Wedding traditions
"SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE." This wedding saying is derived from an Old English rhyme, which lists the four good-luck objects a bride should have on her wedding day. "Something old" represents the couples' past lives, while "something new" symbolizes their happy future. "Something borrowed" typically means incorporating an item belonging to someone who is happily married, in hope that some of their good fortune rubs off. And the color blue represents fidelity and love, thus, the "something blue." CARRYING A BRIDAL BOUQUET. Carrying a favorite flower variety is a tradition that became popular in 1840, when Queen Victoria married Prince Albert and carried a bouquet of snowdrops, his favorite flower. WEARING YOUR RING ON THE "RING FINGER." This tradition also traces its origins back to the Romans, who believed that the fourth finger on the left hand was connected directly to the heart