allowed to wear their hair loose, but once they were married it had to be kept under a bonnet • Wealthy brides wore garments with jewels, gold and silver thread • It was traditional to carry a bouquet • No one wore yellow because it was a sign of mourning

  8. Clothing: Bride

  9. Clothing: Bridegroom • Wore their best clothes • Doublet (high, tight collar), breeches (trousers), hose (trousers), box pleated neck ruff (high, tight collar with ruffs), codpiece (pouch attached to man’s breeches) , cloaks, and boots • Short shift (dress like undergarment) as undergarment • Velvet, satin, and corduroy were worn by nobles • No one wore yellow because it was a sign of mourning

  10. Clothing: Bridegroom

  11. Ceremony • There was a bridal procession made up of musicians • Ceremony was solemn • Families of the couple would sometimes celebrate with a feast • The couple was wished a long and happy life

  12. Connection to Romeo and Juliet In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet was forcing Juliet to marry Paris, whom she didn’t want to marry or love. In the Elizabethan age, the daughter was the father’s property and didn’t have a choice in marriage. He wanted Juliet to marry Paris because he was a wealthy man which would bring prestige and wealth to her family. The marriage wouldn’t be based on love, but more of a contract. Juliet instead married Romeo, at the age of 13, almost 14 as Romeo was 16. For their wedding, they were expected to wear their best gowns. Lord Capulet gave Lord Montague a dowry after he found outthat Juliet actually married Romeo, which was customary in their time.

  13. Works Cited • Anderson, Liz. “History of Weddings” New Zealand Wedding Information. 2009. December 13 , 2012. http://www.nz-wedding.info/index.php/history-of-weddings • “Before the Clearances: 17th and 18th Century Scottish Costume” jimandsandi. December 17 , 2012. http://www.jimandsandi.com/scotdress.html • “Cartwheel Neck Ruff SCA Renaissance Custom ECW Elizabethan Fancy Dress faire” Ebay. October 1, 2012. December 18, 2012. < http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cartwheel-Neck-Ruff-SCA-Renaissance-Custom-ECW-Elizabethan-Fancy-Dress-faire-/110743594855 >

  14. Works Cited • “Chemises” renfairshoppe. December 17 , 2012. http://renfairshoppe.com/chemises.html • “Elizabethan Wedding Customs” william-shakespeare.info. 2005. December 13 , 2012. http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-wedding-customs.htm • “Elizabethan Wedding Gown” deviantart. December 17 , 2012. <http://miuchuu.deviantart.com/art/Elizabethan-Wedding-Gown-130151543 >

  15. Works Cited • Etsy. 2012. December 18 , 2012. <http://www.etsy.com/shop/firebugz1?sold_listing_id=88881307 > • “Hanging with the Locals_Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.” Hereandthere40. November 17, 2011. December 17, 2012. http://hereandthere40.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/hanging-with-the-locals_rio-negro-amazonas-brazil/ • “Jama Rattigan’s Alphabet Soup” livejournal. December 17 , 2012. http://jamarattigan.livejournal.com/379982.html

  16. Works Cited • “Leather Renaissance Doublet” houseofanoria. December 17 , 2004. December 17 , 2012. http://www.houseofanoria.com/leather_renaissance_doublet.htm • “Marriage Ceremonies in Elizabethan England” wikispaces. 2012. December 13 , 2012. http://elizabethan-england.wikispaces.com/Marriage+ceremonies+in+Elizabethan+England • “Marriage Customs in Elizabethan Era.” eHow. December 17, 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/info_8707748_marriage-customs-elizabethan-era.html >

  17. Works Cited • “Medieval Patterns For Men” longago. December 18 , 2012. http://www.longago.com/medievalmen.html • “Tasting Notes: Harveys Elizabethan Ale- #OpenIt. No.2” Folk and Ale. December 7, 2010. December 17 , 2012. <res://ieframe.dll/acr_error.htm#folkale.com,http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-harveys-elizabethan-ale-openit-no-2/ > • “Women’s Medieval” longago. December 17 , 2012. http://www.longago.com/medievalwomen.html

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