Something Blue

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    Learn More About Something Blue

    =“Something blue” comes from the traditional rhyme about what a bride should wear to bring luck on her wedding day and throughout her marriage: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in your shoe." Today, brides, and anyone else due to be wed, continue the custom by including items mentioned by the poem in their wedding day ensemble in fun and original ways:


    • Something old: From veils and dresses passed down between family members to vintage jewelry, something old speaks to the connection of family, from older generations to ones yet to come.
    • Something new: Look toward a bright future with precious wedding day accessories like charms to pin inside a garment or custom hair pins made especially for the big day.
    • Something borrowed: Traditionally loaned from another happily married couple so their luck might rub off on the newly happily married couple, something borrowed can be anything meaningful, like a favorite pair of cufflinks from your best man or a necktie from your grade-school BFF.
    • Something blue: Blue crystal earrings, blue pearl bracelets, and blue garters symbolize the intense commitment of the newlyweds to each other and their new life ahead.
    • Sixpence in her shoe: If you like this Victorian variation, wear a silver coin in your left shoe as a superstition to bring about prosperity or to ward off bad vibes.

    Something blue is not gifted to the bride by anyone in particular. It was often a blue garter that the bride wore on her upper thigh, under her wedding gown. This may have been bought by a mother, sister, or friend. Today, the bride can buy her own something blue or combine it with another good luck charm on the list.

    Something blue for your wedding can be just about anything you can dream of. Anyone can give the bride something blue, but you may want to coordinate with others helping the couple with these popular gifts of luck so they don’t end up buried in blue. A popular “something blue” idea is a blue sweatshirt for the bride and groom to wear during the planning, rehearsing, and recovering stages of a modern wedding celebration.


    Choose a pair of blue sapphire earrings, blue bridal shoes, or a blue hair barrette to add a pop of color to your ivory outfit. Tie your bouquet up with an aqua ribbon, or hold an embroidered blue handkerchief in your hands as you walk down the aisle.


    For a refreshingly modern take on the custom, share your good luck charms with your spouse-to-be and have them wear a pair of blue cufflinks or a custom necktie with your wedding date sewn in blue thread.