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Old, new, borrowed, blue? What about you?

AlisonMarie728AlisonMarie728 member
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Something old: My great-grandmother's rosary
Something new: My wedding dress
Something borrowed: ??? (any suggestions)
Something blue: Either my shoes, or a pair of blue earrings (http://www.bluenile.com/blue-topaz-earrings_8086)

What are you all doing?
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    Trae021Trae021
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    Old: My grandmother's earrings from her wedding
    New: My dress
    Borrowed: My mom's wedding veil
    Blue: A blue flower on the garter

    A borrowed suggestion could be a piece of jewelry (ex. brooch) to put in your bouquet. 
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    mehgankmehgank
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    Something old: My grandmother's gold dipped orchid pendant/brooch (it can be worn as either). I'm having it pinned to my bouquet.
    Something new: My back necklace, since my dress has a keyhole back.



    Something borrowed: Not sure yet. I may borrow my sister's garter.
    Something blue: Rhinestones on my shoes


    I also have my name embroidered in blue on my bridal hankie, in case those rhinestones won't work with my shoes (I just ordered them).
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    Ishaba11Ishaba11 member
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    I thought it was traditional that your dress couldnt count as new? maybe thats just what I've heard.

    Something old- A piece of my grandmother's jewelry or a pin attached to my bouquet.
    Something new-probably shoes
    Something blue-either garter or possibly toe nails
    Something borrowed- probably something from my mom but not sure what yet. most likely jewelry.
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    britne28britne28
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    Old: Grandma's ring
    New: My dress
    Borrowed: Either my grammy's pearl necklace or my mum's necklace.
    Blue: my BM dresses!
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    Amy_JustinAmy_Justin
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    Old: Mom's shoes
    Borrowed: Mom's crinoline
    Blue: Garter and possibly my toenails
    New: veil, dress, jewelry, etc.
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    aperitisaaperitisa
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    My mom and dad's cake topper was a hand blown glass heart with two glass wedding bells hanging from the center.  The heart part shattered a long time ago, but the bells survived.  My sister and I will each get one, but for our weddings we will have both bells tied on to our bouquet.  They are old, and I will borrow hers for the wedding and she will borrow mine.  They will be tied with a blue ribbon.  I will probably count my shoes as something new.

    Side note: I'm also having the unmarried bridesmaids sign the soles of my shoes.  (An old Greek tradition) and the one that gets worn off the most at the end of the night is the next to get married.
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    Old: my Grandmother's rosary which will be wrapped around my bouquet
    New: my dress
    Borrowed: a handkercheif from my Mom (unless we can come up with something better)

    Blue: my garter
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    katielea2katielea2 member
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    old:my grandmothers bible
    New: my dress
    borrowed: my mothers jewerly
    blue: garter

    Don't forget about the sixpence for your shoe for good luck (my grandmothers thing).  My grandmother has sent me hers so I can have that too.
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    katielea2katielea2 member
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    If the dress doesn't count...how bout the rings...since that is the symbol of our new life together.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User]
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    Old: great-grandmother's bracelet
    New: Dress, Shoes, hair pin
    borrowed: mom's ring, grandma's necklace
    bue: dress, ring, garter belt
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    anne.azanoanne.azano
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    something old - mother-in-law's veil (also borrowed)
    something new - dress, earrings, shoes (I think my shoes will also be blue)
    something blue - mother-in-law's diamond and sapphire ring that my father-in-law gave to her when my FI was born (also borrowed, also as old as my FI).

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    anne.azanoanne.azano
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    oops, forgot something borrowed!  My sister-in-laws pearl necklace.
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    fairy_divafairy_diva
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    Something old:  not sure yet.... we don't have a lot of handed down jewelry or mementos in my family.

    Something new: my dress, jewelry, crinny

    Something borrowed: not sure here either

    Something blue:  Getting ready to ship my shoes off to be dyed NAVY blue! Can't wait to get them back.

    I still have until September, so I guess I can keep looking
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    mizrimizri
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    Old: don't know yet
    New: Don't have this either
    Borrowed: Tiara from BM's wedding, possibly
    Blue: I found a beautiful necklace and bracelet set that was my great-grandmother's and it has HUGE blue stones in it.  I keep telling my mom that I need to wear it with my wedding dress as my "blue bling"  She is still looking at me like I'm an idiot.  But it could also be my something old!
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    StephHalmStephHalm member
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    I love how creative all you girls are!!! Here are mine - a little old fashioned and a little fun.
    Old: My grandmother has this great tradition. When she and grandpa got married in 1945, her mother made her dress. On her veil were 13 pearl flowers.....they had 13 granddaughters (and 4 grandsons). Each one is given a flower out of her veil. I'm including my as part of my flowers.
    New: My dress. :)
    Borrowed: We are borrowing the cake cutting set my parents used (married 34 years) and the champagne flute his parents used (married 43 years)
    Blue: I'm a Chicago Cubs fan and he is  STL Cards fan. It is a HUGE rivalry between our families. I bought a Chicago Cubs garter (Cubbie BLUE!!) and he doesn't know about it.....he'll find out that day. :)
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