Every bride must have something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. But for an Irish bride, there’s more to tradition than old, new, borrowed, and blue. I need a five-pence for my shoe. I need a “magic” hanky–it’s the traditional bridal hanky that converts to a christening bonnet for baby and back to a hanky when that baby girl grows up to be married. I need a horseshoe for good luck.
I’ve got the new–my dress.
I’ve got the blue–I have blue in my newest tat. (I have it on good authority that that counts–and if I have to, I can paint my toenails blue. Heck, I may do that anyway just cause. I think my toenails look rather cute when painted up blue.)
I’ve got the old covered–and with it the horseshoe. I’ve bought a vintage horseshoe pin (that has a shamrock on it, too). It’s being shipped as I type and I should have it soon.
I’ve got my five-pence for my shoe (a REAL Irish five-pence, thank you. NO British six-pence for me, or some EU coin). I’ve also got my “magic” hanky.
I don’t have the borrowed covered–at least not yet. And there’s a caveat to it–it must come from a happily married woman, so that I will become a happily married woman. I’m thinking of talking to Chris’s mom for help in solving this one–she’s a happily married woman (and has been so for years)…and can probably impart to me as much wisdom as she could luck!
Now that I’m thinking about all this–I realize I have the five-pence for my shoe, but I have no shoes yet. I’m going to have to rectify that. I’ll probably make comfort my #1 priority in the shoe buying. Style will play a part, of course!!! But I don’t think I’ll be going for some crazy heels! I once heard advice to a bride about shoes–she was counseled to get something akin to ballet flats, that way her feet would not be killing her by the end of the day. I might just capitalize on that advice. We’ll see…
There’s more to do–lots more. But I’ve still got a couple of days!!! ~smiles~
