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Nestled near the Iowa town of Urbandale is a little piece of the 1800s: Living History Farms, an interactive outdoor history museum! When you visit Living History Farms, it truly feels like stepping back in time. You can eat a family- style dinner, watch an old-fashioned baseball game (played with rules from 1876), and even attend a pioneer wedding. The wedding is one of our favorite events at 1850 Farm, one of several working farm sites and building replicas throughout the museum. Because Darin just shared details of his daughters’ modern Iowa weddings, we thought it would be fun to explore these old-school traditions.
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Here are just a few surprising facts about 1800s-era pioneer weddings:
• THE BRIDE DIDN’T USUALLY WEAR A WHITE DRESS. In one photoshoot from Living History Farms, you can see a bride dressed in blue with a sun bonnet and bouquet of wildflowers. • MOST WEDDINGS WEREN’T HELD IN CHURCHES. Instead, couples celebrate their union outdoors or in the bride’s home. According to Living History Farms, “Weddings could be performed either by a minister or a justice of the peace, and the date of the wedding was often determined by their availability.” • DINNER WAS … UNUSUAL. In addition to typical dishes like beef, pork, and chicken, you could find venison and roast bear on the menu. The meal was typically served in wooden bowls and eaten with pewter and horn silverware. • THE COUPLE DIDN’T GET A PEACEFUL WEDDING NIGHT. In the 1800s, “shivaree” tradition demanded guests show up to the house at dusk and bother the couple with loud music until the groom agreed to either be carried around on a fence rail or push his wife through the farm in a wheelbarrow. Afterward, the couple had to offer the whole group snacks. Living History Farms usually holds at least one Pioneer Wedding each summer. Every wedding includes a ceremony and hearth cooking demonstration. According to the Living History Farms website, when you attend a wedding, you’ll “discover the most popular gifts for a pioneer bride, and help the couple decide what to pack in their wagon for travel to their new home.”
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CONTACT DARIN TODAY AT 319-350-5378 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE LISTINGS!
Next time you plan a visit to Iowa, check LHF.org and time your trip with their next ceremony.
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