Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue …
The minute a woman becomes a bride she starts thinking about what her something new, old, borrowed and blue will be.
The origin of this little jingle goes back to Victorian times. The “old” represents the bond to the bride’s family and her life prior to the wedding; the “new” represents the new life the couple will have together and all the happiness, prosperity and success they will share; the “borrowed” item is something loaned to the bride from a happily married woman meant to impart similar happiness. The “blue” something represents fidelity and constancy.
Some common items for each “something”:
Something New:
Your dress, your shoes, anything new that you are wearing or have just bought
Something Old:
A family heirloom piece of jewelry, wear your grandma’s earrings, or your mother’s pearls, if that is too outdatded for you, consider carrying, discreetly, a old handkerchief.
Something Borrowed:
Borrow anything, consider doubling with another category, perhaps borrow a friend’s sapphire necklace or earrings, wear a friend’s garter (extra points if it old and blue too!), borrow jewelery, borrow hair clips and pins.
Something Blue:
Blue garter, blue underwear, ask your seamstress to sew a blue ribbon inside one of the layers of your dress, wear a sapphire ring, necklace or blue stones in your hair. Or, if you are out of ideas, consider writing a special message to your husband-to-be on your stomach or leg in a blue marker.
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