Wedding Blog

Way, way back, I mean like a year ago way back, I unexpectedly stumbled across a pair of shoes whilst looking for wedding inspiration. They were a lovely pair of d’orsay pumps in a gorgeous, dusty pale pink. Even though they were posed and fuzzy in the background of the picture, I was in love.

‘You should buy these,’ said my impulsive self. ‘Go ahead, get it out of the way.’

‘Wait a minute there, girly,’ chimed in the more rational side. ‘The wedding is over a year away. You haven’t even looked for a dress. You don’t know what other shoes might be out there. Wait a month or two. Look around. If you still love them, then buy them.’

In Paris they say you should dress from the shoes up and I wish that I had heard that adage before a few nights ago because what did I do? I waited. I looked. And I saw nothing that inspired the same warm fuzzies as these shoes. Unfortunately by this time, InStyle weddings had featured them in their magazine and inspired warm fuzzies in many brides. It was too late. My shoes were sold out.

Here they are, the shoes that got away, exactly the way I first saw them and how I will always remember them.

{Nina Ettora Shoes in Powder Sand from knottie ihearttim}

*Sigh* I wish I could say that I’m over it, but I’m not. I still google them every once in while, hoping a random and forgotten pair in my size will turn up somehow somewhere. Reluctantly I’ve begun searching for other options.

{Christian Louboutin at Neiman Marcus}{Christian Louboutin at Saks}


{Coavilla at Bluefly}

Snap out of it, little dreamer! I so can’t afford these shoes. But they are very very drool worthy.

These are far more realistic options:

Shoe No. 1

{Flash by Touch Ups}

Shoe No. 2

{Hello? Manolo much? These are Onyx Silk by Dyeables}

Shoe No. 3

{ Erica, also by Dyeables. Oh, so close to the Nina shoes in styling…}

Shoe No. 4

{ Jojus by Nine West, Piperlime}

Don’t get me wrong. These are all nice shoes, they just aren’t THE shoes. First off, obviously none of them are my beloved pink. Sure, I could dye shoes 1,2, and 3, except I’m not really that fond of dyed shoes. Their shelf life is so small, what with the shoe being all but ruined with the slightest drop of water. Forget about getting caught in a sudden downpour. Of all of these shoes, I think that I like number 4 the best. Silver was my first color of choice until I saw the Nina shoes. They just need a little… je ne sais quoi. Oh, wait! Yes, I do! SPARKLES!

{ Audrey }

{ Grace }

{ Hope }

Shoe jewels, all from Absolutely Audrey. So what do you think? Do I have a winner, or do I need to keep looking?