Whilst researching the history of coins within ceremonies I found this interesting snippet on the Royal Mint site.
The rhyme - "Something borrowed, something blue, Something old and something new" originally had an additional line "and a silver sixpence in your shoe" It seems that in Scotland the sixpence was placed in the groom's shoe and in England the sixpence was given by the Bride's father to his daughter. Putting a sixpence in your shoe is meant to bring wealth and happiness to the new couple. Perhaps it is a tradition we might revive.
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