Old - We used my mom's wedding band for the Jewish ceremony. It requires a plain gold band that fits on the index finger, not ring finger. Also my shoes (not really that old, about a couple years) and nail polish
Borrowed - pearl bracelet from my maid of honor
Blue - underwear and ribbon on the garter
New was everything else - dress, veil, jewelry, hair pins
Old: a pearl bracelet that my DH bought me on my first birthday that we spent together New: a yellow diamond ring from my father Blue: a Tiffany bracelet with a blue heart from my mom for my shower Nothing borrowed
Old: I didn't have something old New: my dress, shoes, hair pins Borrowed: earrings Blue: my garter. It was Kansas Jayhawk themed so it was blue and red
Old: I didn't have something old
New: my dress, shoes, hair pins
Borrowed: earrings
Blue: my garter. It was Kansas Jayhawk themed so it was blue and red
I also had a Jayhawk garter! DH is a jayhawk.
Old: Vintage pin in my hair, Piece of my moms wedding dress made into a garter
New: dress, shoes
Borrowed: locket of my sisters with my deceased grantparents in my bouquet, sixpence that has been used for a few generations
Something old: my grams' small detailed bookmark I hooked to my bouquet (she passed a few years before my wedding) Something new: dress and shoes Something borrowed: I borrowed wedding jewelry from a friend who actually sang in my wedding Something blue: lace underwear they were new also and a garter made for me by my planner/family friend
Old: Grandma's pearls New: Earrings DH gave me Borrowed: SIL's bracelet from her wedding Blue: was supposed to be a handkerchief with my Grandma's initial embroidered in blue. I forgot it along with my bible I was wearing blue undies though.
Old:some of the brooches in my brooch bouquet were antiques. New:my dress Borrowed: I had my mom's old mother's ring turned into a brooch and it was in my bouquet. I gave it back to her after. Blue: I hand dyed my pettiskirt a light blue.
Old and borrowed: my grandmothers diamond bracelet and earrings
New: dress
Blue: underwear. Funny story, I didn't have my something blue til 2 days before so I went to the mall with my dad and I had one of those coupons for free underwear from VS and the only option in blue that qualified for the free pair were straight granny panties. In retro spect I should have paid $10 for something cuter
Wow that was pretty lack luster, some of you guys got creative.
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Re: Gtky: wedding stuff
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Something New: My dress.
Something Borrowed: The sporty rental car that got me to the wedding and later DH & I drove off in.
Something Blue: Rhinestone initials on the inner heels of my shoes PLUS my garter was Orlando Magic themed so it was also blue #nba #nba #nba
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New: my dress
Borrowed: my mom's diamond necklace
Blue: there were blue pearls on the comb part of my birdcage veil
New: a yellow diamond ring from my father
Blue: a Tiffany bracelet with a blue heart from my mom for my shower
Nothing borrowed
New: my dress, shoes, hair pins
Borrowed: earrings
Blue: my garter. It was Kansas Jayhawk themed so it was blue and red
DH also saw me in my dress before the wedding. And we had sex while I was wearing it.
We don't believe in superstition <:-P
Something new: dress and shoes
Something borrowed: I borrowed wedding jewelry from a friend who actually sang in my wedding
Something blue: lace underwear they were new also and a garter made for me by my planner/family friend
Blue: garter
New: dress, shoes, veil, pearls
New: jewelry / undies
Borrowed: Dress
Blue: shoes
eta: I had nothing old.
New: dress
Borrowed: rings from my mil
Blue: shoes
New: Earrings DH gave me
Borrowed: SIL's bracelet from her wedding
Blue: was supposed to be a handkerchief with my Grandma's initial embroidered in blue. I forgot it along with my bible I was wearing blue undies though.
New:my dress
Borrowed: I had my mom's old mother's ring turned into a brooch and it was in my bouquet. I gave it back to her after.
Blue: I hand dyed my pettiskirt a light blue.
Old and borrowed: my grandmothers diamond bracelet and earrings
New: dress
Blue: underwear. Funny story, I didn't have my something blue til 2 days before so I went to the mall with my dad and I had one of those coupons for free underwear from VS and the only option in blue that qualified for the free pair were straight granny panties. In retro spect I should have paid $10 for something cuter
Wow that was pretty lack luster, some of you guys got creative.