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Purple Rosary Beads

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The bride carried a bouquet of white peonies, roses, and ranunculuses wrapped with a rosary blessed by Pope Benedict XVI. Tucked inside her shoe was a sixpence for good luck, a tradition her mother had also honored on her wedding day.