Weddingbee Blog

I have to admit, after Mr. Martini dropped off my shoes for me at T.O. Dey to dye them from white to an aubergine color, I couldn’t stop thinking about them for days. I spent more money on those shoes than any other shoes I’ve ever owned, and I was terrified of ruining them because I had no experience with dyeing anything. What if the color came out wrong? I don’t think I would’ve minded much if the color was similar, but what if it was completely off and not wearable? I started having second thoughts. Maybe I should’ve just listened to my mom and left the shoes alone.

It didn’t help when we called them a few weeks later to confirm pick up, and they informed us that the shoes weren’t ready because the particular dye was back-ordered. All of a sudden the color was the least of my worries. If the shoes weren’t done in time for the wedding, I’d be walking down the aisle barefoot!

Luckily when they found out how important it was for my shoes to be completed by a certain deadline, they called us back not long after to let us know that they were ready. Since I’m in NJ, I had to rely on Mr. Martini to pick them up for me, and then I had to wait until the weekend to see them.

When the weekend finally came and I saw Mr. Martini, I barely gave him a kiss hello before I asked in a squeaky voice about my shoes. He handed me the shoebox, and I only paused slightly before pretty much tearing apart the lid. And then when I saw them…

I breathed a sigh of relief as happiness flooded my tear ducts. They were gorgeous!

I compared them to the BM dresses and my sash, and it is a PERFECT match! Needless to say, I was sooo happy. I turned the shoes around and around and I couldn’t believe the quality of work that was done on them. You can even still see the stitching on the bows. They even colored in the bottom of the shoes black (they were originally a beige color) to match the tops of the shoes better. They do look a little dark in the picture (they’re not as dark in person), but when I slipped them on, I thought they were perfect.

My plan (and justification for buying such nice shoes) was to dye them black after the wedding so I can wear them over and over again, but they’re just so nice in purple that I might leave them they way they are now. It’s a little funny - I never thought I’d go nuts for shoes, but I’m really excited to be wearing these down the aisle.

Were you able to find the PERFECT shade of shoes for your wedding? Where did you find them?