Bounce Magazine August 2018
Featuring Jesse Quin, Bass Guitarist of Keane and Founder of Old Jet, Piers James, Skinny Rodgers, Caswell, James Brown and we review Milsoms Kesgrave Hall, Haw Wood Farm plus competitions and summer recipes.
Featuring Jesse Quin, Bass Guitarist of Keane and Founder of Old Jet, Piers James, Skinny Rodgers, Caswell, James Brown and we review Milsoms Kesgrave Hall, Haw Wood Farm plus competitions and summer recipes.
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AUGUST AUGUST <strong>2018</strong> | <strong>2018</strong> ISSUE | ISSUE #70 | #70 WEDDING<br />
WeddingAngel<br />
Wedding Traditions and Symbols<br />
BY LISA MARIE SMITH<br />
Ever wondered why<br />
a bride throws her<br />
bouquet or confetti is<br />
thrown? I explain it<br />
all, you’ll know exactly<br />
what each part of your<br />
big day symbolises...<br />
A common solution many bride’s choose is to wear a piece of<br />
family jewellery or their mother’s or grandmother’s wedding<br />
dress.<br />
Something New: Represents good fortune and success in the<br />
bride’s new life. The wedding dress is often chosen as the new<br />
item.<br />
Something Borrowed: To remind the bride that friends and<br />
family will be there for her when help is needed. The borrowed<br />
object might be something such as a lace handkerchief or an<br />
item of jewellery.<br />
PREPARATIONS FOR THE DAY...<br />
This saying dates back to Victorian<br />
time and the full version is<br />
‘something old, something new,<br />
something borrowed, something<br />
blue and a silver sixpence in her<br />
shoe:<br />
Something Blue: Symbolises faithfulness and loyalty and dates<br />
back to biblical times when blue represented purity. Frequently<br />
the bride’s garter is the blue item.<br />
A Silver Sixpence in her Shoe is to wish the bride wealth, both<br />
financial and happiness.<br />
THE CEREMONY...<br />
Something Old: Represents the link<br />
with the bride’s family and the past.<br />
Wedding Veil: The wedding veil hides the bride’s beauty and<br />
wards off evil spirits. Another explanation is that during the<br />
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