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I lost my mother when I was 11 years old. My something old was my mothers wedding ring\u2026 It was also my something borrowed, being just 11, all my mums jewellery had been given to my elder sister.<\/p>\n
I remember driving to the church with my Dad and showing him my \u2018something old\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018For goodness sake, don\u2019t show me that now, you\u2019ll set me off\u2019 was his reply\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
He always cried at weddings, funny, the only time I saw him with a tear in his eye.<\/p>\n
We had her wedding dress and two dresses she wore as a bridesmaid, a blue jacquard satin and a daffodil jacquard satin\u2026 As children we\u2019d used them as dressing up clothes, I cringe looking back on it now, the quality of the fabric had been amazing, it\u2019s precious importance, not appreciated as children, such a waste!<\/p>\n
As an adult, my view of her things would have been so different.<\/p>\n
Now, if I\u2019d have found a wedding garter in her possessions that would have been amazing.<\/p>\n
There is something intensely poignant about being able to reconnect with a past that\u2019s been lost.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s something I try to do for my brides, nans ring, bows from mums garter, dads favourite flowers embroidered onto a garter\u2026<\/p>\n
I know where you\u2019re coming from, I\u2019ve been there, wanting to hold on to that connection.<\/p>\n
With an heirloom garter that connection is preserved, passed on\u2026<\/p>\n
You pass on your garter with its unique story\u2026 I include the cards for \u2018Nottingham lace\u2019 and \u2018English heritage\u2019 but that\u2019s nothing compared to your heritage and your story. Why you chose the garter you did, why you added those details.<\/p>\n
If you want to pass on your garter, pour your heart into what you choose, tell her why it\u2019s precious, this isn\u2019t just fabric and lace, this is love, family, a piece of you\u00a0 xx<\/p>\n
Catherine<\/p>\n
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I lost my mother when I was 11 years old. My something old was my mothers wedding ring\u2026 It was also my something borrowed, being just 11, all my mums jewellery had been given to my elder sister. I remember driving to the church with my Dad and showing him my \u2018something old\u2019. \u2018For goodness […]<\/p>\n