Weddingbee Blog

When I finally, finally, finally settled on a dress, I was pretty stoked, because both pairs of shoes I’d bought would still work with it. Yay!

And then my never-worn $15 ceremony shoes broke when I tried them on. The strap just snapped in half! THE HORROR! I bought them so long ago that they are sold out everywhere online. They are long, long gone.

But they were only $15, and I said to myself, “Eh. I’ll find another pair of ceremony shoes.”

And then, I figured out what I’m going to wear in my hair. I’ll save that announcement for another time, but suffice it to say that it is faaaaaabulous (and some of you may recognize it from another bee, but that’s all I’m saying right now)!

And my amazeballs new hair accessory doesn’t go with those Vivienne Westwood jelly flats. Not at all. But I bought those flats with a gift card, and I can sell them on eBay or something at a profit, so no worries, really.

Well, except that now, less than two months away from the wedding, I have no shoes!

I needed some shoes that were either grey or not-too-shiny silver. And so I did what I do best: online shopping.

I found a pair of shoes on Endless that were just adorable, and ordered them toot de suite:

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But when they showed up, they looked like this:

…the hell? They are dark and super-crackly. I think that the photos on Endless.com really misrepresented the crackled finish of the shoes. I actually really like them, but they are way too tough and modern for my dress. I sort of want to keep them to wear with other things, but we’ll see.

So now I’m looking for a pair of shoes. I have a very specific pair in my mind and they just don’t exist in the real world. I want my shoes to be:

Silver or grey

• Not sparkly or bejeweled (but a rosette or bow is okay)
• Not too strappy (I want pumps, not sandals)
• Open-toed
• Low or medium heeled (between 2 - 3.5 inches high)
• Vintage-inspired
• Under $150

But all of the shoes I see that are the right shape aren’t the right color…

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And all of the grey and silver shoes I find are missing one or more of my criteria:

Bejeweled - NO!

Sparkly - NO!

$325 - NO! (Kate Spade, you are killing me)

I go for my first dress fitting in two weeks, and the seamstress tells me that it’s very important that I bring my shoes along. Yikes!

Did you have a last-minute scramble to find part of your wedding-day ensemble? Also, have you seen my magical, non-existent dream shoes anywhere?