...ny's ring that she bought when I was born on my right hand
New- My dress
Borrowed - *still stuck*
Blue- Sexy Lingerie
The Sixpence- An old coin
So I got to figure out what can I ...
...in a wedding ring means marital happiness.
A pearl engagementring is said to be bad luck because its shape echoes that of a tear.
Seventeen tons of gold are made into wedding rings each y...
...h as cakes, garters, flowers, rings, wedding day shoes etc.
One tradition I especially love is collection items/details that include Something old, new, borrowed, and blue, {and don't forg...
...this engagement. I am so blessed & happy to have parents like them!
I have to have it re-sized for my right hand, but I am so happy about it :)
What are your "somethings"?...
... new DIY project. Found this idea from blondebarbiebride.
For 'Something Old' I was thinking of using my 4 inches, silver studded shoes for the wedding. I wore these shoes to my graduation an...
... the bouquets. can't wait to see what mine will look like. my bouquet is dark purple calla lilies with grey/silver satin wrapped around the stems, and then with my pretty blue brooch, delicious....
... for wedding gowns, as evidenced in proverbs like, "Marry in blue, lover be true."
And finally, a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe represents wealth and financial security. It may date bac...
I started thinking this week about the wedding saying, every bride should have:
"Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue"
I've not worked out what I'm going...
...your wedding dress is very lucky – particularly a money spider, one
presumes
UNLUCKY BRIDES
A bride should never make her own dress
• The final stitch should not be completed until she is ...
when I saw this idea the other day on cincybride09 's blog I knew right away that we had to do this. We aren't having a traditional wedding and I thought what a great way to have something t...
... I have my something borrowed which is my necklace and earrings from my mom. I asked my grandma if there was something that she and/or my great grandma used that they would like me to use. Im ...
...er's dressing dress as my "something old" - it's finished and it is so perfect! I am so happy with it. She is always making a smaller garter as the throw one and I will keep the bigger one.
T...
... for wedding gowns, as evidenced in proverbs like, "Marry in blue, lover be true."
And finally, a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe represents wealth and financial security. It may date bac...
... If you believe in spirits or anything like that you have to hear what has recently happened to me and my family. Even if you don't you have to read this story.
My Nana passed away a coupl...
... her wedding dress. So I tried it on and here it is! haha. Isn't it HILARIOUS!!!!
Have any of your mothers saved their dresses for you to wear on the big day...and are any of you actually go...
...g my maid of honor's (danielles) fiance made me the most fabulous cake and then they dipped chocolate strawberries for me. I loved it! Then it just got better and better. My fiance got my tic...
My original brooch post was unfortunately a waste of time sorry! One was not actually vintage, it was vintage "style", the other was sold and the 3rd Mark vetoed LOL.
I picked tons of bro...
...s my dress, but I have no idea what to do with the other two. I was going to borrow a veil, but no ones really works...they are either ivory or too long or have lace, etc. I was then going to u...
...er's wedding gown)
Something new: My wedding dress
Something Borrowed: ??????
Something Blue: A custom label I had made for my wedding dress with blue writing.
What are you doing???...
...your photographer pays attention to close details, just don't forget to mention it to them. You can one day show your daughter the picture and hopefully you can pass on a wonderful tradition for...
...h my gown. They have an antique-ish look, but they are not too overwhelming and accent my gown, instead of taking away from it. I bought them in the gold color, which is more of an antique silve...
...o my bouquet... UPDATE my aunt (Who was Miss Canada, WAYYY back when, has a broach that she wore during her pagent days!!!) Woo HOO!
Something New- well this is easy... my dress of course
...
...s my engagementring, and then wedding ring, of course, after the ceremony. My engagementring is a 1 1/2 carat, cushion cut diamond with another 1/2 carat of diamonds surrounding it, with very ...
...ch a bouquetphoto charm to my bouquet so he can be there with me as I walk down the aisle.
For my something old, I am going to sew in an old button from his shirt (one I have saved which h...
