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Lynnie
WeddingWire Admin October 2016 North Carolina

Doing or Ditching: Something old, new, borrowed, and blue?

Lynnie, on April 1, 2019 at 09:05 Posted in Before the wedding 0 39

We all know the wedding day good luck charms of something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue! Are you including this tradition in your wedding plans? If so - what are your items? Are you going all the way with a six-pence in your shoe?

Are you doing or ditching the tradition of carrying something old, new, borrowed, and blue?


Doing or Ditching: Something old, new, borrowed, and blue? 1

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Latest activity by Candace, on April 7, 2019 at 12:02
  • Candace
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    Candace ·
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    My something old is a necklace from my Grandma.

    My something new is my dress.

    My something borrowed is TBD but I'm thinking it's going to be an anklet from my sister.

    My something blue is going to be my garter because my fiance found a Toronto Maple Leafs garter that he really liked.

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  • Terresa
    Curious October 2019 British Columbia
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    Doing, but more by coincidence than intention. My "something old" and "something borrowed" is my great grandmother's cameo pin from her wedding in 1895! My "something new" and "something blue" are my pearl and moonstone earrings.

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  • Summer
    Devoted May 2019 Ontario
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    Not doing! Everything I have is new
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  • BunnyBride
    Super August 2334 Nova Scotia
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    I am totally keeping this one! It's fun and I want to do it. One of our wedding colours is blue, so it'll make that part easier too. I haven't figured out what the others are going to be unless the wedding dress itself can be the "new"

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  • Kaisha
    Super March 2019 Nova Scotia
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    This was one tradition I really wanted to keep, it is fun.

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  • Geneviève
    VIP September 2020 Ontario
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    I want to, I think it's sweet

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  • Donna
    Devoted July 2019 Ontario
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    Yes the old a pearl necklace from my Oma, something borrowed not sure yet what that will be blue garter belt with my grooms favorite hockey team on it, or what will be new. Probably charms they work
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  • Amanda
    Super June 2019 Ontario
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    I really want to! I have something new and something blue

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  • Robyn
    Super June 2019 Ontario
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    Doing it - right down to the penny in my shoe! I'm too superstitious to skip this one

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  • Maegan
    Frequent user August 2021 Ontario
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    I'm trying to atleast do some of it but we'll see.
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  • Rachael
    Super October 2019 Ontario
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    It's cute so I'm reconsidering it (as originally I wasn't going to do it).

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  • Alexandra
    VIP November 2019 British Columbia
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    I’m doing! I think it’s kind of a fun tradition
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  • Leah
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    Doing bc I think it’s cute. That reminds me - I need to find a sixpence!
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  • Stephanie
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    Doing!!! Because I find it cute and fun!

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  • Janaya
    Expert August 2019 Saskatchewan
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    Yes! I haven't found everything yet but I will be keeping this tradition. Love it!

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  • Casey
    Master October 2019 Ontario
    Casey ·
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    For sure doing!

    Old: Earrings from my Grandma

    New: Wedding dress/ hair piece

    Borrowed: Necklace from my sister

    Blue: My Shoes

    No six pence in the shoe, not going that far.

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  • Erin
    Super May 2022 Ontario
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    Doing! my dress is my new, my old is a pearl necklace that my grandma gave to me when I graduated high school ( which she bought when I was born and waited to give it to me!!) my borrowed will be broches for my bouquet, my cousin has a sixpence for my shoe , but I don't have my something blue yet.

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  • Michelle
    Expert April 2019 Alberta
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    Ditching. Everything I am wearing is new, just how it worked out. No one offered me to borrow anything. I have nothing old. I could wear blue underwear but without the other two whatever

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  • Jenn
    Frequent user April 2019 Saskatchewan
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    Doing! If I can think of something unique as a blue! The other three were filled very naturally!
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  • Meghan
    Devoted April 2019 Ontario
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    I think I am unintentionally doing most of this haha I am wrapping my grandmothers pearls around my bouquet, new is my dress, don't have something borrowed, and I have a blue sapphire in one of my earrings

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  • Caitlyn
    Super January 2020 Ontario
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    I’m doing this. My old are my in-law’s Greek crowns, my New is my dress, my borrowed is my mom’s pearl necklace, my blue are my shoes.
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  • Kassandra
    Frequent user May 2020 Alberta
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    Unsure probably Doing
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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
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    Did it. It wasn’t intentional though! But blue was one of our wedding colours and my veil had been my moms so that knocked off old and borrowed!
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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
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    Probably ditching this, but I'm still not sure yet.

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  • Allison
    Master October 2019 Ontario
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    We're doing it, but it just sort of happened lol. I'm not going as far as the sixpence in the shoe though.

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  • Holly
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    Doing, but not intentionally it just kind of happened
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  • Seleena
    Super September 2019 British Columbia
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    I feel like I’m ditching all of the traditions. Ditching this one.
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  • K
    Expert September 2018 British Columbia
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    I was nearly there without even trying - my dress and shoes were new, and grandma's necklace covered something old and something borrowed. I wasn't worried about something blue, but the morning of the wedding my MOH/sister-in-law lent me her sapphire ring to cover it.

    No sixpence in the shoe... the shoes were open sandals so that wouldn't have worked even if we wanted to do it!

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  • Valérie
    VIP September 2019 Quebec
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    Ditching! It's not really a thing in my culture, so it was never on my radar.

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  • K
    Newbie February 2020 Saskatchewan
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    I think so!
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  • Veronica
    Super October 2021 Alberta
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    Will be doing! Something old will be a family ring my late stepfather gave to my mom (tied in my booquet), something new will be my shoes, something borrowed will be my veil (MoH viel) and something blue will by my earrings! I have always loved this tradition.

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  • Gina
    Super April 2019 Alberta
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    I will be doing it. I will do old (a bracelet he bought me when we started dating) new dress, blue shoes and I’ll have to borrow something lol
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