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XP from SB: Making the garter from the MOG/MOB's dress?!

brookelynpaisleybrookelynpaisley member
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My sister texted me today - her BSC FMIL wants to make my sister a garter to wear from her wedding dress. I've never heard of such a thing, and I think it's super weird. My sister said my mom was thinking that the MOB is supposed to have the garter made from her dress for the bride to wear. I didn't do this - I bought my garter.

Does anyone know if there's a tradition or something where the MOG or MOB has something made from her dress for the bride?
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Re: XP from SB: Making the garter from the MOG/MOB's dress?!

  • opalsky007opalsky007 member
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    Never heard of it. 

    And personally, I wouldn't want my new husband diving up my dress to slip bits of my mom's wedding gown off my leg. *shudder*
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    My thoughts exactly, Opalsky
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  • Beachy730Beachy730 member
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    I've never heard of it being a tradition.  If anything I would think MOB over MOG if anything, but the garter is not a thing I would to be a reminder of my mom, as Opal said. 

    My mom did have a purse made for me though for my wedding.  It was made out of her headpiece she wore for her wedding, and included the lace trim from her veil, as well as a tiny piece of her mom's, real mom's (died when she was young), and her grandmother's (my great-grandma) dresses.  It was a complete surprise and very precious to me.  But then again, a purse is something different than a garter.
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  • PsyDet 2155PsyDet 2155
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    Ditto Opalsky.  Shudder
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  • MyNameIsNotMyNameIsNot member
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    I've never heard of it as a tradition.  My veil was made form lace from my mother's and grandmother's gowns.  

    I like the idea of using something old, but I don't think I want it to be underwear.  
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  • strlzfan11strlzfan11 member
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    That sounds a little whacky to me as well.  My mom wanted to have either her or my grandma's wedding dressed made into a christening outfit for when my nephew was baptized, but never got around to it.  She might do it for the next grandchild though.
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  • M&R7111M&R7111
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    My FMIL bought me a garter recently.  FI and I were over for dinner one night and she had a few wrapped gifts - they were champagne flutes, a guest book, and for me...a blue garter ... kind of awkward opening that one.

    I never heard of this tradition, though. 

    On another note - many people seem to be against the whole garter toss thing - including my FI.  Now that I think of it - we really won't have many single people at the wedding that aren't little kids.  Do you even wear a garter in this case...if there isn't a removal and toss?
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  • tenofcups4metenofcups4me member
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    Never heard of it as a tradition, but I think it's kind of sweet that she wants to contribute something like that. Since I don't think of a weddng garter as remotely sexy -- purely an old-fashioned silly kind of symbol -- I don't personally see the skeeve factor.
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