Something old, something new
Something old, something new....
....something borrowed, something blue, a silver sixpence in her shoe. This well known rhyme is only one of many customs and traditions associated with the marriage ceremony. It originates from an old English superstition that required the bride to carry each of these objects with her as she walked down the aisle. Something old symbolized the bride's past and hope for a long marriage. Something new, the beginning of the bride and groom's new life together as husband and wife, something borrowed: "borrowing" the happiness of an existing marriage and using it to start happiness and joy in the couples new marriage. The bride carrying something blue symbolized loyalty and fidelity in the marriage: and a silver sixpence in her shoe symbolized good luck.
Today's version of the wedding cake may have evolved from the early Roman tradition of breaking bread over the brides' head right after the ceremony. The wheat in the bread symbolized fertility and the crumbs were considered good luck.
The custom of having flowers play a role in the wedding ceremony has long been a custom, but herbs have not been used as much in today's modern wedding. The symbolic use of herbs and the herbal theme wedding appears to be undergoing a revival. Every bride wishes for a fairytale wedding, and wants hers to be the one everyone remembers When you plan a wedding to incorporate herbs, you will create a lifetime of memories for you and your guests.
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