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8 Ideas for Your Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue

When deciding on something old, first look to those in your family that are important to you.

Posted on April 04, 2018

"I Do" Wedding Shoes

Have you seen those cute engagement and wedding photos that focuses in on the sole of the bride and grooms shoes (p.s. if you can see the photo above, then yes you have!)?

Posted on January 12, 2014

Making Old Traditions New With "a Silver Sixpence in Your" Shoe

There countless wedding traditions that have developed over time, cross cultures, been combined, redefined, and made anew with each new bride that says I do (did you enjoy my rhyming?).

Posted on January 06, 2014

The Tradition of the Bride's Wedding Handkerchief

The wedding handkerchief is one tradition that has stood the test of time, although it's meaning has changed and is in contemporary times somewhat lost.

Posted on January 05, 2014

Wedding Garters: Don't Blush!

Tossing the wedding garter is a fun tradition that has come to be thought of as the male version of tossing the wedding bouquet, but it has some interesting roots.

Posted on December 29, 2013

What Counts as “Borrowed” Anyway?

The adage that asks that a bride should have “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue” is one of the most adhered-to contemporary wedding traditions that’s been around almost as long as the modern idea of marriage.

Posted on January 10, 2013