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I hadn’t given much thought to the old tradition of “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. I guess I just had so much going on that it was the very least of my worries. A few days before the wedding though, I saw my perfect something old, borrowed and blue all in one on my mother’s hand!

My great grandmother’s engagement ring. I remember the days of my mother asking for her grandmother’s engagement ring from my grandmother and the emotion and love behind the request. My great grandfather couldn’t afford a diamond for my great grandmother’s ring, so instead he chose a beautiful setting with a blue glass stone for her.

Later on down the road he eventually gave her a diamond engagement ring, but she always kept her original e-ring, and there it was on my mother’s finger - old, borrowed and blue in one fell swoop.

I made a special request for our photographer to capture the exchange between my mother and me because we are a family of few heirlooms, and this was a big moment. The following morning my grandmother was brought to tears telling me how much she loved that I wore her mother’s ring.

Need to catch up with the Sunbeams? Previously:

Groombeam
The Dress, Shoes, & Rings
Let’s Get Beautiful!
Papery Details
One last busy night
Dessert and an impromptu photo shoot
Pasta & practice makes perfect
Sunbeam final fling!
Five days and counting

Up Next: Let’s get Bridal! Time to put on the dress!