Bridal crown

Traditionally a bridal crown (German: Brautkrone or, in the Black Forest, Schäppel) is a headdress that, in Central and Northern Europe, single women wear on certain holidays, at festivals and, finally, at their wedding.

In several regions the bride takes her crown off after the church service and hangs it over the wedding table as a sign of the peace.

In Norway, Sweden and Serbia, bridal crowns were made of silver; in Bavaria and Silesia of gold wire, glass stones and glittering metal flakes.

In the Black Forest, bridal crowns also have pearls, glass balls, mirrors and ribbons or paper roses.

In Scandinavia bridal crowns today usually are made of brass, silver or gold, are fashioned like a smaller type of coronet of a princess and often have gems and ornate decorations.