Ideas For Something Blue Bridal Accessories
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, put a sixpence in your shoe. This old English rhyme was used to remember all the things that would bring a bride good luck on her wedding day:
The old item represents the couples’ lives before they met.
The something new represents their new life together.
Something borrowed is meant to be an item from a woman who’s happily married. Borrowing something for her wedding day will help ensure the new bride’s happy marriage.
The color blue wards off the evil eye and protects the couple on their wedding day.
Last of all, is a sixpence for your shoe. This is meant to represent prosperity and bring abundance to the marriage.
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Of course, this is superstition, so if you’re not into it - don’t stress! But if you like a cute tradition, this is a fun one to incorporate. There’s lots of different ways to choose an old, a new, a borrowed and a blue item.
There’s no hard and fast rules, so you could count an item more than once. For example, if you wear a new anklet with a blue stone, you can consider it to be something new and something blue.
Something Old Ideas For a Bride
Some brides decide to wear jewelry that’s been passed down through the family. Or they could incorporate some of their mother or grandmother’s wedding dresses or veils into their own outfit.
If you don’t have any family heirlooms, don’t worry. Anything that you owned before the wedding can count as your something old - even your engagement ring! Or maybe you’re wearing a pre owned wedding dress.
Memorial charm with an old photo.
Jewelry from your mother or grandmother.
Your mother or grandmother’s veil or headpiece.
Family locket.
Family wedding rings.
Your own engagement ring.
Jewelry you already own.
Shoes you already own.
Pre owned wedding dress.
Memory Charm
This handmade bouquet charm can be customized with your favorite photo. Available in gold or silver:
Something Blue Wedding Photo Charm. By: perfectpendantsplus.
Something New Ideas For a Bride
Most brides consider their wedding dress for the “new” part of the rhyme. If you’ve bought a previously owned dress, you can count another part of your outfit, like your shoes or accessories.
Wedding dress
Headpiece or hairpins
Bridal veil
Wedding jewelry
Shoes
Blue Wedding Shoes
These navy blue satin shoes from Etsy have a built in platform and a side embellishment of crystals and pearls:
Blue Bridal Shoes. By: ABiddaBling.
Baby Blue Wedding Heels
These baby blue wedding shoes feature a block heel, an ankle strap and handmade satin bows:
Light Blue Satin Block Heels. By: GreekGoddeSSandals
Blue Bow Shoe Clips
These pretty blue bows are detachable! Choose your favorite shoes and add these clips for your touch of something blue:
Satin Blue Bows For Wedding Shoes. By: Avenire.
Ideas For Something Borrowed For a Bride
Jewelry is always popular as a borrowed item. If a relative has earrings or a necklace that would match your wedding outfit, they might be willing to lend it to you for the day. Or if a friend was recently married, maybe she’ll lend you one of her accessories or a bouquet charm to use on your wedding day.
Photo to put in a bouquet charm or locket.
Family locket.
Jewelry set.
Necklace or earrings.
Something Blue Ideas For a Bride
Your something blue could be an item that’ll add to your bridal look, like a blue bouquet or jewelry with blue stones. If you’d like your blue item to be less obvious, you can find blue wedding shoes or blue garters that no one else will see.
Bridal bouquet.
Bouquet charm.
Blue belt, ribbon or sash.
Bridal veil.
Bridal headpiece.
Wedding jewelry.
Wedding shoes.
Garter or garter set.
Blue Crystal Bouquet Charm
This bouquet charm is personalized with your initials, your wedding date and a blue crystal:
Personalized Bouquet Charm. By: WillowAndBlueJewelry
Blue Opal Hairpiece
This light blue, crystal hairpiece can be worn as a headband or shaped to fit a hairstyle:
Bridal Hair Vine. By: GlamourBrideUSA.
Blue Sapphire Headpiece
This blue crystal and pearl headpiece is the perfect accent for a bridal hairdo. Matching earrings are also available:
Blue Wedding Hair Comb. By: ExclusiveWeddingShop.
Blue Wedding Jewelry Set
If you’re going to wear a wedding jewelry set, this light blue crystal necklace and earring set would be the perfect finish for an elegant bridal look. A matching bracelet is also available:
Dusty Blue Bridal Jewelry Set. By: PinkCarnationDesign.
Blue Toss Garter
If you’d like to do a garter toss, this is a simple and sweet, blue lace garter from Etsy:
Something Blue Wedding Garter. By: GillyflowerGarters.
Lace Garter Set
If you’d like to do the garter toss and have a keepsake, this set from Etsy includes two garters for your wedding day. White lace with blue crystals:
Bridal Garter With Blue Rhinestones. By: FlorisAmorStudio.
Something Blue Anklet
For a sweet something blue on your wedding day, a blue anklet is the perfect jewelry. This one from Etsy features an infinity love charm:
Infinity Love Chain Anklet. By: ArteDiAmore
Something Blue Gift For the Bride
If you’re looking for a gift for the bride, this delicate blue anklet is perfect for her wedding day, sterling silver with blue crystals and pearls:
Blue Pearl Anklet. By: lauralidesigns.
Blue Wedding Dress
If you’d like to go all out, you can even find blue wedding dresses. This satin ballgown from David’s Bridal features an off the shoulder neckline, a chapel length train and side pockets in a dusty blue color:
Off the shoulder satin ball gown. By: David’s Bridal.
What About the Sixpence?
Don’t forget the sixpence! I do not recommend actually putting it in your shoe - that’s a great way to get sore feet. But if you’re doing the rhyme, don’t skip the part for prosperity. For a cute way to finish off the rhyme, you can make or buy a charm pin to attach to your bouquet.
This one from Etsy comes with four cute charms to represent something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue - plus a genuine, lucky sixpence coin:
Engraved Bridal Pin. By: CherishUs
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