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Who will be incorporating this tradition into their wedding day?

here comes the bride

I won't  -I'm all for modern times!

Bubbly bride

I want to but I don't know how to include it all... Hoping mum and my bridesmaids might surprise me with things on the day!!

Does anyone know where this tradition actually comes from? It seems very strange.

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This should explain it all for you! http://www.getwed.com/articles/something-old-something-new/

All you need is love

I'm definitely going to try to - I think it's a lovely tradition.

Me too. I've got a lovely necklace from my gran as my old and borrowed, now just need my new and blue!

i really like the tradition and have my new, old and blue sorted already just need my something borrowed. they stand for this:

 

Something Old:
Represents the link with the bride's family and the past. A common solution many bride's choose is to wear a piece of family jewellery or their mother's or grandmother's wedding dress.

Something New:
Represents good fortune and success in the bride's new life. The wedding dress is often chosen as the new item.

Something Borrowed:
To remind the bride that friends and family will be there for her when help is needed. The borrowed object might be something such as a lace handkerchief or an item of jewellery.

Something Blue:
Symbolises faithfulness and loyalty and dates back to biblical times when blue represented purity. Frequently the bride's garter is the blue item.

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