I’m a Two-Shoe Bride!

I’m a Two-Shoe Bride!

April 13th, 2011 @ 8:41 am by Ms. Gazelle
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Confession: I bought my wedding shoes before the wedding dress. I think I also might have bought the wedding shoes before we got engaged, but the timeline is a bit fuzzy in my memory on that one…

At first I had visions of some pretty fancy shoes on my wedding day. Maybe this would be the perfect excuse for some Manolos??? (I may have been slightly influenced by Carrie Bradshaw…)

Image via Neiman Marcus

They are even called Something Blue! Reality set in when I found out how much they cost on a shopping trip to Holt Renfrew. They had the potential to cost more than my wedding dress!

Instead I started looking for purple shoes. Considering the popularity of purple right now, I thought there would be a ton of choices. There were plenty online, but I haven’t found a great place to buy shoes online in Canada. Instead I set my sights on the Nine West Jojus.

Pretty, reasonably comfortable, and they don’t cost an arm and a leg…what more could a girl ask for? Plus my dress happens to be the exact right length in these shoes!

I then started to wonder if I might want a pair of flats for later on in the evening. I’m hoping to be shaking my booty all night long, and I just know that will be a lot tougher in heels. I don’t want to ditch the shoes and dance away barefoot, so I started searching for the perfect pair of purple flats. However…

It was even more difficult finding purple flats than it was to find purple heels…but hello lovelies…the Nine West Zalta…

So cute, right? Purple satin and all blingy! They cost more than my number one pair (the Jojus), though I didn’t want to spend more money on a second pair of shoes than on the first pair. I sat on the decision for a while. The shoes were on sale in the U.S., so surely they would go on sale in Canada soon, right? On the odd occasion that I would go to the mall, I would pop into Nine West, but they were still regular price. Then finally one day I was out and running slightly late for meeting my friends for dinner, when I took a quick stop by Nine West on my way out of the mall.

There they were, in the sale section! And they had them in my size! I snatched those puppies up and made it official. I am a two-shoe bride!

Are you planning a shoe change at your wedding?

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16 Responses to “I’m a Two-Shoe Bride!”

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Miss Snow Cone (message) 1,026 posts, Bumble bee

I absolutely love those heels… so cute!

4/13/11 @ 8:48 am (reply)

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Miss Jaguar (message) 4,656 posts, Honey bee

I’m a three (or is it FOUR?) shoed bride, so I’m right there with ya!

Two pairs of heels (& I’m yet to decide which ones I’ll be wearing) and a pair of flats later.. and I’m officially banned from the shoe aisle!

4/13/11 @ 8:50 am (reply)

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Miss Candy Apple (message) 1,465 posts, Bumble bee

Cuuute! Love all the purple

4/13/11 @ 8:53 am (reply)

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Iuxta

Both are gorgeous! Great finds! Logistical question (because I might do the same thing): what do you do about the dress being a tad long with the flats? Just be careful?

4/13/11 @ 8:58 am (reply)

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Miss Lox (message) 1,128 posts, Bumble bee

I really love those flats. And yay for sales!

4/13/11 @ 9:12 am (reply)

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Miss Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

Those flats are so cute!!

4/13/11 @ 9:19 am (reply)

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Michelle Marston

Love them both and I LOVE purple shoes! I was going to do the two-shoes thing too, but worried about tripping on my dress because it would be too long in flats. How do you handle that? I ended up wearing white satin ballet flats instead so that I knew I’d be comfortable all night long.

BTW, I don’t know if anyone else had this problem, but the sheer weight of my dress made it drag down lower and lower all night long. We re-did my bustle 3 times throughout the night, bringing it up higher each time (it thankfully just attached to the buttons running up the back of my dress).

4/13/11 @ 9:20 am (reply)

Guest

First of all, both are gorgeous. Second, where the heck did you find the heels in purple???!!! I own them in the silvery gray, and would LOVE them in purple because they are so comfortable! The Nine West link you provided doesn’t have them in that color! (Thanks, Miss G.!)

4/13/11 @ 9:28 am (reply)

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Miss Gazelle (message) 994 posts, Busy bee

@M: Can you shoot me a message and I’ll see if I can help you out?

4/13/11 @ 10:08 am (reply)

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shanawhimsy (message) 38 posts, Newbee

nothing wring with double shoes! I am wearing two different pairs of red ones i do love those manolos though! I to channel Carrie Bradshaw from time to time!

xoxo,

Shana

http://whimsyweddingday.blogspot.com

4/13/11 @ 10:34 am (reply)

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vencanice

Awesome shoes!

4/13/11 @ 12:03 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

I am soooo in love with the purple bling shoes at the end. They were worth every penny!

4/13/11 @ 12:10 pm (reply)

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Ngockers (message) 31 posts, Newbee

the first ones are adorable and the 2nd pair goes perfectly. Have no fear, I am a 3 shoe bride. one with the gown, one with the tea ceremony dress, and one with the evening gown. 3 shoes, 3 dresses. It’s your day, whatever you want, my dear!

4/13/11 @ 12:53 pm (reply)

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