myjourneytosmileagain asked:
Hello!
I was just asked by one of my good friends to be a bridesmaid in her wedding next April. The bridesmaid dresses are long navy chiffon dresses and she really wants gold shoes. Any suggestions on affordable, cute, comfortable heels? I really like the strappy sandal look.
Thanks!!
I’m going to use this post to illustrate what’s wrong with brides choosing a shade, like gold, for bridesmaid shoes.
This isn’t a problem if they (like when I was getting married) don’t care about the exact shade or style, they just want something in that color family. But, for most brides, that’s not the case. They’ll let you choose your style, but god forbid you show up with a peep-toe when you were SUPPOSED to have a slingback, and is that a METALLIC GOLD? I SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR A ROSE GOLD.
I purposefully chose six pairs of shoes here in a variety of different styles and shades to illustrate my point. Each one of your friend’s bridesmaids could show up with one of these shoes. And they are nothing alike, not in style, not in shade. If she’s okay with that, great! But will she be? I doubt it.
Brides: this is a cautionary tale. If you are a type A, OCD, Bridezilla kind of girl, you need to give people VERY SPECIFIC directions regarding style and color scheme or the exact color you want.
Now, gold and navy is a beautiful color combination, but you mentioned your dress was long. Will your feet even be showing? If they’re not showing, I’d forgo heels altogether and choose a pair of really beautiful gold flats or kitten-heels because you, girlfriend, are going to be on your feet for quite a while and if you can wear comfortable shoes and get away with it—do it. :)
Top row, left to right:
Bottom row, left to right:
- Antonio Melani “Royalty”, $90
- Vince Camuto “Darla”, $58
- Unisa “Liam”, $30
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