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Themed Weddings
If you are getting married, all of us at Props n Frocks say 'congratulations' and wish you well in the future. If you have been invited to a themed wedding, we say 'lucky you', you will have a day to remember!
How Can Props n Frocks Help You & Your Guests?
If you or your guests are local to us in Essex, we suggest you pop in and have a look at our huge range. You can register your wedding and we will allocate you with 10% OFF discount cards that you can put in with your wedding invitations. These cards can only be used against hire costumes and not accessories or costumes that we sell.
If you are not local, we offer a full mail order service. You and your guests can book individually or as a bulk booking, it is really up to you. The 10% discount offer, as above, will apply if you register your wedding with us.
We know how stressful organising a wedding can be, with Props n Frocks, you can be confident in us providing you with:
- Top Quality Costumes
- Fantastic Advise and Customer Service Available 7 Days a Week
- Collection & Pick Up Service, if required
Why Have A Themed Wedding?
- It's different & unique to you and your partner
- Pictures look fantastic
- Guests do not need to spend a fortune on new clothes, shoes and hats, all of which cost a fortune
- Breaks barriers down between the two sets of guests.
Things To Consider For Your Fancy Dress Wedding
- Choose your theme carefully.
- Think about the ages of your guests
- Are there going to be many children?
- How far are you going to take your theme?
What Theme Are You Going To Choose?
Medieval Weddings
Probably the most common theme for a wedding is medieval. However, because the majority of your guests will not know the difference between a medieval and a Tudor costume there will probably be a mixture of these periods. Is this going to worry you? If yes, we suggest that you provide your guests with a guide to the type of costume that you would like them to wear. Please see our section on historical fashion
A Medieval / Tudor themed wedding is a good choice as it does allow for guests of all ages and sizes to feel included and comfortable. A good range of children's costumes are readily available. A Medieval or Tudor wedding will suit a church wedding (if the church has suitable architecture) or a wedding in an appropriate era country house or venue.
The theming can continue to include goblets for drinking, hog roasts, the venue decorated with flags and banners, jesters and jousters for entertainment. The list goes on and on.
Plus points for a Medieval / Tudor Wedding
- Good choice of costumes
- Suitable for all ages
- Suits many venues
- Loads of scope to theme entire day
Minus points for a Medieval / Tudor wedding
- Guests may get confused with costume era
- Hot in the summer
- Men may moan about tights!
Show me Medieval / Tudor Costumes
1940s Weddings
If you are looking for a nostalgic day, then a 1940s wedding may be for you. For more information about the 1940s style of clothing please see our 40s fashion history section.
We know of one 1940s themed wedding where the invitation was a copied ration card. Guests had to bring the card with them to get food from the buffet. This is one theme that will take a little research to get right, but blackouts at any windows and air raid sirens will all add to a brilliant wedding.
Plus points for a 1940s wedding
- Your older guests will look it
- Scope to theme to create the right look.
Minus points for a 1940s wedding
- Original clothing and uniforms tend to be very small, so larger sized guests may struggle to get costumes to fit
- Can be difficult to source children's fancy dress suitable for the era
Show me 1940s Costumes
Fancy Dress Weddings
Many of our customers chose to have a general fancy dress wedding. Fancy dress seems to help break down barriers between your guests and the party starts from the word go. With no set theme, you could end up with a wild selection of costumes. One idea, is to say that all guests have to dress in a costume that is both of your first letters of your names. For example, my name is Adele, so costumes have to be something to do with A (alpine Girl).
Plus points for a general fancy dress wedding
- Huge selection for your guests
- Every age and size will be able to find something
Guests do not need to hire, but may be able to produce their own costume
- Huge fun
Minus points of a general fancy dress wedding
- Costumes may be a mishmash of styles
Show me Fancy Dress Costumes
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