Wedding Blog

Am I CRAZY for splurging on these Louboutin’s??!!

They’re 2 1/2 inch heels (exactly what I want), super cute and elegant, and 40% off.

I am a very low maintenance girl when it comes to shoes, so these are a huge splurge for me. By low maintenance, I mean reaaally low maintenance. I stock up on sandals in Shanghai and Taiwan where they’re US$15 a pop. The most expensive shoes I own are probably my tennis sneakers, snowboarding boots, and jazz dance shoes.

Oh, and I hate painful, high-heeled shoes. With a passion.

Once when I was a freshman during college, I bought a nice pair of heels for a date and walked across the Harvard bridge in them. I couldn’t even make it all the way in those shoes. So I threw the damn torture devices away, walked barefoot the rest of the way to Sketchers, and bought myself a pair of rollerskates. Yes, I showed up for my date in rollerskates.

So I’m surprised that I even fell for these shoes! I adore how it is perfect in every way and exactly what I wanted. But I have to admit that it’s the red soles that made my heart skip a beat. THIS IS SO UNLIKE ME! What’s going on here?

Have I gone crazy?

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[Addendum #1]

… I’ve concluded that.. YES, I have gone absolutely crazy!

I just remembered that I also need to buy a pair of gold or red sandals for my Qi-pao, which I’ll be changing into for the reception. So it’d be ridiculous for me to splurge on a pair of white shoes that I’ll only be wearing for 3 or 4 hours. I guess that means I’ll be returning these lovelies… *sigh*

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[Addendum #2]

… On the other hand, when else would I ever be able to splurge on designer shoes if not for my own wedding?!

Can you tell that I am SO TORN? I swear there are conflicting voices whispering in my head… “Holy crap! Those shoes are so hot! And it’s your wedding! They’re worth it if you love them.” VS “Be good, don’t succumb to temptation, and return these. Just think of the children starving in Africa. That money could buy them a school and several hundred malaria vaccine shots.”