My Parents' Big Fat Greek Wedding

This past weekend I made a quick trip to Wisconsin to attend my parents' renewal of their wedding vows in the Greek Orthodox Church. The church was beautiful and the "wedding" was extra special. Having been brought up in the Greek Orthodox Church, this was something that my mom had wanted to do for a long time.

During the ceremony crowns were placed on my parents' heads which the priest had blessed. They were linked by a silk ribbon, showing that they are queen and king of their home. The Koumbara (kind of like a maid of honor) exchanged the crowns between their heads three times.

The priest then lead them around the altar two times (usually three) to symbolize the trinity and their first walk as a "married couple."

Zoe was their Koumbara. She is my mother's friend who was her Greek teacher for many years and helped her to find relatives in Greece she didn't even know existed.

After the ceremony we went to Panos for a nice dinner together.

It was a great weekend and it was nice to see my parents renew their vows to each other. It was a dream come true for my mother and my dad seemed to enjoy the day too.