Weddingbee Blog

The shoe saga has come to an end, dear hive. Way back when I went in for my first dress fitting, I brought along three pairs of shoes with me:

rsvp Lovely | Pour la Victoire Cristella 2 | rsvp Jaceline

Images via Zappos

I figured I would try each pair with the dress, and would hopefully “just know” if one of them was the right pair. Lucky for me this strategy worked, as I did indeed have my very own magical Cinderella shoe moment. I tried on all three, and one just.. matched. It was a far more perfect pairing than I would have imagined.

Ready for the reveal? Drum roll please…

…the Jacelines totally nailed it! I was iffy on the color at first, but once I saw them with the dress, I had no question in my mind. The other two pairs, while sassy as heck, just didn’t “go.” Done and done!

Well.. sort of. You should know it wouldn’t be that easy by now.

I was perusing Pinterest the other day and came across this photo:

Image via I Am Never Naked

Those are DIY glitter soles, by the way. Um, hello.. this is pure genius. So I did it.

So very, very blingtastic. I’m kind of in love.

Here’s the process:

1. Assemble “ingredients.”

If you couldn’t tell, I love all things Martha Stewart. Also, you don’t need anywhere near as much stuff as I have…all I used were a sponge brush, the big bottle of turquoise glitter (center), and the bottle of decoupage glue and sealant (right). You can also use just regular ol’ tacky glue.

2. Mix glue and glitter.

3. Start painting the sole of the shoe with the sponge brush! (You may also want to use painters’ tape or masking tape around the edges of the shoe to prevent any accidents…I didn’t do this because it was too much work. And I’m lazy. And like to live on the edge.)

This is how the glue/glitter combo will look when you first paint it on with the sponge brush. After you do part (or all) of the sole, you just sprinkle loose glitter on it until the sole is covered.

4. Touch up

You can see how in the photo above, there are some spots on the sole near the edges that are missing glitter.. it’s hard to get the sparkles all over while still keeping the glue in a restricted area and not onto the shoe itself. I went in with a small paintbrush dipped in the glue/glitter combo and touched up the sides after the soles had pretty much dried.

5. Top coat

After the sparkles were dry—and since I used a clear sealant—I brushed a topcoat of sealant on the entire sole. I definitely recommend this step…it will prevent you from leaving a trail of glitter everywhere you walk (although I kind of think that would be awesome).

Then…ta da!! Sparkly, pimped out soles!!

Would you dare DIY part of your wedding shoes? I have to tell you, I’m still surprised I didn’t manage to somehow mess these up (yet)!