Lord Thompson Manor Touch of the Renaissance
Dec 10th, 2009 by Lord Thompson Manor
The Renaissance, famed for revitalizing the arts and sciences after the centuries-long Dark Ages, can be the perfect source of inspiration for a Wedding. Some Brides and Grooms throw themselves headfirst into the theme, with period costume, turkey legs and ambling minstrels—but at the Lord Thompson Manor, couples don’t have to travel through time to celebrate the Renaissance. They can just incorporate a few of the following touches into their Weddings, and otherwise enjoy the marvels of modern food, fabrics and toiletries.
Renaissance art can help set a cultured, elegant tone for a Wedding. The Wedding Stationery could feature prints of artwork or photographs of statues by such famous artists as Raphael, da Vinci and Michelangelo. Renaissance art can influence the Bride’s choice of Wedding Colors, if she incorporates some of the rich but muted reds and blues of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, highlighted with touches of gold and defined with the chocolate brown and navy of the Mona Lisa.
The Renaissance can also inform the Bride’s choices when it comes to her floral arrangements. Bouquets could be tied together with ribbon, or even twine. Renaissance-inspired arrangements could include thistle, heather, marigold, lilies and—of course—roses. However, these arrangements could be bolstered with herbs; in the Renaissance, it was a common practice for Brides to carry sage, dill and rosemary down the aisle. They also often wore wreaths of flowers instead of veils. Finally, ivy is the perfect addition to Renaissance-inspired floral arrangements.