Something Old, Something New

Something Borrowed, Something Blue
And a Silver Sixpence in her Shoe

Hend, my colleague from work, is getting married in a few days; so we, at the office, decided to prepare something special to celebrate the occasion; hence, I designed and crafted this box to package her gift…

Hend & Rashid, best wishes on your wedding. May you have half of the most beautiful things in the world.

The other half I’ll leave for me.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

More on the Saying:

Something Old, Something New
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
And a Silver Sixpence in her Shoe

I did some research on the saying. Turns out this is a very old English saying which portrays good-luck for the bride if she carries all of those items on her wedding day. This tradition began in the Victorian era.

Something Old represents the bride’s link with the past; honoring her own family.

Something New represents the bride’s hope and optimism for a happy future and a successful married life; symbolizing the new union with her husband.

Something Borrowed represents an item from family or friends which should pass on good fortune to the bride and her life ahead, reminding her that she can always depend on them.

Something Blue represents love, purity and fidelity. Blue was a popular colour associated to weddings; this has been supported with old proverbs; such as "Marry in blue, lover be true".

Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe represents wealth and financial security; especially when put in the bride's left shoe.

Hope you found this as interesting as I did!