Wedding Blog

Like Miss Peep Toe, I have been having quite the time finding shoes for the big day. In a perfect world, I would love to find a pair of shoes that are the exact blue that I have fallen in love with, has ankle straps, a 3 to 3 and a half inch heel, and for them to be comfortable. Since I am very sensitive to color, the obvious choice would be to find a dyeable shoe. I have searched far and wide for dyeable shoes, and was not thrilled with any of the styles. Besides the ankle strap and heel height, I really wasn’t even that picky!

When dyeables weren’t looking promising, I scoured the internet for cute blue or ivory shoes, all to no avail. I have spent way, way too much time searching, and was about to give up and buy an ivory pair that I wasn’t really into. I have already started dress fittings and have been using black heels as a surrogate. Time was not on my side!

There was one place that I didn’t look during my crazy search- Payless. They just unveiled a new line of dyeable shoes by Lela Rose called Unforgettable Moments. The styles that I viewed online were super cute, but I was a little wary of the quality, so today I went to a store to see them in person.

The non-dyeable shoes that are in store for trying on are not of great quality and cost around $25. However, if you order the dyeable version, they are more expensive ($44.99) and made with better materials. For example, the in store shoes are fake leather and very stiff, while the dyeable version is soft satin with a leather sole. They did have some dyed shoes on display so I could compare the materials, which was very helpful.

This “Grace” slide is absolutely adorable, but I needed a high heel, so they were out.

I chose the “Jackie” style, for the higher heel and ankle strap.

I do wish it had a cute bow, but otherwise I think they are great!

There is a bit of a catch—they don’t match to a color that you bring in, but rather you have to choose from their palette, which consists of 64 colors. I was very impressed by the palette however, and was able to find a blue that is almost an exact match to my blue sash. This means that those without crazy color heightened vision (or the color curse, as I like to call it) won’t even notice the subtle difference in color.

The best part was that they were having their famous “buy one pair and get the second pair half off” sale, so I ordered another pair, but in a pinkish taupe to match the bow on the dress I will wear to my shower! The Grace style would have been perfect with this dress, but I didn’t find them flattering on my feet and ankles (my least favorite body part!), so I went with the same style I am getting for the wedding. Hey, at least I will know what I am in for after wearing them all day at my shower!

I had been stressing out about finding shoes to match that dress, so I am thrilled to cross that off of my list! If you like this Lela Rose line, you could definitely take advantage of this sale for your rehearsal, shower, bachelorette or honeymoon shoes. They ended up being about $34 each after the sale!

I can’t wait to pick them up. It takes about ten days for the dyeing process, which isn’t too bad. I will definitely post pictures when I bring them home!

I am so, so happy to be done with the crazy shoe search.

Have you had a good experience finding dyeable shoes?