This tradition comes from an Old English rhyme ("Something Olde, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, A Sixpence in your Shoe"), and the four objects that the bride adds to her wedding outfit or carries with her on the big day are just good luck charms. Don't stress too much about them -- they are the little tokens of love your mother, sister, other relatives, and attendants will give you at the eleventh hour (although you can give them to yourself, too). 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. |
These keys open the cellar and attic doors to my greatgrandparents' house back in Germany. They don't own the house anymore and I'm sure the locks are changed but when my mom left Germany to marry my father and was cut off from her family, my greatgrandmother gave my mother these two keys because she knew that my mother had loved spending time in the basement, working on sewing projects and other artsy stuff in the room down there and that she had loved spending time in the attic, looking out the window and reading and doing homework up there. I thought you could tie one, or both, onto the ribbons in your bridal bouquet.
My sister-in-law wore this on her wedding day. It's the same bracelet my mom wore on hers. My mom's grandfather bought the bracelet when he was fighting in WWII
I know that this type of ring usually has a deep religious significance to it and that it's usually about purity. And yes, you were my first, my last, and my only but I really liked this ring because it rings so true for us. What we have is true love and it waited until we were ready to make something out of it. We're stronger than ever now and no matter what comes along on our path of life, love will always be there waiting for us. Ready for us. Ready to help us take anything on.
I saw these and I thought they were really beautiful and would look amazing on your ears. If they don't go with your wedding dress, we can totally exchange them for something else with sapphires that will work with your dress. ♥
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