Wedding Crowns Ceremony

I believe it's part of our ceremony (Ukrainian Catholic) but i'm not really too sure what it's all about as I'm not catholic or Ukrainian lol.

The crowning ceremony IS religious and has nothing to do with making a couple “king and queen”.

https://melkite.org/faith/faith-worship/an-explanation-of-the-crowning-ceremony

I want to add that I know you said you are familiar with the tradition and you’re looking for a non-religious option, but as a religious person I’d be highly offended if someone tried to change something so meaningful from my religion to suit their beliefs. Just something to keep in mind if you have any religious relatives attending.

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Yes, I'm very familiar with tradition behind this custom, as I actually come from a family of priests. Some of our guests are religious (and come from different religions), some are not at all, but most importantly they are all open-minded, caring, understanding individuals, who would never get offended by adapting a very dear custom from my culture to our ceremony type. Guests from my country will be proud to see our custom honored. And our US guests will be happy to learn something new about my culture. So I say live & let live (I'm not religious but I sure believe in love & tolerance ). But I would really prefer to stay on topic & hear from people who actually have something to contribute to my question. Thanks!

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I'm talking about Christian Orthodox tradition that is followed in my country in Eastern Europe & original meaning actually has everything to do with bride & groom symbolically becoming king & queen of their newfound family. My grandfather was a priest who did this ceremony many times & taught me all about it (even though I'm not religious I know the customs & traditions of my country very well). Here is just a brief quote about it: "As with all other things in the Orthodox church, there are layers of symbolism when it comes to the crowns. Namely, the crowns are a visible reminder of the crowns that await us in Heaven. But the crowns also serve a more immediate purpose: the bride and groom have just become the King and Queen of this newly created family." I'm not sure why the need to judge & lecture, especially if you don't have correct information. But I'd really prefer to stick to the topic of my discussion. Thanks!

I found this as I am having the same idea. I'm Greek Orthodox and I am marrying a French Canadian Catholic. We have decided to have a non religious ceremony however I want to incorporate Stefana as my papou has said it symbolizes unity, and marriage till death does you part which is why when someone dies they are burried with their crown. My plan is to find a poem symbolizing love and unity and to have our maid of honour and best man place them on us during the ceremony. I don't think it would offend someone to symbolize unity at your wedding ceremony, and if it makes them upset I feel bad for them cause they don't get it.