Greek wedding at Venezia Boston – Sotiria + George

Sotiria and George’s wedding day started at the colorful and freshly painted St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Braintree, MA. I always love the crowning ceremony in Greek ceremonies. This usually happens after the ring exchange. During the Crowing Ceremony, the priest places the crown on the groom’s head, recites the crown blessing, then places it on the bride’s head and again, recites the crown blessing. Afterwards, their priest switched the crowns back and forth over the bride and groom’s head thrice. The crowns are meant to be a reminder of the crowns that await them in Heaven. Another symbol of the crowns shows that Sotiria and George are the new new king and queen of their newly formed family. Though it sprinkled a bit of rain, the downfall held up so that Sotiria and George could have a fun and energetic rice throwing exit immediately following their ceremony. The two tailed it in a beautiful car to their wedding reception at The Venezia in Dorchester, MA. Their night consisted of energy-filled dancing, lot of big hugs, and of course, a beautiful 15 foot dessert bar. 🙂