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Miss Doe, Northern California Age and Occupation: 24, Real Estate Assistant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Recycling Manager Engagement Date: December 25, 2010 Wedding Date: May 2012 Venue: Monte Verde Inn About Me: I’m a Rat Pack fan and a Christmas nut that loves to read, good wine, cheesy ’80s movies and ’90s sitcoms. My wiener dog with an attitude problem and lazy basset hound are my constant source of entertainment. He's a hunter and I like cooking so it's not rare to see wild game on our dinner menu. Both of us were born and raised in a small historic farming town where our feet are still firmly planted. We have been together for nearly a decade and have shared many life experiences together, including birthdays that are only one day apart. We are two old souls that are creating our long-awaited wedding with loads of tradition that blends our two styles into rustic elegance in the foothills of Northern California.
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What to Shoe

September 29th, 2011 @ 7:57 am by Miss Doe

There are many things that I could talk about today, but the winner is going to be shoes. You see, besides receiving a marriage proposal and an engagement ring for Christmas, Mr. Buck did not want that to be an actual Christmas gift. So, he also got me Christmas presents as well. Generous, right? One of them was a gift card to Nordstrom. I knew immediately what I wanted to buy. SHOES. Long ago in a far away land, I saw a pair of shoes at Nordstrom that were mind blowing. Yes, I am going to exaggerate that much because they were so fantastic. They were sparkly little things, and I said to myself, “Doe, where would you ever wear these shoes?” The only place I could ever think that would need such incredible shoes would be for our wedding. So, sure enough after I was engaged and had a Nordstrom gift card in hand, I went and bought those shoes. It was my first wedding purchase, and I had them even before I got my dress.

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Well, being that I have a wandering eye for shoes, I began to notice other incredibly beautiful shoes.

Come on, you do it too. Nothing had yet to make me second guess my shoe purchase until I came across these ruffled beauties.

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I.am.short.of.breath. How much more girly, lovely, soft and feminine can you get? On top of that, the soles are blue. These seem to be the perfect wedding shoe. So, what’s my problem? I love both shoes. The ruffle shoes I think will look better with my dress, but the sparkly ones are just so eye poppingly fabulous. Also you won’t exactly see my shoes under my dress, so does it really matter if it matches?

What do I do? It is a tough decision. Really, it is. In the wise words of Marilyn Monroe: ”Give a girl the right shoe, and she can conquer the world.”

Help a girl out! The sparkly little things or the ruffled beauties?

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38 Responses to “What to Shoe”

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flurrsprite
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flurrsprite (message)  134 posts, Blushing bee

BOTH!

BWAHAHAHAHA

 
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Roux
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Roux (message)  1,352 posts, Bumble bee

Ruffley ones for cememony and pics, sparkley ones for the reception! Or wear one of each..

 
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Catherine
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Catherine (message)  650 posts, Busy bee

I say sparkle! I may be biased because I had sparkly wedding shoes, but I think they are to die for!

 
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Sandra

Sparkles! I honestly don’t really like the ruffly ones but I love metallic shoes.

 
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courtney1188
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courtney1188 (message)  2,128 posts, Buzzing bee

I don’t care for the ruffle…it looks kinda strange to me. However, I LOVE the sparkly ones!

 
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bobsgirl2007 (message)  222 posts, Helper bee

OMG I bought those same exact pair from Nordies before I got engaged. My friend wore them to another friend’s wedding and I had to have them.

 
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Mrs. Waffle (message)  1,121 posts, Bumble bee

Sparkles!!!

 
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kamiie (message)  115 posts, Blushing bee

Sparkles at the reception…those are super cute! You might end up surprised that your shoes actually do end up in pictures - especially if you have dancing…and dancing pictures look great with sparkle shoes!

 
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alicia1745
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alicia1745 (message)  468 posts, Helper bee

sparkly!!!!!!

 
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Mrs. Red Sox
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Mrs. Red Sox (message)  60 posts, Worker bee

Why not wear the ruffled ones for the ceremony and switch to the sparkling beauties for the reception?

 
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Miss Aardvark (message)  635 posts, Busy bee

I was in a very similar situation. The only real answer is both! ;)

 
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Jessica

I’m with Courtney. I find the point of the ruffles to be funny. Not to mention I’m a sparkles fanatic!

 
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toshella
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toshella (message)  642 posts, Busy bee

I was going to say you should stick with the sparkly ones you already bought… then I did a search on the Baylie’s and found that they have them in my wedding color, and *almost* hit the checkout button. (gah, RUFFLES!) So I don’t think I’m qualified to tell someone else to pass up shoes that I very nearly bought.

I will say - check out the video they have on 6pm with the model wearing the Baylies - the ruffle isn’t all that flattering. And they’re closed toe, vs. your sparkly ones which will show off your pedicure. That’s what kept me from clicking the ‘buy’ button, anyway.

 
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sarahbabs
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sarahbabs (message)  2,679 posts, Sugar bee

Sparklies! They are pretty and come with a sweet story :)

 
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Leila

The ruffle shoes are very romantic, and I think would be awesome for a ceremony. The sparkles are of course very popular right now and would be great for the reception. I think though (I could be wrong) that the ruffle shoes are probably more unique, and you might not be able to find again. With the sparkles you definitely would be able to fine maybe even a cheaper version, or a flatter version for the reception. I guess I’m saying both!

 
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jessica.dirr
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jessica.dirr (message)  384 posts, Helper bee

Obviously you go with both, silly :)

 
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TinyTina
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TinyTina (message)  3,312 posts, Sugar bee

Both!!

Haha, okay really though… I am leaning toward the sparklies… Those are gorgeous!

 
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apribride
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apribride (message)  34 posts, Newbee

I have three words for you: SPARKLES SPARKLES SPARKLES!!! ;) OK, maybe I’m slightly biased since I am wearly sparkly green peep toes for my wedding but, those would be my vote. I definitely love the ruffles as well but, I agree with what a few others said about the fact that the sparkly ones also have meaning behind them. And did I mention…SPARKLES!

 
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pookiepie
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pookiepie (message)  317 posts, Helper bee

yay! I also vote for both!

 
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Miss Fox (message)  859 posts, Busy bee

I know those ruffle shoes!! Pour la Victoire, yes?? They totally sucked me in with their turquoise soles - just gorgeous! I’m personally more of a different “color” wedding shoe gal, so I have to go with the sparkly ones - they’re definitely mind blowing!!

 
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Miss Doe, Northern California Age and Occupation: 24, Real Estate Assistant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Recycling Manager Engagement Date: December 25, 2010 Wedding Date: May 2012 Venue: Monte Verde Inn About Me: I’m a Rat Pack fan and a Christmas nut that loves to read, good wine, cheesy ’80s movies and ’90s sitcoms. My wiener dog with an attitude problem and lazy basset hound are my constant source of entertainment. He's a hunter and I like cooking so it's not rare to see wild game on our dinner menu. Both of us were born and raised in a small historic farming town where our feet are still firmly planted. We have been together for nearly a decade and have shared many life experiences together, including birthdays that are only one day apart. We are two old souls that are creating our long-awaited wedding with loads of tradition that blends our two styles into rustic elegance in the foothills of Northern California.

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