Something Old/New/Borrowed/Blue: Faaaart.

Why are brides expected to do this? It's like an *essential* omg-need-to-discuss topic amongst brides and their gal pals. But what if I don't want anything on my dress to be adorned with something blue? F-ck blue. F-ck New. And F-ck dumbass rhymes with archaic meanings. Read the origin of "Something Old, something new, something borrowed, something blue," and you'll see what I mean:

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Something Old: Something old symbolizes the bride’s connection with her family and her past as a single woman. A woman may choose to wear a piece of antique family jewellery or part of her mother or grandmother’s wedding outfit.

Something New: A new item in the bride’s attire represents the new life she will soon begin. Something new should be an object that makes her think of the joys her future married life will bring, so it makes sense for the new to come from her soon-to-be husband or in-law family. Some good ideas are jewellery, shoes or the wedding gown. The fiancé may also want to get some lingerie for his bride to wear under her dress that will be a sexy secret between them.

Something Borrowed: Borrowing an item to carry or wear on her wedding day reminds a bride that her friends and family are there for her should she ever need their help. Ideally, the item should be borrowed from a happily married woman so that some of her coupled bliss can rub off on the new wife. The bride’s best friend could lend her wedding veil to her for the big day.

Something Blue: In many cultures, blue symbolizes faithfulness and loyalty. Blue ribbons adorned the border of an ancient Israeli bride’s wedding clothes and in ancient Rome, the bride wore blue to denote love, fidelity and modesty. The colour also represents purity, perhaps as a result of the Virgin Mary being depicted wearing blue. In the past, many wedding dresses were blue. These days, the something blue is often the garter, so even if blue doesn’t go with the colour scheme, the bride can still wear it hidden under her skirt.

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Ok. I don't think I need to point out the already glaring anti-feminist remarks above. The meaning behind this tradition decidedly does NOT fit with my worldview, therefore I would never use it, nor would I do it solely for superstitious reasons. I am not superstitious. In the least. I have no problem walking under ladders, I'll cross a black cat on Friday 13th, and I refuse to knock on wood when someone tells me I should. So like hell am I going to be sure to wear something old/new/borrowed/blue on my wedding day. Bah!

So here's to one more archaic wedding tradition I'll be happy to let go of! And HERE'S to starting new, meaningful, relevant-to-today's-world traditions - WELL, I mean relevant, meaningful, and new to OUR wedding of course. Y'all are free to partake in any traditions you want. But you didn't need me to tell you that. ;)

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