Weddingbee Blog

To be honest, I didn’t really care so much about the something old, something new, blah, blah. I just didn’t think it was that big of a deal. Uber-traditional I am not. But during the planning process, I had several people (mostly married women) ask what my old, new, borrowed and blue items were. I would say something like, “Well….my dress is new. And my shoes are blue. And…ummmm…er…well…” I got nothin’. I’m not sure if at some point I really wanted to have something old, new, borrowed, blue or I just gave up trying to fight the establishment, but a couple of months before the wedding I figured it was time to get serious if I was going to follow through with the tradition.

I have one living grandmother, but she isn’t able to travel much anymore so I knew for quite some time that she wasn’t going to be able to make it to the wedding. Hoping that she might be able to supply something for the festivities and hence be there in spirit, I sent her a handwritten letter asking if she might have something I could borrow that could fall into the old category. I had no idea that just by asking, an amazing family heirloom would be unveiled.

After hearing about my request, my aunt brought this handkerchief embroidered with my great-grandmother’s name (in blue no less!) to Dallas, making it my old, borrowed and blue item.

Please excuse the crappy cell phone camera pic

I honestly had no idea that this beautifully embroidered, wafer-thin handkerchief even existed in our family…neither did Mama Hippo. I suppose there is something to be said for reaching out the old-fashioned way.

What are you using for your “something old”?