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Head wreaths, also known as chaplets, have been around for thousands and thousands of years. Going back to the history of design we learn that the first chaplets were used by the ancient Egyptians in their ceremonies. Usually woven of flowers, leaves, and foliage, that traditionally indicates honour or celebration, the wreath in ancient Egypt was most popular in the form of a chaplet made by sewing flowers to linen bands and tying them around the head. In ancient Greece, wreaths, usually made of olive, pine, laurel, celery, or palm, were awarded to victorious athletes. In ancient Greece and Rome, crowns—sometimes made of leaves—were merely wreaths, awarded to victors in athletic or poetic contests or bestowed on citizens in recognition of an act of public service.
In the 15th century, The Renaissance Period, hair was tightly scraped back to show off the elaborate headdresses of the day. This was a practice common in Europe whereas the upper class ladies of Italy preferred to cover the hairline with low caps and jeweled turbans. In France, ladies pulverized flowers into a powder and then used a gluey mixture to apply the powder into their hair. Toward the end of the Renaissance, the general trend in fashion toward elaborate and whimsical styles extended to hairstyles. Women began wearing headdresses, at first a simple hood which then became peaked. Women who didn't wear something on their heads, were generally thought to be of rather questionable virtue. Not wearing a hat was actually illegal in some places. Women's hair coverings went from the 'pointed cone' style with no hair allowed to show, to the more popular light weight veil type trimmed with flowers or lace.
Today, in many Greek weddings, crowns are usually made of flowers (synthetic or real) and are kept by the couple as a reminder of their special day.