The tradition of the four elements

This custom started in England and dates back to the 19th century. For the wedding to flourish, during the wedding service, the bride should wear: something old, symbolizing the link the bride will maintain to her family, and is generally a piece of jewellery; something new, connoting hope for the marriage’s success, and is most often the bridal gown; something borrowed, representing good luck and happiness, and is generally an object belonging to a married woman; and something blue, representing the union’s fidelity and purity, and is generally a discreet object such as a handkerchief..