Something Old, Something New, Something Borrow, Something Blue...and...
a sixpence in her shoe!
July Cover bride, Nikki Dettmar shares these customs with you...
Something Old - Signifies a sense of continuity, tradition and represents the link to the bride's old life and her family. Nikki: the 1897 sixpence
Something New -
Signifies the couple's new beginning, new life together as well as their hope for the future. Nikki: the wedding dress
Something Borrowed -
Borrow something from a happily married friend or family. To wish you that your married life will mirror the happiness in her marriage, Brides can borrow Jewelry or a handkerchief from a family member or close friend. Nikki:
the sixpence from Nikki's aunt
Something Blue -
Blue represents fidelity, love, and purity. Nikki: the toss garter with a blue ribbon & the blue embroidery on the handkerchief
And a Silver Sixpence in her shoe- Signifies wealth both financial wealth and a wealth of happiness and joy.
This is an ancient custom to appease Diana, goddess of chastity and unmarried maidens, so that the bride could lose her virginity and bear children.
A lucky sixpence in your shoe encures a life of fortune. The sixpence first became known as a lucky coin then introduced by king Edward VI of England in 1551 and later became part of bridal wedding traditions in the Victorian era.
Nikki: "*ahem* Nikki had a plethora of coins in her shoes, an 1897 sixpence with Queen Victoria, a 1963 sixpence with Queen Elizabeth given to her by Craig & a borrowed sixpence from her Aunt Susie (she had it in her shoe on her wedding day and every couple who has borrowed it for their wedding has remained happily married).
Read "First Comes Love"...the story of how Nikki & Ryan met
Read "Then Comes Marriage"...Nikki & Ryan's Wedding Day
Why Is There a Sprig of Live Ivy in the Bouquet for the Ceremony? Click here
Something Old, Something New
Something Special Just For You
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