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Our Gift To You

Designed exclusively for The Bridal Chalet.  

Our signature garter has been custom made of sheer organza with delicate shamrocks woven into the fabric finished with a satin trim.

This is our wedding gift to you. Thank you for choosing The Bridal Chalet for the most important event of your life.  

With our best wishes, 

(No exchanges, modifications, or cash rebate. Retail value US $19.95)

A bit of history for those who may be interested....    

Did you ever wonder why you wear a garter on your Wedding day?   

The garter tradition originated back in the 14th century. In parts of Europe the guests of the bride and groom believed having a piece of the bride’s clothing was thought to bring good luck. They would actually destroy the brides dress by ripping off pieces of fabric. Obviously, this tradition did not sit well with the bride, so she began throwing various items to the guests – the garter being one of them. It became customary for the bride to toss the garter to the men. But this also caused a great problem for the bride….sometimes the men would get drunk, become impatient and try to remove the garter ahead of time. Therefore, the custom derived at having the groom remove and toss the garter to the men. With this change, the bride began to toss the bridal boutique to the unwed girls who were eligible for marriage.

In North America, many brides wear two garters; one as a keepsake garter and the other for the throw away.  Both garters are worn on the right leg just above the bride’s knee. Before the removal of the garter, the bride (with her back facing the women) first throws her bouquet to all the single women.  The groom then removes the throw away garter from the brides leg while she sits in a chair.  After the garter is removed, he then throws it to the single male guests. The male guest then takes the garter and places it on the leg of the single female guest who has caught the bouquet.

Those that catch either item are said to be the next to marry. In some instances, it is said that they will marry each other.  The keepsake garter is removed later in private during the honeymoon night.

“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue and a Silver Sixpence in her Shoe”

Did you ever wonder where the custom “Something Blue” came from?

Wearing something blue dates back to biblical times when the color blue was considered to represent purity, faithfulness and fidelity.  Back then the bride would wear a piece of blue clothing or a blue band around the bottom of her dress. The ancient Roman maidens also wore blue on the borders of their robes to symbolize their love, fidelity and modesty, while the Christians associated it with the purity of the Virgin Mary.