Anyway, I wanted to extend a hand. I just planned an Irish themed wedding, complete with bag pipes. It turned out really nice. We visited several Highlands Festivals (can also be useful for a Medieval, Renaissance type of theme, since Celtic Lore was as much a part of the styles and beliefs of the time as it was for the Scottish and Irish.), and I frequented SO MANY sites on how to plan an ‘Irish Wedding’. I just googled ‘Irish Themed Wedding’ ideas, and it turned up a lot of sites.

Here is a good site for a bunch of links and ideas on Medieval wedding themes:
http://www.askginka.com/themes/medieval_renaissancetheme.htm

Also, a great site to help get oranized is:
http://www.weddingchannel.com

And another for products and such:
http://www.exclusivelyweddings.com/store/dynamicIndex.asp

I ordered my invites from David’s Bridal’s website, only because I found the style I wanted with a claddaugh at the top. It fit perfectly. But there are SEVERAL sites that offer wedding invites for this theme. Here are two that I found through a quick google of ‘Medieval Wedding Invitations’:
http://www.ashtonweddinginvitations.com/statres.nsf/browsecatalog.html?OpenForm&b=Theme&c=Medieval

And one last link I have found:
http://weddings.about.com/cs/bridesandgrooms/a/Medieval.htm

I found that for my themed wedding, it was best to have the ceremony completely themed, and leave the reception with just touches of the theme. I didn’t go all out and have Irish food (Shephards Pie, ect), and Irish music through the whole thing. I just added the touches in the cake (it was COVERED in shamrocks on the top layer, and then scattered on the other layers), flutes, and a TINY bit in the decor (green table cloths with white linens). I thought it best to let the people have a great time, eat some great and familiar food, and boogie to well known music. It was much easier planning the reception around our guests, and making them comfortable, than it was planning around our interests… we just kept minimal details. Heck, ‘our’ song wasn’t even Irish.

But it was completely Irish with the ceremony and honeymoon (we actually spent a week in Ireland). I found it more important for the two of us to celebrate our interests and heritage in the most intimate portions of our celebration, and allow the guests to have fun and be relaxed without wondering why I was serving turkey legs and brie.

I really hope this helps…. Congrats and best of luck. If you need anything, let me know. Just been there and done all of that And trust me, you’re going about it the right way - it’s easier with a theme, and knowing what you want.

God bless and keep you both…..