Wedding Rings And Heirloom Wedding Dresses
It’s become a tradition in this family – to wear a wedding dress that has been handed down. And when it is a wedding dress that is all of 127 years old, that’s something that takes your breath away. Allison Rinaldi got married in Canada in her great-great-grandmother’s wedding dress. It was first worn in 1884 by Nellie Campbell and it was made of ecru silk brocade and had a tone on tone flower pattern. Even though the wedding was held at home and there were just twelve people there, the dress was, even for the late nineteenth century, very grand.
The dress was put away and carefully preserved and though her children did not wear the dress, her grandson’s wife wore it on her wedding day in 1941. Then, her daughter wore it in 1975 and then Mimi, Allison’s mother in 1982. And now, it’s Allison’s turn and she’s so thrilled that as she took her wedding vows and had the wedding ring slipped on her finger, she was wearing a bit of family history. For her, it was so amazing to be able to carry on the family tradition and she hopes that her daughter will be able to wear it too and keep the wedding dress heirloom going down through the ages.
Can wedding rings and engagement rings also be heirlooms? Yes, many families and this is true especially of royal families – tend to use an heirloom ring as an engagement ring but what about the wedding ring? Will it ever become fashionable for sons or grandsons to use the wedding rings that have been in the family as their own wedding rings? Or are wedding rings something you like to be sure is new, for new beginnings?