The Crowning Moment - "the Stefana"

One of the most romantic moments in a Greek Wedding Ceremony has to be when the priest "crowns" the bride and groom.

For my wedding I wanted something a little different, so with a lot of googling and come help from my sister, I managed to have our crowns made just the way I wanted.

Now, because this is a very symbolic ceremony, I wanted to capture the essence of the "crowning" by engraving the words recited be the priest; 


"The servant of God, Shalin, is crowned unto the handmaiden of God, Gina , in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen".

I felt that by forever encapsulating these words on our crowns, which we are then required to safe keep from that moment on, would always remind us of the worthiness the Church has bestowed upon us for each other. From that moment on I would be his Queen and h
e my King - Love it :)