Ideas for things Old New Borrowed and Blue?

Question

To make a long story short, the weddings tomorrow and my mum is stuck last minuet getting the old new borrowed and blue things for the bride.

I said the dress is new, get her a blue garter, let her borrow the jewelry you wore for your wedding or talk to the brides mom about her jewelry and just tie a blue ribbon around the flowers. But of course my mum didn't like my suggestions so can anyone else help suggest some ideas for things to purchase on such short notice that aren't crazy expensive?

Oh and it needs to be things that my mum can give to the bride, not that the bride already has.

Answer 1

I wore an old coin taped to my leg. I had a blue guarder. I had new shoes, and my coin was borrowed! Or you could give her a blue ring, or handkerchief, or something of that nature.  

Answer 2

I, too, think your ideas are good.  I used my dress, shoes, etc. as my "new".  I wore my deceased mother's engagement ring on my right hand as my something "old".  I borrowed a pair of pearl and diamond earrings from my sister for my something "borrowed".  I had two "blues": an antique handkerchief with blue embroidery that I held around the stems of the bouquet, and I wrote my vows on a blue index card.  A bride on Y!A said that she'd had her new name embroidered in blue thread into the hem of her dress.  I liked that idea, but there may not be time for you to do that.

Answer 3

Something Old

Old Penny

Old Handkerchief

Old Hair Pins

Something New

Bracelet

Lipstick

Hair Piece

Purse

Something Borrowed

Jewelry

Hair piece

Nail Polish

Purse

Bible

Something Blue

Jewelery

Garter

Flower to put into her bouquet

Earrings

Toe Nail Polish

Panties



  

Answer 4

I like your ideas, in fact that's what I'm doing for my wedding. I'm wearing my great-grandmother's crystal necklace, my gown is new, my garter is blue, mother is loaning my a pair of earrings and a friend from England sent me a real sixpence. You could try:

Something old:

A handkerchief from someone in her family.

A brooch

A family bible

A pair of gloves

Something new:

Her gown

Flowers

Shoes

Something barrowed.

Jewelery

gloves

Anything that she's using that you're going to want back.

Something blue:

Garter

Flowers

Use either beads or rhinestones to put her initials on a piece of ribbon around her bouquet. Kinda like this: http://www.truebluebridal.com/store/Pers...

Good luck!

Answer 5

I think your ideas are great & I would tell your mom that usually the bride has her outfit & accessories pretty much chosen by this point, so if she goes and buys and spends a lot on new things for her, she may or may not use them!  Just a warning!

Any blue ribbon, lace, handkerchief, or brooch can be sewn or pinned into the lining of the dress easily.  

Old is sometimes a handkerchief that she holds in her hand along with the bouquet, but it could also be an old coin.  There is an old custom of the bride having a penny or sixpence in her shoe for luck.

Sorry I wasn't more help; I thought your original ideas were good!