Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in your shoe. According to The Knot, “something old represents continuity; something new offers optimism for the future; something borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness; something blue stands for purity, love, and fidelity; and a sixpence in your shoe is a wish for good fortune and prosperity, although this remains largely a British custom.”
I mean, do I even have a sixpence? Doubtful! I hadn’t thought too much about this tradition until this week, when my sister mentioned taping money to the inside of my peep toes. The easiest to fulfill is obviously your something new: new shoes, new headpiece, new dress…. for me, my new Rickard Shah shoes! =
The others, I hadn’t thought too much about. After my mother stopped joking around about my something old being “a really old pair of underwear!”, my dad presented me with this to pin into my dress:
It’s the compass my late grandfather used to carry with him. When he gave it to me, my dad told me that if I wore it, my grandparents would always be there to show me the way.
::Insert sob here::
I’m getting very weepy as this week goes along! Next up: my something blue. My mom reminded me of this beautiful necklace made for me by her father, who also has passed away. So although I’d had something else in mind…it’s going by the wayside. This necklace is way too close to my heart to pass on.
Something borrowed: My sister’s pearl earrings.
What were your something olds, news, borroweds, and blues?
-B
My something old is my great grandmother’s broach. It’s one of the few things that I have left of hers. It’s so old fashioned and gorgeous.
My something blue is going to be my cameo necklace (dark blue from shana logic) on a light blue ribbon choker. My great grandmother was a big influence in my life and she had tons of cameos. I used to play with them when I was little.
I’m a sentimentalist.
Wow. These things are so meaningful! When I got married in ’01, I wrote my Something Old, new, borrowed, etc. in the program for fun.
My Old was my great grandmother’s crystal necklace; Something New I called my “crystal shoes” (reminded me of Cinderella) ; Borrowed was a bracelet from my fiance’s aunt (didn’t match, but who cares?) And Blue was my undergarment!
Fun post!