YOUR GUIDE TO ARRANGING A SUCCESSFUL

MEDIEVAL BANQUET

REVISION AND AMENDMENTS

Date	Page	Issue	Description	Author	Revision Details
12/10/07	1	1	New Issue	www.medievalhire.co.uk

1 - CONTENTS

REVISION AND AMENDMENTS. 2

1 - CONTENTS. 3

2 – WHEN WILL YOU NEED THIS BOOKLET?. 5

2.1 Event Organising. 5

2.2 How to Choose the Right Options for Your Budget 5

2.3 How to Contact Us. 5

3 - INVITATIONS. 5

3.1 Sending Invitations to Your Guests. 5

3.2 Postal Invitations. 5

3.3 Email Invitation Templates. 5

4 - VENUES. 6

4.1 Venue Finding. 6

4.3 Outside Venues. 6

4.3 Layout of Your Banquet 6

5 –DECORATION AND EFFECTS. 7

5.1 Reviewing the Venue. 7

5.2 Lighting. 7

5.3 Sound Systems. 7

5.4 Properties and Room Decoration. 8

6 - COSTUMES. 9

6.1 Staff Costumes. 9

6.2 Guest Costumes. 9

7 - CATERING. 9

7.1 Choosing a Caterer 9

7.2 Medieval Crockery. 9

7.3 Hog Roast 9

8 - CHARACTERS. 10

8.1 How the Characters work. 10

8.2 A King and Queen/Chamberlain. 10

8.3 Alehouse innkeeper & wife. 10

8.4 Court Jester 10

9 - ENTERTAINMENT. 10

9.1 Planning Your Entertainment 10

9.2 Medieval Musicians. 10

9.3 Trumpeters – Court Heralds. 10

10 – GAMES AND ACTIVITIES. 10

10.1 How to Organise Your Games. 10

10.2 Heads and Tails. 10

10.3 Juggling competition. 11

10.4 Physical Contortion. 11

10.5 Plate Spin. 11

10.6 Historic Medieval Quiz. 11

10.7 Ye Olde Limerick. 11

10.4