French Circa 1800 wedding?

Question

Question....

I'm an Event Planner, and a new client has asked that we provide food and decoration for her wedding reception. Problem is, her theme is 'French Circ 1800's' :-/ I tried first doing research on the net to get an idea of what this would be, but have found nothing. My next step is the Public Library. Would anyone know what a French 18th Century wedding would entail!?

Thankx

Answer 1

You should probably ask her to describe what's in her mind, because her idea of French 1800 might not even be historically accurate. Napoleon and Josephine Bonaparte lived around that time. You could get clues from paintings of them.

Answer 2

1800 weddings were both simple but extremely elegant. The Bride traditionally wore all lace gowns and large hats with sheer covers. The food was the whole thing not like today when it's the ceremony that seems most important. Usually these types of wedding meant many courses of food. For example; if the wedding ended around 4pm then you would serve light snacks such as a chocolate fountain and fruit and small cakes. to be followed by a lavish salad bar and quiches, finger sandwiches, etc. at a late hour such as 8:00pm the main meal would arrive with large roasts, tons of veggies and sauces of all types. At approx. 11pm comes the refresher course of soups, fruit served in a champagne glass and covered by champagne, etc. Last but not least at midnight is the cutting of the cake and this is where the origin of a heavy rich wedding cake came from. It is usually served with a thick hot sauce and tons of whip cream.

Answer 3

Try googling 1800 French Couture. I saw a beautiful French1800 wedding gown.

Answer 4

I think it means you get to charge her LOTS of money..

Also, you may want to check with your client. Unless she's a French history buff, her idea of what she wants may be quite different from reality.

Good luck, sounds like you have a real winner on your hands.