A few years ago, Mary, whose husband and I had known each other since Sunday school, had some jewelry repair work to drop off at Paul’s Jewelers. Mary and Ted were great patrons of Paul’s and a great couple too. Mary came in with her repairs but was also holding a piece of paper on which Ted had sketched something. It was a necklace with a small set of Stefana Wedding Crowns.
He knew I crafted Stefana for Greek Wedding ceremonies from Gold, Silver, and Genuine Gems but had never seen any jewelry with the crowns that symbolize both the royal nature of the couple as king and queen as well as the sacrificial crowns of martyrdom and dying to oneself in marriage.
He told Mary to give the sketch to me and said I should begin making these for my Paul’s Jewelers clients… After the first pendant was made in 14 Karat Yellow Gold, I sent ‘Theo’s Crowns’ to Ted to present to Mary.
Ted died shortly after from Cancer and left his beautiful wife and three children behind. I am so grateful to Ted and Mary for trusting me with this design. Mary wears the pendant still as a reminder of their wonderful marriage and a symbol of God’s everlasting love.
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Can the public buy a crowns necklace?