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Something Olde...

Something New...

Something Borrowed...

Something Blue...

and...

 

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...A Sixpence in your shoe!

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The Origin of the Wedding Rhyme©

The English Sixpence serves as a good luck token in a long-standing wedding tradition.  As passed along from generation to generation in the Wedding Rhyme, the custom of carrying "something olde" was first employed in 1659, on the belief that such a charm would accord the young couple's new baby the protection and stability of past generations. The subsequent practice of bearing "something new" is meant to serve as a lucky talisman of good fortune for the bright future of the newlyweds, for that day and forever forward. "Something borrowed”, which dates back to 1883, serves as a symbol of continuity, and is usually a charm or item previously worn by another happy bride on her wedding day.  Holding "something blue," which can be traced to a 1390 citation from Chaucer's "Squire's Tale," signifies the couple's true blue loyalty and connubial fidelity.

The practice of placing a Sixpence in the bride's shoe                         

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has an even richer history.  It is thought to have originated in the early 1600s, when the Lord of the Manor presented the coin as a wedding gift. Toward the end of the seventeenth century, the Sixpence became a customary dowry gift for the groom, from the bride's parents.

Over the years, the role of the Sixpence has taken on a new significance. According to Scottish legend, brides in the 1800s wore a piece of silver in one of their shoes to ward off evil from disappointed suitors. Years later, in the early 1900s, brides were advised to walk on a gold coin to ensure prosperity. 

Today a bridal Sixpence can be kept as a cherished wedding memento and passed down to daughters and daughters-in-law on their own special day. May your enclosed sixpence bring you all the blessings and good fortune of its rich tradition.

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