Things To Consider When Buying Wedding Shoes
One of the most important pair of shoes any woman will buy is her wedding shoes. These can vary by heel height and fabric. They can be held onto the feet by buckles, bows, lace ups or slip ons. Finally the style can vary greatly from sandals, peep toe, boots to a court shoe. The list is endless and this can be quite confusing when walking into a shop or looking online at the many diverse styles of shoe.
When choosing the heel height of your wedding shoes, go with what you feel most comfortable in. If you are used to a low or medium height heel, then used this heel as your guide before you choose your style of shoe. Nothing could be worse than to see a bride wobbling along in high heels or platform shoes when she would normally wear something lower!
Remember that whatever style of bridal footwear you choose, it is the heel height that needs to be worn when you are getting your dress altered. Wearing heels does not just alter your posture, but the length of the dress to the floor. If the dress length has to be altered, make sure you wear your wedding shoes so the seamstress can make the correct measurements.
Once you have decided on your heel height – flat, low, medium or high, then you can decide on the style of footwear. This will mainly depend on your own personal choice, again being what your comfortable with and what dress you will be wearing on the day.
If for example you were going for a sixty’s themed wedding, then you might choose flat buckled shoes with a white mini dress. Alternately, knee length white boots would also suit a white mini dress so keeping with the theme and the overall look.
If you a choosing to wear a vintage lace dress then white Victorian lace up boots would add to the vintage feel. A more contemporary look with the same dress would be a court shoe with a detailed lace fabric on show.
Finding the time to shop when there are so many other things to do can be physically draining so ordering online is a great way to save time, especially if done in advance. Many companies such as Amazon will accept returns and they do a great deal on wedding shoes and accessories.
Have you considered buying wedding socks? These can be fun for the Groom, Best Man, Fathers of the Bride and Groom, Pageboys, Ushers and Brothers!
To add to the occasion you can buy “I Do” crystals which stick onto the bottom of your shoes so when you kneel down your wedding guests can see “I” on the left shoe and “Do” on the right shoe! These can be used for both the Bride and the Groom.
You can accessories with your footwear while you are on honeymoon! Why not buy a pair of male and female “Just Marries” flip flops? They are not expensive yet as you and your new husband/wife walk hand in hand along the beach you can imprint on the sand “Just” with the left foot and “Married” with the right foot!
Using this guide can be helpful and can help to take the stress away when buying wedding shoes.
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