Mixing Old with New: Where's Your Blue?

"Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue!"

 As an event planner, I love being awed by a creative interpretation of traditionally customs from today's modern bride. We all know the saying posted above...and have heard it since we were dreaming of our princess wedding at age 5. Our mother's and mother's mother and mother's mother's mother have all followed these guidelines to ensure superstitious good luck on the marriage. Now, after years of brides stuffing old, new, borrowed, and blue items upon themselves..where does the modern bride find ways to shake it up a little?

While planning my own wedding back in September of 2010, I took a lot time considering the question of "how to honor tradition but put my own spin on it?" One of my main focuses was the "Something Blue." For me personally, I wanted to the BLUE to be bright and loud (which did not go along with my neutral color scheme). Since I have a slight obsession with shoes, I figured that was the best route for me to go. I found these AMAZING eclectic blue platform heels at Off-Broadway Shoes - I may be biased, but they were so perfect!!! Not only did I love the shoes themselves, but even more so, my guests had no idea what I was hiding under my dress. It was not until the reception, when I was bogeying to the band, that glimpses of my blue heels peeped through and then EVERYONE wanted to check them out! It was one of those fun little surprises! (That's a picture of my BLUE shoes above.)

Shoes are certainly not the only modern route to interpreting "Something Blue." These days, the possibilities are truly endless and with sites like Etsy, well lets just say it opens up a lot of doors. Do some looking around...post your favorite finds! Look back tomorrow to see the "something blue's" I have added to my treasure chest.