Traditional Greek Bridal Wedding Customs: The Dressing of the Bride ("Το ντύσιμο της νύφης") Female family members and friends help dress the bride, Often, while singing traditional wedding songs. Writing Names on the Bride’s Shoe The names of single female friends are written on the sole of the bride’s shoe. The names that have faded by the night's end are said to be the ones who will marry soon. The Crowning (Stefana) Ceremony During the Orthodox wedding, the bride and groom are crowned with s

Cretan Wedding Traditions During a Greek-American wedding celebration in Loutraki this summer, the couple hosted a traditional Cretan-style prógamos (a pre-wedding tradition where the groom’s side formally visits the bride’s family, often with music, gifts, and symbolic offerings) in the nearby mountain village of Pisia. Groom Taso Papadakos entered alongside his koubaros, George Manoukarakis, who surprised the bride’s father, Chris Kamberis, with two lambs - a deeply rooted Cretan gesture of re