Ok so let me explain! I'm getting married next month (last min decision) and as is traditional I need something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue!
My dress is my something new but I'm totally stuck as to what else I can have. So I thought I'd ask all my lovely friends at fashionising for some ideas!
My dress is my something new but I'm totally stuck as to what else I can have. So I thought I'd ask all my lovely friends at fashionising for some ideas!
for blue don't people normally go for a garter or lining or something?
my friend wore antique earrings for her old and her borrowed was some pearly clips in her hair that she borrowed from her sister...
my friend wore antique earrings for her old and her borrowed was some pearly clips in her hair that she borrowed from her sister...
Congrats on your big day!
I found this article -
Ideas for Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
We love the "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" wedding tradition, don't you? It's one of the only wedding traditions that still makes sense in today's society. It isn't darkened by old superstitions about fertility and virginity or cheapened by old wives tales about the moon's alignment. It's just plain cute. If you can, try to select items that can be placed in your keepsake box and passed down to your daughter or daughter-in-law.
Old
The "old" item represents something you are leaving behind or something that is being passed down to you.
· Your grandmother's wedding photo in a silver locket
· Your fiancé's first lost tooth
· Your mother's wedding band on your right ring finger
New
The "new" item represents something you are adopting through your marriage or something that is unique to your new union.
· Your engagement picture on the other side of the silver locket
· The key to your new home
· A token of your first date like a ticket stub or cocktail napkin.
Borrowed
The "borrowed" item should be symbolic of something you respect or admire about someone or something.
· Your best friend's energy crystal
· Your mother's monogrammed handkerchief
· Your mother-in-law's pearl necklace
Blue
The "blue" item really has no symbolism that we can think of - it simply rhymes with "new." Try to select something hidden and small that only you (and later on, your new hubby!) know about.
· A sapphire Austrian crystal heart pendant
· Paint your toes with light blue polish
· A thin light blue ribbon on your garter
I found this article -
Ideas for Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
We love the "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" wedding tradition, don't you? It's one of the only wedding traditions that still makes sense in today's society. It isn't darkened by old superstitions about fertility and virginity or cheapened by old wives tales about the moon's alignment. It's just plain cute. If you can, try to select items that can be placed in your keepsake box and passed down to your daughter or daughter-in-law.
Old
The "old" item represents something you are leaving behind or something that is being passed down to you.
· Your grandmother's wedding photo in a silver locket
· Your fiancé's first lost tooth
· Your mother's wedding band on your right ring finger
New
The "new" item represents something you are adopting through your marriage or something that is unique to your new union.
· Your engagement picture on the other side of the silver locket
· The key to your new home
· A token of your first date like a ticket stub or cocktail napkin.
Borrowed
The "borrowed" item should be symbolic of something you respect or admire about someone or something.
· Your best friend's energy crystal
· Your mother's monogrammed handkerchief
· Your mother-in-law's pearl necklace
Blue
The "blue" item really has no symbolism that we can think of - it simply rhymes with "new." Try to select something hidden and small that only you (and later on, your new hubby!) know about.
· A sapphire Austrian crystal heart pendant
· Paint your toes with light blue polish
· A thin light blue ribbon on your garter
I don't know about carrying your husband-to-be's first lost tooth..? :S For old I would definitely be going for antique jewellery... it's usually much nicer anyway!
At Dj's they sell French lace garters with a thin blue ribbon - ask at the counter. Quite pretty, they are by Simone Perele also Morrisey does one too.
I ended up with:
OLD: A vintage Bentley car
NEW: My tiara and dress
BORROWED: My mum's Matthew Williamson perfume
BLUE: The Bently was blue
OLD: A vintage Bentley car
NEW: My tiara and dress
BORROWED: My mum's Matthew Williamson perfume
BLUE: The Bently was blue
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