Planning an Award Ceremony

(NOTE: this page is intended to become a full discussion of what needs to be prepared for an award ceremony, to be linked from the main EK website. Justin and Caitlin are organizing it; please speak with them before changing anything. Initially, we are brainstorming the outline, before we begin wordsmithing.)

• Summary
  • Again, clear and unthreatening
  • Link back to Recommending Someone for an Award

• Common concepts
  • Stuff that pertains to any award
  • Who to Notify
    • Family, if involved in SCA
    • Peer, if they have one
    • Household
    • Possibly local nobility
    • Possibly other friends
  • Surprise
    • By default, assume awards are supposed to be a surprise
    • If you know for sure that they don't want a surprise, notify the Royalty
      • Don't break it without checking first: some Royalty care a lot about this
      • Writ of Summons can be the best way to split the difference

• Orders
  • Arranging for a medallion
    • Often provided by a friend in the Order, but not always
    • If they have a Peer, check with them *first*
    • Royals can usually provide a medallion if necessary, but usually better ceremony if one is given

• Baronies
  • Arranging for a coronet

• Peerages
  • Setting up a vigil
    • Need to know event well in advance
    • Will usually need a bunch of help
    • Some households care passionately about this, and will want to run it
    • Talk to autocrat, to line up space for vigil
    • Open to all/Peers/Order?
    • Furniture
    • Food?
    • Guest book?
  • Lining up sponsors
  • Regalia
  • Good clothing for court
    • "In case of Peerage" box -- extreme case, but can be very snazzy