We ordered our wedding crowns last week, and they have arrived! We ordered from www.orthodoxweddingcrowns.com, and they came really quickly! And they are just as beautiful as the picture:
St. Julia-Silver
The “St. Julia-Silver” crowns feature a stunning display of unique design, mixed with traditional qualities. Intricately woven silver thread/wire winds around baby pearls (faux pearls), creating a wonderfully rich design you won’t find anywhere else.
I have the St. Julia crowns attached with double-sided white Satin ribbon, and have been formed into traditional circular, 7” diameter crowns.
I have the St. Julia crowns attached with double-sided white Satin ribbon, and have been formed into traditional circular, 7” diameter crowns.
Source: www.orthodoxweddingcrowns.com
It was super difficult to decide which style we wanted, they are all gorgeous! I am happy with our decision though. We also ordered the small replica crowns to use as our cake topper, then as an ornament on our Christmas tree :)
Here is a nice overview of why the Orthodox wear wedding crowns:
and here
Office of crowning
The second part of the service is the ceremony of coronation, in which the heads of the bridegroom and bride are crowned by the priest. In the Russian tradition, the crowns are gold or silver, while the Greek tradition uses crowns of leaves and flowers.The crowns are crowns of joy, but also crowns of martyrdom, since marriage involves a self-sacrifice on both sides.
At the end of the service the newly married couple drink from the same cup of wine. This common cup is a symbol of the fact that after this they will share a common life with one another. This also recalls the miracle at the marriage feast of Cana in Galilee.
Yay, I am getting excited, we have just about 2 months to go! Eeek!
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