I'm thinking the ren faire is more the theme parky not historical at all version and you guys go for actual accuracy. Whenever I go to the ren faire I more feel like I'm walking around inside a fantasy novel or rpg. Which ALSO suits me just fine. I went last year dressed as a white mage, just to see how many people would get the joke. Almost everybody did. It went over really well.

I think I'd also like to try doing something historically accurate too though. I'm a huge history buff.