Wedding Horseshoe

“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” The tradition is that a Bride should wear or carry something of each, to ward off evil spirits on her wedding day.

Something Old: This corn horseshoe is a created using traditional straw plaiting techniques go back for hundreds of years. 

Something New: Not only are you entering a new phase of your lives when you both marry, but this horseshoe has been made, with fresh heritage wheat, to bring both luck and fertility to your union.  

Something Borrowed: This tradition symbolized the popular belief that by borrowing something from a happily married couple, good fortune would follow the newlyweds. Both my husband Wolf and myself, who have been happily married for over 28 years, and we wish you both the very same happiness. 

Something Blue: Traditionally wearing blue on this day blessed & protetced your union. It encourage and strengthen pure love and helped encourage fertility. In the past it defended you against the evil eye & helped to chase away demons & evil spirits. 

Traditionally on her wedding day, a bride would be given a “Twist of Straw” for good luck. If you then carried this on the day, it would bless you both with luck and prosperity. When you were ready to start a family, it was the custom to hang this over your bed, to bless your union with many children and your land with fertility. 

Horseshoes were always regarded as protective talismans, especially against malevolent spirits being iron. People often nailed these up over their front door or barn, with the points upper most or else the luck would literally run out. The only person who can hang it points downwards was thought to be a Blacksmith as he could control the element of fire and transform metal. If the Smith hung it upside down, the luck would pour back onto the forge where it had first been created. Horseshoes are also strongly associated with both thresholds & the crescent Moon, drawing protection of powerful lunar goddesses.

This traditional design can also be made even more personal by sending me something that you would like to be added to this wedding horseshoe, or incorporated within it as I plait. I am happy to discuss this with you before hand, and also to explain any additional costs, or time this may involve. Please complete the Good Luck form, which will help give me more details of what you require.

I always create these designs on a Friday, the day of the week ruled by Venus, the Goddess of Love. During the hours of Venus, and where possible, during a waxing moon.

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