Wedding Blog
On my wedding day, I did not have “something old” to wear with my “something new” or “something blue.” The Eggplant family just doesn’t have any of those neat little traditions that other families have, like old lockets or vintage necklaces that are passed down from generation to generation.
Well, on the morning of my wedding, my very thoughtful cousin gave me a sweet gift that will hopefully start a new tradition within our family.
She wrapped the present in this beautiful Paper Source box.
When I opened it up, I saw a stack of note cards. The first one read, “Dearest Kelly…”
“Pass this on to the next female who marries within our family, embroider the hankie with the next couple’s initials and their wedding date.”
“Eventually our generation of females will all be married with all your names on the hankie.”
“So who gets it after that? The first of our children to marry. 
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“I hope that this is a special tradition that can be kept amongst our family.”
“I love you. Cousin Eggplant”
And here is the hankie with Mr. Eggplant and my wedding date, embroidered in pink to match our wedding colors.
What a thoughtful and meaningful gift! I love that I get to be the first in my family to start a tradition. I would’ve worked this into my bouquet if I had received it earlier. Hopefully my cousin is next in line to get married so that she can be #2 on the hankie.
What are some wedding traditions that run in your family?
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We do a wedding quilt. Every member of the family (every willing member) gets a square and embroiders something for the happy couple. Then they make a quilt out of it and usually you get a quilt.
I, however, got a box full of squares and a few IOU’s, haha
I love this idea though, thats so sweet. What a treasure to have.
Awww, that is SO lovely! You are super lucky to have such a thoughtful cousin! Unfortunatley, no awesome traditions like that for me… =/ We haven’t had a wedding in our family for YEARS!
That is a fantastic tradition! That is very sweet and I think it’s great that you get to be the first!
Kudos to your cousin for being so creative!
aww, this is super cute!!!!!!!
I don’t think we have any wedding traditions like that in our family… maybe I’ll make something up. 
that is so sweet. I’ll be using the same arras/coins that my parents used for their wedding and its been past down to all of the kids in our family who got married recently.
That is SUCH a lovely idea and so meaningful! I wish someone would give me a hankie like this so we could start this in my family.
That WAS monica in your pictures! 
what a thoughtful gift and a great tradition to pass on!
This is so thoughtful…I love this tradition. We didn’t have any since none of the previous two generations had a standard wedding. My mom did threaten to kidnap me on my wedding day, but the look of stress on my guy’s face promptly ended that.
This is so touching! I would totally copy the idea if I wasn’t the last one to get married in my generation hehe.
Traditions have to start somewhere. It was so thoughtful of her.
This is actaully a regualr custom in Belgium
http://tinyurl.com/29vffd
What a beautiful tradition to begin!! My family has something similar, but it’s a prayer book that has a crocheted cover done by my Great Grandmother. The “bride” is given the book on her wedding day with her name, the groom’s name & their wedding date written in the front and she carries it down the aisle with her. There are several names in the book as this tradition dates back to when my great-grandmother was married. I just love traditions!!!!
What a wonderful tradition to start….I missed this blog for some reason.
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Mrs. Eggplant, San Francisco
Age and Occupation: 28, Human Resources
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Associate Marketing Manager
Engagement Date: January 19, 2007
Wedding Date: October 20, 2007
Blogging Since: May 31, 2007
Venue: Ceremony at a cement and stained glass cathedral and reception at a boutique hotel ballroom
About Me: I'm a shopping junkie who lives to discover great deals and a craft addict that loves to scrapbook and knit. My profile picture was taken on the day I got engaged which is why my smile is so huge!
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