My Non-Bridal Shoes
September 16th, 2008 @ 1:09 pm by Miss Sea Breeze
I Do Bridal here in Vancouver (well, actually White Rock) had their amazing annual sample sale this past weekend:
As soon as I heard about it, I emailed my friend K who is getting married October 6th in Vegas. Although it was only three weeks ’til her wedding, she still hadn’t found the perfect pair of shoes to go with her amazing dress. Finding the perfect shoes is tough, yo!
The sale started Saturday and I heard that the first person was lined up at 6AM (the doors didn’t open until 10AM)! I’m actually glad I didn’t know it was such a huge sale, otherwise we might have thought it wasn’t worth going on Sunday at all. K was in Toronto for her stagette party, and didn’t come back until Sunday morning, so I planned to pick her up at the airport and head directly to the sale.
Boy, are we glad we went! She actually found the exact shoe she was looking for—a closed toe, 3.25″ heel, perfectly elegant shoe… and it was on sale!
(By the way, the ladies at I Do Bridal are beyond fabulous. If you’re a Vancouver gal and haven’t been there yet, go! They really make you feel like a blissful bride.)
As for me, I went sort of hoping to find a veil but wasn’t at all surprised when I heard that all the birdcage veils were gone within the first 30 minutes of the sale on Saturday. I definitely hadn’t planned on looking at shoes since I already have mine, but when we got there, my eyes immediately zeroed in on a perfectly delectable pair of Kate Spades. They were the last pair, and happened to be in my size. What can I say? They were too beautiful to pass up.
Now here’s the part where you hate me. Their regular price was $350.
But the Sea Breeze price…
$25.
If they look familiar, that’s because they are. They’re the same shoes that Mrs. Strawberry wore on her wedding day. (Here’s a shot of them with her dress on her wedding day. Soooo beautiful!)
Mr. Breezy and I have been invited to a spectacular wedding in Montreal that will take place in the beginning of November, so I think that these will be the perfect shoes for me to wear. The only thing is, they seem a to bit ‘bridal’ in cream, no? I’m thinking of dying them black, or maybe chocolate brown. Someone suggested crimson, but since they’re already pretty unusual, I’m worried that crimson might be a bit over the top.
I don’t have a dress yet, but I’ll worry about that after I decide on what color the shoes will be. Can you tell I love shoes, or what?
So, what do you think? What color should I dye my non-bridal shoes?
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16 Responses to “My Non-Bridal Shoes”
these look so much like Mrs. Strawberry’s shoes! They’re fabulous 
I’m wearing those shoes too! I thought I had found a bargain when I got them for $100. My SIL also wore them on her wedding day and then dyed them black. She wears them all of the time. Won’t we be cute when I dye mine black too? Ha!
That’s a shoe box you hold onto! I used to keep the tags of all my deals - but over the years I’ve only kept the best one - A $220 suit for $23. It makes me feel like a good bargain hunter on those days when I don’t find anything.
Are the Kate Spade shoes dyeable? I thought they weren’t… I have a pair too and trying to decide between keeping them or selling them. But if they are dyeable I’m definitely keeping them 
Let me know if it works for you!
@elle: They’re the same ones.
@kj1025: Ha ha, that’s funny! So dying them black worked for your SIL… that’s good to know!
@StrawberryBaby: kj1025 confirmed they were. I’m going to look into it as soon as I decide what color to dye them. Leaning toward black now…
OMG SO JEALOUS… er I mean Happy for you
I’m jealous, too…I can never find cute low heels!
SHUT UP! $25???? Lucky!!! You could always dye them a shade of purple to wear to the RD or go with a bold pink. Love them…
Awesome! Miss Seabreeze… If you remember to, when you dye them, can you let me know when you find a place in Vancouver to dye them? I have no idea where to start looking (and my wedding is still so far away)
@StrawberryBaby: My friend (who bought the other pair of shoes in this post) is taking hers to Oakridge Shoe Repair (in Oakridge Mall) to get matched to her wedding dress - 604-266-2297. I think she’s doing it this weekend, I’ll let you know how it goes!
what’s with you and all the great deals? seriously…
congrats on a great pair! i’d say black or even a deeper shade of grey would be very pretty in that style.
OMG! You totally have me beat on shoe deals here! That’s amazing Sea Breeze! They are SO, SO CUTE!
omigosh… i was there saturday morning and I couldn’t believe the lineup! I was number 29 and I was in line for 2 hours. AND I didnt buy anything, but man was I ever tempted by the shoes!
A girlfriend of mine wore her wedding shoes to another wedding. She had an adorable navy dress and just wore the ivory shoes. I think you could get away with leaving them plain. Awesome bargain hunting skills!
Miss Sea Breeze, Vancouver/Dominican Republic
Age and Occupation: 30, Communications Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Experiential Marketing Director
Engagement Date: October 6, 2007
Wedding Date: November, 2008
Blogging Since: July 17, 2008
Venue: Majestic Colonial Resort, Punta Cana
About Me: Planning a destination wedding by the sea should be (oh no she di-in't…) a breeze (…*sigh* yep, she did) but when you've never been to the Caribbean, your powers of imagination are really put to the test. Luckily, I'm 90% resourceful, creative optimist (and kooky, neurotic practicalist-if-that's-a-word for the other ten). Other than planning our week-long celebration of family, friends, laughter and love, I adore books, shoes and… you guessed it… long walks on the beach.
OMG $25 dollars what a steal!