We love the "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" wedding tradition, don't you? It's one of the only wedding traditions that still makes sense in today's society. It isn't darkened by old superstitions about fertility and virginity or cheapened by old wives tales about the moon's alignment. It's just plain cute. If you can, try to select items that can be placed in your keepsake box and passed down to your daughter or daughter-in-law.

Old
The "old" item represents something you are leaving behind or something that is being passed down to you.

· Your grandmother's wedding photo in a silver locket
· Your fiancé's first lost tooth
· Your mother's wedding band on your right ring finger

New
The "new" item represents something you are adopting through your marriage or something that is unique to your new union.

· Your engagement picture on the other side of the silver locket
· The key to your new home
· A token of your first date like a ticket stub or cocktail napkin.

Borrowed
The "borrowed" item should be symbolic of something you respect or admire about someone or something.

· Your best friend's energy crystal
· Your mother's monogrammed handkerchief
· Your mother-in-law's pearl necklace

Blue
The "blue" item really has no symbolism that we can think of - it simply rhymes with "new." Try to select something hidden and small that only you (and later on, your new hubby!) know about.

· A sapphire Austrian crystal heart pendant
· Paint your toes with light blue polish
· A thin light blue ribbon on your garter

Old: my mom's handkerchief New: my necklace Borrowed: Sister-in-laws anklet Blue: Can't think of a darn thing!

Any other ideas out there?

Jill, I always think a tossing garter in blue or with blue ribbon is a great idea!

Any ideas for something old for my only sister? We have no family jewelry heirlooms as my grandmother dies at a very young age. Thanks!

Do you have anything from your childhood? Something that maybe represents where you came from?

The "blue" represents fidelity.

I've got the blue part - my engagement ring is a sapphire. I can't think of anything to borrow. Maybe I'll borow $5 and keep it in my little purse :)

My sister is getting married on Valentine's Day. My other sisters and I are trying to get something old, somthing new,... We have something new and something borrowed. For something blue, we were going to get her a garter with blue ribbon on it, however, she bought an all white one before we could tell her. Our grandmother and mother could not find anything from their wedding for something old. I need other ideas for something old and something blue.

You can purchase a tiny blue satin rose and glue it on the garter. Your mom has got to have something old that is small and carries meaning! Ask her to go through her jewelry box one more time.

When areyou suppost to give the bride to be "the stuff"?

Old - picture of my parents wedding New - picture of us in front of our new home Borrowed - a friends pearls Blue - blue silk panties =)

What about a toe ring with a blue stone - orginal and cute!

Old: My Grammy's camisole that she wore on her wedding day, pinned to my slip's layers of tulle and my "Great Grammy's" pearl necklace.

New: My gown, shoes, and panties

Borrowed: My mother-in-law-to-be's diamond earrings that my father-in-law-to-be gave her on their 1st anniversary.

Blue: A beautiful blue topaz tennis bracelet my fiance' gave me a couple of years ago.

Lynne- I like your blue panties idea! Maybe I'll have to try that one too! :)

I was wondering if you could use one thing for more than one of them. F or example, a friend could buy some old blue nail polish and you could borrow it to paint your toenails, then your dress would be the thing that is new.

for the new: a new shiny penny- also for good luck, old: a grandmothers hankerchief, blue: blue garter with ribbon, borrowed: sisters pearls

I need something to give my niece. She is getting married in Hawaii and I won't be there. I want to do something special. Any ideas?