The real medieval wedding tradition that feels straight out of Westeros

While Game of Thrones showed the worst side of the bedding ceremony in its third season, the historical tradition is a little ...

The Medieval Marriage Ceremony That Sounds Completely Made Up (But Isn't)

In medieval Europe, couples sometimes got married without attending their own wedding. Here's how proxy marriages actually ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Couple marry in ceremony at medieval fair that 'literally ties bride and groom together' as alternative weddings bloom

When Kirilee Chapman and Michael Sargeant were planning their wedding, they considered having the ceremony at a comic con or even a zoo. But when Kirilee, a history teacher at Mount Gambier in SA's ...
The New York Times

Medieval-Inspired Weddings Are Back in Style

The medieval wedding theme might seem unusual to some. But Olivia Healy and Jamie Ryder, a 29-year-old freelance writer, are hardly the only couple looking to the past to find inspiration for their ...
Business Insider

An amateur metal detectorist thought he found a candy wrapper in the mud. It turned out to be a medieval gold wedding band in near-perfect condition worth $47,000.

In 2019, David Board surveyed the grounds of a pasture field near Thorncombe, Dorset, in England and happened upon what he believed to be a candy wrapper. Upon closer inspection, the 69-year-old metal ...