Oct 24, 2011
After months or even years of planning a wedding, the chaos and stress can certainly build up to a point where you get lost in the details and forget about how beautiful the experience is supposed to be. One aspect of my wedding that brought me back to myself and my roots was picking out the perfect pair of shoes for the big day. This may not seem like the most important aspect of the planning process, but it can give you a chance to have a little fun and show some flair.
The most important thing to remember about your wedding shoes is that they should reflect your own character. Why should your style change just because you’re getting married? Don’t feel pressured into purchasing the latest trend just because it’s all over the style magazines and Dish Network packages style channels at the time. If you have a classic style and prefer simpler accessories in your every day style, don’t feel like you need to show off a gaudy platform heel like the celebrities are wearing. If you don’t feel like yourself on your wedding day, you won’t be as happy.
Next, the shoes should be kind of comfortable. I don’t stress that you should be able to wear them for an entire day because you won’t be doing that on your wedding day. Once you have your shoes, make sure you wear them in a little bit too. Of course you don’t want everyone to see you in your special occasion shoes before the big day, so wear them around your own living room for a while each night or dance in front of the mirror for a bit in the bathroom (c’mon who doesn’t do that anyway?!). But avoid wearing them in the kitchen. I had a friend who was wearing her wedding shoes in the week before the wedding and she was cooking dinner in the kitchen with her shoes on when she dropped an entire bowl of pasta sauce. The stain wouldn’t come out of her white satin peep toes and she had to scramble to find another pair in just a couple days.
You may be tempted to simply wear a pair of heels that are the same height as your wedding shoes to get your dress alterations but I wouldn’t recommend it. When you take a step or sit down in your dress, more of your foot will be showing, meaning more of your special shoes. Get your shoes before your fitting so you know exactly what the final picture will look like. If things look a little awkward, you may even decide to have the dress hem lowered to prevent unusual gaps. And who knows, you may decide that you love your new wedding shoes so much that you want to have the dress shortened to show them off!
