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What were your old, new, borrowed and blue things?

36 replies

MaMight · 05/04/2010 09:52

Why do we have that tradition anyway?

Am being matron of honour for my friend next week and just realised I probably ought to have something to hand.

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compo · 05/04/2010 10:17

Old - my mum lent me her necklace, also counted as borrowed
blue - garter
new - wedding dress

Nevergoogle · 05/04/2010 10:18

I deliberately avoided all religious and superstitious traditions for our wedding. Wearing a horrid blue borrowed vintage grannies garter will not make any marriage any more likely to work.
But i may have been overthinking it.

twinklytoes · 05/04/2010 10:19

don't forget the sixpence in your shoe.

wukter · 05/04/2010 10:26

My "old" will be the silver half crown that my gran and mum both used for their weddings - you know the bit where you symbolise the sharing of finances.

Blue borrowed garter?

New dress?

Something old symbolizes your old life, your own family and friends, it's usually something belonging to your family that symbolizes continuity.
Something new represents the new life you and your new husband make together.
Somrthing borrowed represents the the support of people around you and the help they will offer you through your masrried life. Should be borrowed from a happily married woman, so some of her marital happiness will rub off on you.
Blue I thibk is the colour for fidelity.

DontCallMeBaby · 05/04/2010 11:02

Old/borrowed - my mum's pearls
New - dress, underwear, tiara.
Blue - ice blue nail varnish, on my toes!

GeekOfTheWeek · 05/04/2010 11:58

New - dress, shoes etc

Borrowed - jewellry

Blue - the wedding night Only joking, had a touch of pale blue in my garter.

megcleary · 05/04/2010 12:09

new - dress
old, borrowed, blue-my mums engagement ring which has a sapphire on my right hand

Alicetheinvisible · 05/04/2010 12:13

Old - My grandma's pearl necklace that my grandad gave her as a wedding present

New - dress/tiara/shoes etc

Borrowed - Necklace (see above)

Blue - Knickers! I got some that were french knickers made of lace and tied up at the back. Pretty but not very comfortable.

justnally · 05/04/2010 12:14

How terrible - can't remember what the borrowed thing was, or if there was one ! Had blue ribbon tied into the back of my bouquet and everything I was wearing was new.... can't remember if I had a garter either.

justnally · 05/04/2010 12:15

whatever the borrowed thing was, it was probably old as well

IneedacleanerIamalazyslattern · 05/04/2010 12:19

Old/borrowed - was my mums eternity ring that my dad bought her almost 40 years to the day before we were married as she got it when my brother was born.

New - was my dress, shoes etc.

Blue was my knickers as well

I also had a sixpence in my shoe, it was one from my mum gave me from her late mother handbag which she still has contents intact 29 years after her death.

TarheelMama · 05/04/2010 12:26

Old - ring that my grandmother had given to me as a child

New - dress, shoes, tiara

Borrowed - handkerchief from MIL & threepence in my shoe

Blue - garter (was also new, given to me by MIL)

NorthernSky · 05/04/2010 12:53

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carocaro · 05/04/2010 12:53

Old - my pants! I'd bought new knickers but decided at the last minute they were really uncomfortable!

New - earrings from Aunt is Ireland

Borrowed - a friends bracelet

Blue - a picture of my Dad pinned under the skirt of my dress, he died 4 months before hand but I still wanted him to walk me down the ailse, Blue becuase I was very sad.

nickelbabe · 06/04/2010 16:50

when my little Sis got married, I gave them a card that had had:

an old penny that i found in a cellar (old and borrowed cos i wanted it back)
a brand new crisp tenner (new)
a five pound note (blue)

CMOTdibbler · 06/04/2010 16:58

I wore my mums 21st birthday aquamarine ring (old, borrowed and blue)

gorionine · 06/04/2010 17:02

Old-borrowed-blue : my great grandma's saphire ring (which now does belong to me and is the most precious thing I own)

new : my dress

gorionine · 06/04/2010 17:04

Nevergoogle, I sort of agree with you. If it had to be done again I would probably not bother. I think at the time someone suggested it and I did not question it the way I would now.

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nickelbabe · 14/04/2010 15:40

my big sister's just offered her cake knife as my borrowed.
i bought it for her as a wedding gift, so it's a lovely gesture.

she's got all excited though because we're talking about dates (haven't got my proposal yet)

nikki1978 · 14/04/2010 16:12

I didn't do any of that. Didn't really think about it and noone suggested it. I don't think it has bought bad luck to my marriage

Evenstar · 14/04/2010 16:31

I had an antique Brussels lace handkerchief with a lace butterfly as old, a gift from a family friend, borrowed my mother's pearls, blue was a blue bow on my garter and the new was everything else. I did have a sixpence in my shoe as well, MIL found one that she used to use in the Christmas pudding.

Stayinthelines · 23/04/2010 19:51

I borrowed a bracelet from my bridesmaid, blue was the name of the perfume I wore. (Light Blue by G & D). New was the dress etc, and old was a necklace from my grandmother.

HeadFairy · 23/04/2010 19:53

Borrowed and blue was a necklace from my mum with a large blue topaz stone pendant, something new was my dress, and something old was me!

FabIsGoingToGetFit · 23/04/2010 19:54

Old - an old coin stuck to the bottom of my shoes.

New - dress, undies, shoes, some jewellery, tiara.

Borrowed - Might have been the coin, not sure.

Blue - ribbon on my garter.