To Kerchief

To Kerchief

July 9th, 2010 @ 5:18 pm by Mrs. Knitting
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As you may or may not know from this post, I’d had been trying to decide whether or not to go ahead with the Ukrainian tradition of having the bride’s veil removed at the end of the night and being replaced with a kerchief, thus indicating that she is no longer a bride, but a wife. A lot of you gave me some really good advice about how to approach this tradition in a way I’m comfortable with and I have now decided to go ahead with this tradition. Now I want to show you the scarf I’ll be using.

Here it is:

I bought it earlier this year in a vintage store in Florence. I have quite the thing for keys so I absolutely love it. I especially love that it is blue because that means it can be my something blue!

Here’s a look at how it will be tied.

I think it’s got a bit of a pirate vibe going on, which is obviously amazing.

What’s your something blue?

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14 Responses to “To Kerchief”

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Miss Earrings (message) 2,477 posts, Buzzing bee

ooh i like what a cool tradition!

7/9/10 @ 5:33 pm (reply)

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aruka11 (message) 615 posts, Busy bee

I love it! Well done for tying it in so well - you look great!

7/9/10 @ 5:37 pm (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

It’s gorgeous! And I love that it can be your something blue!

7/9/10 @ 5:48 pm (reply)

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animated_librarian (message) 290 posts, Helper bee

That is a very cool tradition and a beautiful blue! I honestly have no idea what I will do for my something blue. I may resort to the rhinestone “I Do” on the bottom of my shoes.

7/9/10 @ 6:00 pm (reply)

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zippylef (message) 6,401 posts, Bee Keeper

That is a neat tradition! We’re doing a handfasting because of my Celtic heritage and we’re going to break a glass at the end of the reception for FI’s Italian family.

7/9/10 @ 6:27 pm (reply)

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TheFutureMcBride (message) 4,461 posts, Honey bee

@zippylef - we’re handfasting too to represent McGroom’s Scottish heritage.

7/9/10 @ 6:57 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

The pirate bride! Argh! I think my something blue will be my underwear. My dress is pretty thick, so I don’t have to worry about the color showing through.

7/9/10 @ 7:13 pm (reply)

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zippylef (message) 6,401 posts, Bee Keeper

@theFutureMcBride- I’m mostly Scottish!

7/9/10 @ 7:32 pm (reply)

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eileen marie (message) 1,662 posts, Bumble bee

Oh goodness, I had awful babushka images running through my mind –but this looks fun..and pirate-y! It will really make for cute pics! I wore a Belleek horseshoe ornament on my wrist during the ceremony for luck (Irish tradition). I was carrying a lot of stuff, and my brother -who walked me down the aisle- quipped that we oughta have the traditional bridal wheelbarrow!!

7/9/10 @ 8:57 pm (reply)

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Miss Knitting (message) 1,072 posts, Bumble bee

@eileen marie: That would be fun to see!

7/9/10 @ 9:01 pm (reply)

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