Weddingbee Blog

…so will the hive come to my rescue?

I think I may have lost it. After changing our wedding accent color, I fell in love with one particular image from the inspiration board that sparked the change. I’ve been obsessed ever since.

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Those shoes are a pair of coveted Christian Louboutins (the Coquine Pink Satin Pump, I believe). The lucky bride who owns these not only had absolutely fabulous shoes for her wedding day, but amazing shots of them as well. I want that, too! Even when my accent color was red, I still had plans to spotlight my shoes.

I would never normally spend such a large chunk of change on a pair of shoes. But because I am saving so much money on my dress and my FMIL is contributing more than I originally expected, it has opened up my budget and allowed for me to afford these. And unlike my dress, shoes can be worn way more than once.

I fell so head over heels in love (pun certainly intended) with this image that I was determined to have my own pair of dusty pink Loubies (or even nude, since they’re so close to the pink shade). I Googled “pink Christian Louboutin” and there they were:

Christian Louboutin Pompadouce

I originally tried to find an authentic pair since I may be able to afford them after finding my dream dress for even less than I originally planned (that’s another whole post). But I was having no luck. This only fed my addiction and launched a series of Google searches with every combination of words I could think of that might bring me success. Still, nothing.

Even Mr. Lab is feeding my addiction. He peeked over my shoulder during one search and said that the cut of the shoe and the skinny high heel are (and I quote) “sexy as hell”. I can’t let him down with just any ol’ shoe now!

I’m at my wits end. The only explanation I could think of for these shoes not being available ANYWHERE is that their lucky owners are not giving them up. I mean, I don’t blame them. Who is their right mind would give up something so beautiful?

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So here’s the part where I ask for your wise advice, hive. I’m beginning to realize that if someone out there can’t help me find these shoes, I’m going to need a contingency plan I can live with. I’ve already scoped out a couple of other shoes I like.

Here are my options:

Option A:

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Option B: Lady Gres

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Option C: Very Prive Pailette

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Option D: Be patient and keep looking. A pair of the Pompadouce are bound to surface before the wedding!

Option E: Make my own Louboutin Pompadouce-inspired shoes. I could buy an inexpensive pair of shoes in the same basic style and shade of pink (or even have them dyed). Then I could scour the internet looking for similar embellishments for the toes (maybe Etsy?). There are even places that sell red soles that I could have a cobbler attach. Who knows, this could be a fun DIY project for one-of-a-kind shoes?

Option F: Let go of the Loubie obsession all together and find another pair of dusty pink shoes.

P.S. In case you happen to find what I’m looking for, I’m a size 7.5/8 US or about a 38 Euro. I’d hate to get my hopes up just to find out they’re not my size!