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Mrs. Hummingbird Mrs. Hummingbird, Toronto Age and Occupation: 25, Publishing Coordinator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Videogame Designer/Cartoonist Engagement Date: May 4, 2007 Wedding Date: June 28, 2008 Blogging Since: September 18, 2007 Venue: A garden wedding followed by a tented reception on Mr. Hummingbird's father's property. About Me: I’m a pop culture loving, vintage obsessed foodie living in Canada’s biggest city with my fantastic fiancé and our lovable fluffy cat Bettie. I’m stoked to marry my best friend and to throw what I hope will be the most fun and colourful party of our lives.
 
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Mrs. Hummingbird, Toronto Age and Occupation: 25, Publishing Coordinator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Videogame Designer/Cartoonist Engagement Date: May 4, 2007 Wedding Date: June 28, 2008 Blogging Since: September 18, 2007 Venue: A garden wedding followed by a tented reception on Mr. Hummingbird's father's property. About Me: I’m a pop culture loving, vintage obsessed foodie living in Canada’s biggest city with my fantastic fiancé and our lovable fluffy cat Bettie. I’m stoked to marry my best friend and to throw what I hope will be the most fun and colourful party of our lives.
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward

December 20th, 2007 @ 3:57 pm by Mrs. Hummingbird

Back in October, I lamented the lack of gorgeous wedding shoes for a monkey baby like me. However, pretty much right after I wrote that post, I stopped actively looking for my wedding shoes. This was partially because there were more important things to attend to (who was going to care what shoes I was wearing if we had no tent?), but mostly because, with the stress of work and Christmas lately, I really couldn’t face the idea of trying on things I knew would frustrate me.

However, recently my sole search started up again and I came across a really awesome find I had to share with you all, especially the bigfooted brides like me who find your average pair of shoes uncomfortable on a good day.

The find? Mohop. Inc, a small shoe manufacturer based out of Chicago. Not only are the shoes very cute and stylish, but they’re nicer to the environment than your average pair, with soles made out of recycled tires and sealed using enivronmentally friendly woods, glues, sealers and inks.

Basically, you choose the base you most prefer (you can choose from three different shapes, sole prints and elevations) and then, you can pick the types of ribbon straps you prefer. The base of the shoes and the straps come separately, so not only does that make every pair super customizable, but you can adjust them to be as tight or as loose as you want.

Some photos for your perusal:

The components:

midheel
(Since I’m so tall, I’m kind of digging the low to mid heel)

Examples of the finished product:
ribbonshoeamypeters1
Cute little metallics with a bowed front.

ribbonshoeBeckyOh3

Sophisticated and stripey grey.

ribbonshoeBejewled

A black ribboned pair with an awesome flamenco-like embellishment!

ribbonshoegreen

A cute little buckled green pair.

ribbonshoepolkadot

Who can resist a little preppy polka-dot?

ribbonshoeTamaraD

A little leg-lacing a la ballerina style.

ribbonshoevintage

Adorable Asian Inspired ribbon!

The finished product does require a little orthopedic origami, but with every pair of shoes coming with a five-ribbon set, which you can use for plenty of practice. So, if you’re a summer bride looking for an adorable way to fancy up your feet for your special day, this could be a pretty cool option.

(P.S. Thanks to all the ladies who came out for my web chat on Monday and thanks to everyone who has been reading my blog posts this year. This is probably my last one for 2007 since I will be out visiting family for pretty much the rest of the year - we start our five cities in five days tour tomorrow night - but I’ve had a blast and can’t wait to jump back into things in the new year with exciting news and ideas. Cheers everyone!)

5 Responses to “Putting Your Best Foot Forward”

1.
christigpa says:

These shoes are super cool - but are they comfy??

2.
Angel says:

I heard about these last year, but I couldn’t rememeber what they were called for the life of me…thank you!!

3.
sillybride says:

oh. I really don’t like them. But if you do. That is all that matters.

4.
Mango says:

they remind me of a short lived trend of kitten-heel flip flops - which were REALLY hard to balance in, and you would end up turning your ankle every some-odd steps. I bet you would look awesome with some sort of ribbons on your bridal shoes, but as FI just said,

“they look like wounded feet” ! :p

Maybe “bandaged bride” isn’t what you’re looking for?

5.
LadyT says:

this just goes to show you can’t please everybody.

with a size 11 foot currently dangling over the edge of my bed, i can relate. and i understand. and i say go for it.

the right ribbon makes all the difference here.


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