Everyone has heard of this: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue…
This
www.WeddingGifts2U.co.uk blog post tells you all about this special wedding tradition and why brides even today still follow it! Here is a little extract for you:
A modern tradition is for brides to wear or carry “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” during the service. It is considered good luck to do so. Often the bride attempts to have one item that meets all of these qualifications, such as a borrowed blue handkerchief which is “new to her” but loaned by her grandmother (thus making it old). Another addition to this custom is to wear a coin in one’s shoe to bring prosperity.
This tradition is a good luck saying which dates back to the Victorian era where many brides would try and ensure that they had something of each in their wedding outfit.
Each item in the saying is meant to represent something:
“Something Old” represents the brides link with her own family. The ‘something old’ is usually something that is given by the mother or the grandmother and it is supposed to be symbolic of continuity. To symbolise this link brides may choose to wear a piece of antique family jewellery which belonged to the relative. Alternatatively they may select something from the mother’s..."
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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue…"Date posted: 05/10/2010
