Baroness Genevieve d'Aquitaine, OP
Outline only so far, as I flesh out the text:
- Vigil-set-up:
- Indoors or out
- Tent or room
- Furnishings
- Decorations
- Personalization
- Hospitality:
- Tent/space
- Food
- Drink
- Decoration
- Seating for guests
- Book for visitors to sign
- Staff:
- Set-up
- Restock of food and drink
- Line-minder
- Handwashing/bath crew (someone to pour, catch and speak)
- Guards
- General Flow:
- Surprise candidate
- Escort candidate to vigil area
- Give candidate the option to change into pure white clean vigil tunic
- Handwashing ceremony (Chiv candidates take ice cold dunk then vigil tunic)
- Candidate is set upon vigil and Crown gets first counsel visit
- Heirs, Landed Baronage, significant other are next in line
- Running vigil line, possibilities
- Taking candidate off vigil to allow down-time before ceremony
- Getting into the vigil if you're a "nobody"
- Ceremony Basics:
- Elevation garb (either new or have signifigant other pack something nice)
- Procession (music, banners, escorts, etc.)
- Returning of fealty if in fealty to Peer as squire, apprentice, protégé, or companion.
- Worthies (Atlantian Four: Chivalry, Rose, Laurel, and Pelican) generally the Worthy of the Order they are joining goes last.
- Cloak/peerage garment- personalize (words of symbolism)
- Hat (wreath or cap of maintenance)
- Medallion
- Fealty
- Scroll
- Chiv specific: Worthies (optional), Regalia expanded to spurs, belt, sword, chain. Each item of regalia can be presented by a worthy. Last buffet before dubbing.
Variations, especially for second peerages
You can also visit the Laurels' Peerage Elevation Checklist
©2006 Jennifer Thies