... Well, I thought that it would be beautiful and symbolic to wear my mother's wedding veil that she wore when she married my father. I'm the only child and the only girl, therefore I wanted my ...
... her wedding dress, and so i have chosen to have a triangle of the beautiful italian lace sewn into the inside of my dress, close to my heart!
I just feel that mom's aren't really made to fee...
something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe...
I ordered my silver sixpence today! I ordered from www.silversixpence.com and I was able to order a 1926 silver sixp...
...e my dress.
My something borrowed it probably going to be a rice pearl bracelet from my mom.
I dyed my crinoline blue and ordered a sixpence from eBay.
I just read jsfuturewife's blog about...
...o my dress ... also, how old is what you're incorporating? Is it okay to have something that you have had for a few years and use that? Or does it need to be something antique-ish?
Let me kn...
...d my dress will be new. However, I don't know what to do for the rest of the stuff.
I saw a site that recommended having drinks named the someting old(rum and coke), something new(mojito), so...
...f my dress over my heart. No one will see it but I'll know it's there and so will she.
Update: i love mkokos' idea of sewing it onto a ribbon and tying it onto my bouquet! so great. then ...
Okay ladies -- so can your something Old be the same thing as your something BORROWED? Or do you need an item for each to follow the tradition?
HELP!
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Thank you Futuremrssmith for her recent post of this fantastic coin she found on ebay. My wedding is truly turning into an international experience as this coin is coming from Belgium. What a...
... the wedding dress keepsake
pouch and hankie
Here is the link if you're interested
http://www.weddingdepot.com/catalog/default.php/category/Sixpence%2BCoins/cPath/23_50
Or if you really ...
...er's wedding band sized to fit my middle finger. Im going to wear it on my wedding day as my "something old" (and every other day). I just got it back today :) I'm glad that I am foturnate enoug...
...rine ring to wear. My mom told me that she bought it in Mexico when she was pregnant with me. So now I have my something old and my something blue....
... The wedding gown is often chosen as the new item but it could be anything that is purchased new for the wedding such as the wedding flowers or the wedding rings. Wearing a new item on your wedd...
... The wedding gown is often chosen as the new item but it could be anything that is purchased new for the wedding such as the wedding flowers or the wedding rings. Wearing a new item on your wedd...
...e my dress has a vintage like feel, I was disappointed that the cameo wasn't the right look with my dress. I am under no pressure to wear it and I have chosen not to wear the piece. I am now int...
i was wonderin if anyone of you brides out there are followin the tradition of the SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING BORROWED, and SOMETHING BLUE???? if so what are ya doin? idk wether ...
I love this idea! Sometimes getting together something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue becomes more of a chore than anything else...
So with this new, fun and bri...
... (my dress, jewelry, etc.). I have my something borrowed - I am wearing the tiara that my FMIL wore at her wedding (only a year or so ago). Something blue is a blue ribbon sewn into my garter be...
... for wedding gowns, as evidenced in proverbs like, "Marry in blue, lover be true."
And finally, a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe represents wealth and financial security. It may date ba...
... the ring bearer pillow. And if it turns out that she does have some jewelry similar to this, whether it's a starfish or not (I just want something that looks a little vintage and that has alot ...
... her wedding dress stored in a box. She was planning on having it thrown out since all the feathers are starting to fall off (my parents married in December, hence the feathers on her snow white...
...e my dress. As for something borrowed I am not really sure. For my something old and or blue, my mom is giving me her bluebird pin that she received as a little girl for being a member of the bl...
... and bridesmaids' bouquets**
Okay,
Flowers have been an interesting ride.
My bouquet will be done in mostly green florals with some champagne/ivory accents, while the bridesmaids will have ...
... has flowers and a mock veil. Scott's is black and it it has a ball and chain on it! We'll wear them for the rehearsal dinner!
She also got me the necklace I fell in love with and wanted. Wi...
...g my hair. I have shorter hair, so Ill need extensions.
And i think my "something old" is gonna be a charm belt I have had since I was a lil girl! it will wrap around my head twice and the ends...