Tradition

Something old
something new
Something borrowed
something blue &
a silver sixpence in her shoe

I'm not certain why my mind wandered to this saying this morning but it did and I couldn't help but wonder, if you get married in the temple are you allowed to have the something blue? I wasn't sure since I wasn't at my sister Amber's wedding and my other two siblings weren't married in the temple. I was also thinking of how you could combine several of these items into one...like the sixpence is old now and if you borrowed one from someone you've knocked three out, and you could buy a blue something and poof you've got all five. Personally I think it would be way more fun to get one of each of the five items and be able to save them, except the something borrowed of course, and put them in a keepsake box to show your future children or just to look back on one day.

Anyway, as I started pondering this little saying I naturally wondered where it came from. I mean who in the world decided to do all this and what does it all mean Basil?? Apparently it originated in Britain during the Victorian Era and it's something that brings good luck to the bride on her wedding day. Here's what I found on askyahoo.com:

A sixpence is a coin that was minted in Britain from 1551 to 1967. It was made of silver and worth six pennies. So this wedding tradition is definitely English, and many sources say that it began in the Victorian era.
Each item in this poem represents a good-luck token for the bride. If she carries all of them on her wedding day, her marriage will be happy. "Something old" symbolizes continuity with the bride's family and the past. "Something new" means optimism and hope for the bride's new life ahead. "Something borrowed" is usually an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride. The borrowed item also reminds the bride that she can depend on her friends and family.
As for the colorful item, blue has been connected to weddings for centuries. In ancient Rome, brides wore blue to symbolize love, modesty, and fidelity. Christianity has long dressed the Virgin Mary in blue, so purity was associated with the color. Before the late 19th century, blue was a popular color for wedding gowns, as evidenced in proverbs like, "Marry in blue, lover be true."
And finally, a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe represents wealth and financial security. It may date back to a Scottish custom of a groom putting a silver coin under his foot for good luck. For optimum fortune, the sixpence should be in the left shoe. These days, a dime or a copper penny is sometimes substituted, and many companies sell keepsake sixpences for weddings.

Well, now that my mind can rest at ease since I've taken the time to figure out where this stuff originated and why...I wanna know about other Wedding Traditions. So, I found this:

I think this may be too small to be read on here but if you're interested, click on it and it takes you to the google image in large size and you can kinda read it there. It's pretty interesting. I know lots of cultures incorperate different traditions into marriage and lots of families have traditions that mean something to them. So, if you're married, tell me...what traditions did you follow at your wedding? Or did you create a new tradition that you hope to pass along to your future family? Just for curiosity sake of course...and did you follow the good luck poem and have your old, new, borrowed, blue, & sixpence in your shoe? If you're not married feel free to inform me if you plan to do anything traditional when you do get married.

Personally, if that day ever comes for me...I think I'd like to do the good luck poem.