Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue

I'm definitely planning to do this!

Old: I bought my dress in 2020 for our original date in 2021. It'll be almost 3 years old by the time I finally get to wear it for our wedding!

New: Jewelry, shoes

Borrowed: I'm planning to borrow a coin from my dad to put in my left shoe (superstition supposed to be for good luck and financial prosperity)

Blue: My shoes are teal (one of our colors), but they pull more towards blue

View Quoted Comment Fun! I think a lot of brides who had to postpone due to Covid have their dress in the “old” category now.


Love the coin tradition! That’s a really cool concept.

Yes, I did. My something old was my grandma’s beaded clutch, c. 1950s-1960s. My something new was my dress. My something borrowed was my mom’s veil, c. 1983. And, last but not least, my something blue was my sapphire engagement ring (Our moms and my dad also wore blue).

Something old will be my socks lol , new my dress, borrowed my moms old ring & something blue I’m going to add blue rhinestones in the star in my shoes.

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Oh I love that! Love the borrowed veil, I really feel like those kinds of things make the day even more special!

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Ha! the socks! I love it!

And your shoes are gonna look great with the touch of blue!!!

View Quoted Comment Thank you!!!

I thought it was really fun to do as well! Each piece was very special to me. I actually combined 2 of the categories though.


Old & blue: My maternal grandmother’s garter. I was very close to her and she was the best example I had of unconditional love in my life. I was sad she passed before my wedding but it felt comforting have a piece of her there. Borrowed: My mother’s diamond stud earrings. There’s also a funny story where I *borrowed* these in high school without knowing they were real! My mother didn’t laugh then, but she does now 😂New: A beautiful pair of sculpted floral dangly earrings from Twigs and Homey that took my breath away when I first saw them. (I have multiple lobe piercings, hence the multiple earrings mentioned).

I am planning on it. My dress is my something new my something old is my grandmother necklace and also my something borrowed. My something blue is under wear I got.

I did this for my wedding:

Something Old: his grandmother's bracelet

Something new: my earrings

Something borrowed: my MIL's hanky

Something blue: my blue opal bracelet

I did do this on our wedding day! It was a perfect way to include my family.

Borrowed: silver bracelet that my husband's mom let me borrow and then my mom's earrings
Old: my mom's pearls that have been passed down over timeNew: shoes, wedding dress, and veilBlue: Garter and bridesmaids dresses

I’m not doing it. We’re not very traditional people and I wanted all new stuff. I bought new jewelry, new shoes etc. I don’t wanna wear blue. Not borrowing anything upset my mother a bit but 🤷🏻‍♀️ But I do love seeing how everyone is doing it. It all seems very sweet

I'm kind of doing this, but with a twist! I'm giving my fiance 4 small gifts for our wedding, one for each theme of something old, new, borrowed, and blue. (The "something borrowed" is still something he gets to keep, it came from an idea that was "borrowed" from a TV show!)

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I love that your grandmother kept her garter and you got to use it! I'm not doing one, but I think if I had one that was like that I probably would.

Also LOVE that you borrowed the same earrings you once "borrowed" in high school!

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Never even thought of having the blue in the underwear!

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I love the addition of something from your husband's family! I always think that makes it extra special!

I wasn't too adamant to do it, but it kind of worked out. My dress was new, my bouquet had blue in it, and the old and borrowed were combined in my great-grandmother's diamond earrings I borrowed from my mom.


I toyed around with getting a silver sixpence for my shoe, but decided I wasn't going to end up with a unique blister because of money in my footwear lol

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I think including the family is probably my favorite reason for doing it. Love that your blue was also your wedding party!

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I didn't think I was going to do it as well, and then I realized I had planned on doing stuff that fit it anyways! The only thing I was missing was the blue and I found a way that I can do it subtly. But I love a nontraditional bride doing what works for her!

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This is such a cool twist!!! I'm still wracking my brain on what to give my fiancé on the day (other than ya know, a wife) but this is a really cool way to do a tradition!