This was a second wedding for both of us and we’ve been together for nine years already. The tradition was that the man would give it as a betrothal gift to his lady, and later, when they had children, the pin would be attached to the baby’s blanket to keep away evil spirits.Īs I wrote the ups and downs for poor Lydia, I was choosing a venue for my own wedding, something small and intimate. The jewelers were popular, and the heart and crown style became known as a Luckenbooth brooch. In fact, the Luckenbooth brooch comes from 16 th century Scotland where there were permanent small shops that sold wares on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, called Locked Booths. The Smythe’s lovely tradition is riddled with superstition. Lydia and Corbin try to get hitched at the old kirk and honor his family’s traditions, from the Luckenbooth brooch to sharing vows in the same church. Who doesn’t love weddings? Yet, so many things can go wrong despite detailed planning. I was planning my wedding for May 1 st as I was penning this to make an April 15 th deadline so there were many times when the whole process felt brilliantly surreal. Lydia wants to marry Corbin but, well, death happens as it often does when writing cozy mysteries. I’d like to share my wedding experience writing book four of the Scottish Shire series. Thanks to Liz and the other fabulous Wickeds for letting me hang out on your blog today! I’m thrilled to be here □ By Liz, happy to welcome Traci Hall back to the blog! She’s talking weddings today…so let’s get to it! Take it away, Traci!
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