Sixpence?

[animaldoc]

Has anyone purchased their sixpence from silversixpence.com? I am considering buying from them, but wanted to check first.

 

Thanks

[neen]

I didn't, sorry...but i did have to go look up sixpence because i'm a dummy and wasn't up my traditions. for anyone like me, it's the oft forgotten part of Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue...and a Sixpence in her shoe! It symbolizes wealth for the bride and groom.

 

so now yet another thing to add to my growing list of things to purchase!

[Maura]

i had a sixpence given to me as a gift with a beautiful letterpressed card explaining the tradition... let me see if i can find the thread i wrote about it.....

 

yep, here you go:

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t25569

 

Here's a photo of it (sorry it's kinda hard to read):

 

Here's where she purchased it from (they are $15 each):

Sixpence Wedding Gift for the Bride

[mforbes]

I LOVE this idea- just bought two for my friends!

[adias.angel]

I am doing this since I am 3rd generation Irish. My FI is going to try and see if can find an original at a coin show. If not we will probably be getting it off this site too.

[Jen_S]

You are suppose to put in your shoe right? What if you are not wearing shoes??

[Tara]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkcz0702 You are suppose to put in your shoe right? What if you are not wearing shoes??

I am not wearing shoes... however I am making my own barefoot sandals (with the help of fmil). They are going to be my something new, blue, and sixpence items all in one. I am getting a sixpence similar to the pendant one on silversixpence.com and adding it as a charm to my left barefoot sandal.

Tada!

Look mom, no shoes!

[Jen_S]

Tara that is a great idea!

[Tara]

Thanks! Fi and I both have divorced parents so we are just a little superstitious and I HAD to find a way to work a sixpence in somewhere.