Buying Bridal Shoes

It is probably best not to buy your wedding shoes until you have decided on your dress. Once you have your wedding dress, you will know if the length needs altering, a high heel bridal shoe may remove the need for a trip to the seamstress. However too high a heel may create a gap between the hem line and ankle that is not desirable, resulting in a half mast look but higher heels can make a dress hang better. You probably have shoes and sandals of varying heel heights in your wardrobe which can emulate your bridal shoes so experiment a little to see which height goes best with your wedding dress.
 
If like me you find it difficult to walk in high heel shoes, then these are probably not for you, it can be a long day and tiring on your feet especially if you are going to be twirled round the dance floor a fair few times. So a medium sized heel bridal shoe can be a good idea both from the point of view of walking, comfort but also getting the wedding dress to look right.
 
Some people may have a different problem, they are either really tall or high heels will make them much taller than the groom, so to create a balance they choose low heeled bridal shoes.
 
If you have opted for a short wedding dress then you may want to go for a more elaborate bridal shoe or strappy sandal as more attention is drawn to the foot ankle and leg than in dresses that are longer.

Colour can be a factor when choosing your wedding shoes, white and ivory are good for the traditional bride but lots of colours such as burgundy, silver and gold are becoming popular, so you may want to choose the colour to match. If you have difficulty finding coloured bridal shoes to match your dress or outfit or if the ones you have seen would blow your whole budget you might consider buying dyeable bridal shoes which you can match with your outfit colour, it could save a lot of traipsing round the shops giving you time to concentrate on the million and one other things to think about as your wedding draws near.
 
Some people may think that the wedding shoes are not that important compared to the other accessories as they are sometimes not seen, this is an arguable point, but when you think what they add in terms of accentuating the way the dress falls and adding height for the bride they are certainly worthy of some thought. The wedding shoes may be seen when walking forward, when kneeling at the halter, when showing off the garter or getting in and out of your wedding car, often in photographs and when the breeze blows the dress, and besides do you want to be seen in your lovely dress and hob nail boots.
 
We have a short article on Indian Bridal Shoes