Members of Wednesday Forum met with Nancy Klinker at her son's cottage at Lake Cicott for their July meeting.

Nancy Biederwolf presented the program on history and traditions of weddings. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue (and a sixpence in my shoe). This rhyming phrase lists a number of English customs dating back to the Victorian age when worn in combination should bring the bride good luck.

The something old was meant to tie the bride to her family and her past, while something new represented a new life as the property of a new family. The item borrowed was supposed to be taken from someone who was already a successfully married wife, so as to pass on a bit of her good fortune to the new bride. The color blue stood for all sorts of things like faithfulness, loyalty and purity. The sixpence was meant to bring the bride and her new groom fortune.

Members spent time discussing their own weddings.