<p><em>I&#8217;ve tried my best to hammer home the message that traditions are optional when it comes to weddings&#8230; and I realised I&#8217;ve missed something really big. I saw a post by Catherine from <a href="https://www.silkgarters.co.uk" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Silk Garters</a> and it turned so many of my preconceptions on their heads. Because wedding traditions aren&#8217;t simply &#8220;doing things a certain way because that&#8217;s the way they&#8217;ve always been done&#8221;. And they&#8217;re not &#8220;following tradition because everyone else is&#8221;. Sometimes, they&#8217;re all about following in the footsteps of your parents, experiencing a shared, fond memory, or sharing something special. So this blog shares surprising reasons to wear a wedding garter, but the specialness it conveys can be applied to so many other wedding traditions. 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