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Before we even talk about your wedding, you deserve the deepest congratulations to you for having found someone who would love to be with you forever. Now, you probably have everything you need to accomplish listed, from the invites, the reservations, the wedding planner and such. You have a draft of your gown’s design and you pretty much have an idea of the theme. All you need to do is to find the four traditional wedding accessories that most brides worldwide stick with during weddings – something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.

Some of you may think that this tradition merely originated from a silly rhyme, but the truth is that these four items actually have their own symbolisms, each for the benefit of the couple. You might be right in thinking that this is just another form of myth, but it doesn’t hurt to add a little touch of myth to your wedding day.

Wearing something old on your wedding day symbolizes your connection with your past, that even if you are moving forward to a new life, you are still bringing the old people with you. Wedding accessories that are usually categorized as something old include the wedding dress if it is a family heirloom or a piece of jewelry. This item, then, becomes yours to keep forever.

The wedding gown is the most usual item worn by the bride for the something new category. The direct opposite of wearing something old, something new reminds you of the new life that awaits you as a married couple. This means that you should embrace this new life with only positive hopes and dreams. Other items that can be considered as something new include the veil, or even the wedding ring.

For something borrowed, it is especially important that it comes from a happily married woman. This symbolizes the fact that your friends and family will always be there to support you even as you enter your new life. Borrowing is a form of bond between friends and family members, somehow expressing that the person trusts you enough to let you borrow their things. There are different wedding accessories that can be borrowed, such as handkerchief, or an important piece of jewelry.

The color blue, during the Victorian era, is a symbol for a lot of things, including purity, loyalty, love, and fidelity among others. Perhaps the most positive color during this era is the color blue, thus the term something blue. Nowadays, it can be quite hard to incorporate something blue into your wedding attire especially if your color scheme is not blue. If that is the case, you can always use a blue garter just to complete the four important wedding accessories every bride should have.

These four traditions have been alive since the Victorian era, and are followed by millions of brides all around the world for hundreds of years. Although there are a lot of symbolisms surrounding these traditions, it does not necessarily dictate how the marriage will sail soon after. However, they serve as reminders for the husband and wife on what their responsibilities are as a married couple and the promise that lies in their future together.