Borrowed & Blue

Among all the magazines and blogs I’ve read, all the non-traditional brides who have inspired me, I haven’t seen many brides who cast aside the old, new, borrowed and blue tradition. It’s fun, it’s personal, and there are thousands of ways of making it uniquely you.

Something old, for continuity… Vintage glassware and cake stands, anyone? I’m sure everyone is tired of my adventures in antiquing, but you have to admit that they make a great something old, no?

Something new, for optimism for the future… Most everything is new! The dress, the shoes, the clutch, the hair flower — and that’s just the attire.

Something borrowed, for happiness… One of my cake stands is borrowed from my sweet Granny.

Something blue, for purity, love and fidelity… Rebecca gave me this beautiful token the day she moved to Spokane. I still can’t take it out of my drawer without crying. I’m asking Kim to tie it into my bouquet.

And a sixpence in your shoe, for good fortune and prosperity… Rebecca to the rescue again, with an Irish coin for my shoe! Speaking of shoes, I need someone to remind me to do the Turkish shoe signing on the day of the wedding. I’m going to be all blissed out on the festivities and need one of my many voices of reason to tell me that, yes, this is something I said I wanted.