And the bride wore blue.
Will that be you? Are you planning to tick the something blue box by literally wearing blue?
We all know how the verse goes; old, new, borrowed, blue. It’s a tradition that originated in an Old English rhyme, with each symbol carried or worn by the bride adding a little good luck to your day and marriage.
The ‘something blue’ stands for purity, love and fidelity and was usually sorted by the bride wearing a garter with a little blue ribbon on it. If you are a little more adventurous and fancy adding more than a centimetre of blue to your day, here are a few of our favourite touches and hints, as well as all out blue bridal goodies!
Hints of Blue
There are many ways, other than a simple garter that you can add blue to your wedding attire, even without choosing a blue theme for your day.
I Do crystal hankie available from Your Happily Ever After on Etsy.
Serpentine Road nail polish is a great way of wearing blue, especially if you want it hidden, wear it on your toes! Available from Nails Inc.
Holiday Blues nail colour by Ciate is a pretty baby blue, which would work beautifully against an ivory lace gown.
Add delicate vintage blue sapphire hair pins from Bridal Designs From Donna to your up do for a touch of bling up top.
This vintage ribbon garter is luxurious and more that a little cute and quirky! Available from Not On The High Street.
Give your bridal lingerie some attitude and your groom a big smile, with this ice blue Snowberry set from Agent Provocateur.
Vintage blue rhinestone earrings, a great pair of statement earrings! Available from Yesterdays Silhouette on Etsy.
Brass Tiffany set earrings with blue zircon crystals, simple and stylish. Available from Orange Juniper.
How fun does this bride look? By adding a kooky blue underskirt to her wedding dress she has funked it right up, gave her guests lots to talk about AND wore her something blue! We love it and its coolness! Even if your petticoat or underskirt will not be seen there’s no reason why you can’t have it dyed blue.
Blue Dress
OK, so this might not be to everyone’s taste, but there is no denying this Oscar de La Renta gown from the latest 2013 collection is simply stunning. If you’re brave enough to wear head to toe blue to your wedding day, this gown should certainly be high on your wish list.
Oscar de la Renta
Blue Shoes
Whether your shoes will be seen or not, admit it ladies, we all want a stunning pair of wedding shoes! It’s just in our genes! You could add a touch of beautiful blue on your wedding shoes…
Blue velvet Irregular Choice shoes.
Satin blue court shoes, dyed to order from Rainbow Club.
Sacremento blue wedding slippers from Paradox!
Peeptoe Nine West suede shoes with metal heel from Kurt Geiger.
Every bride’s dream shoe, Farfalla bluesteel peeptoes with Swarovski crystal butterflies from Aruna Seth.
Totem platform sandals in patent blue available from Jimmy Choo.
All Out Blue
From soft powder blue to wham bam shades of electric, the blue spectrum is very varied and can work really well as your accent colour on the day. Spring weddings are especially pretty with soft blue hints, as are icy tones for a winter or Christmas celebration, whilst aqua can work wonders to a seaside summer soiree!
Tiffany blue is always a popular choice for modern elegant weddings.
Your blue touches can be as subtle or in your face as you like! We love this table centre idea using blue books.
Don’t forget your bridesmaids and wedding bouquets, two easy ways to use blue in your day.
Blue can work with so many other colours!
We love blue, what do you think?
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