Wedding shoes

[PeppyGPhiB]

Thanks! I was so excited to see them. I've been looking everywhere for the right shoe, in a dark red or plum, with a heel that wasn't too high and yet was elegant. Also didn't want shoes that were too strappy - and had a back - so I wouldn't fall out of them! It has been really hard to find. Thank goodness for the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale - I found several pairs there that I liked, but these were the most comfortable.

[KSUViolet06]

Also by Stewart Weitzman and on sale!):

[PeppyGPhiB]

^^ I also tried on the first one above, but its heel is about an inch higher and the colors weren't right for my wedding. Agree those are beautiful, though! Stuart Weitzman always issues a number of beautiful wedding shoes.

[agzg]

The liklihood of me putting on day-glo green chucks at my wedding is pretty high.

Although mine are getting really dirty - I may or may not buy new for the occasion (if they're on sale for $30).

But let's be honest - there's never going to be a wedding.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

I wore fuchsia heels with a rhinestones and a little bow on them, but then switched to fuchsia flipflops with about an hour to go in the reception.

[DrPhil]

I don't know if I mentioned this already. Two of my friends had huge baskets of flip flops at their weddings. When the reception began they passed out flip flops to every woman and changed into their own flip flops. We partied like we had never partied before. The photos are hilarious.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I don't know if I mentioned this already. Two of my friends had huge baskets of flip flops at their weddings. When the reception began they passed out flip flops to every woman and changed into their own flip flops. We partied like we had never partied before. The photos are hilarious.

I *LOVE* this idea!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I don't know if I mentioned this already. Two of my friends had huge baskets of flip flops at their weddings. When the reception began they passed out flip flops to every woman and changed into their own flip flops. We partied like we had never partied before. The photos are hilarious.

I have to say (and I absolutely hate flip flops!), that would be a wonderful idea! If everybody's comfortable, then the bridge doesn't look quite so much like a slob if she's wearing comfy shoes.

Question: If you don't do the above, does the bride change out of her comfy shoes to her other shoes for the garter pictures?

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I have to say (and I absolutely hate flip flops!), that would be a wonderful idea! If everybody's comfortable, then the bridge doesn't look quite so much like a slob if she's wearing comfy shoes.

Question: If you don't do the above, does the bride change out of her comfy shoes to her other shoes for the garter pictures?

A lot of brides around here, comfy shoes or not, don't do the garter thing.

Not sure if it's more common to do it or not though. The ones who did may have just taken the shoes off completely since they were sitting.

[Kappamd]

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by APhi Sailorgirl

The ugliest pair of wedding shoes I've seen to date (although this doesn't include hooker heels that i've seen on brides)
Wedding Sneakers

Originally Posted by Kappamd

Check back a few posts - they also come in flowers.

[DrPhil]

I hate the idea of garter and flower tossing. Many of the weddings I have attended do not do them because it is seen as an outdated (and ridiculous) tradition.

Random/
The theme at every wedding I have attended has been to finish ALL official/photographer photos before the wedding party enters the reception, so there will be no back-and-forth. Once people change into the comfy shoes (and/or get some MORE dranks in them), there are to be no more official photos taken.

The rest of the photos are taken by friends and family...and sometimes the photographer's photos of the cake cutting that doesn't show the shoes, anyway.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I hate the idea of garter and flower tossing. Many of the weddings I have attended do not do them because it is seen as an outdated (and ridiculous) tradition.

Random/
The theme at every wedding I have attended has been to finish ALL official/photographer photos before the wedding party enters the reception, so there will be no back-and-forth. Once people change into the comfy shoes (and/or get some MORE dranks in them), there are to be no more official photos taken.

The rest of the photos are taken by friends and family...and sometimes the photographer's photos of the cake cutting that doesn't show the shoes, anyway.

We're not doing a bouquet or garter toss either. There will be only a handful of single people at our wedding aside from children, and I wasn't going to embarrass them by making them get up on the dance floor and compete with children for a bouquet/garter.

But I have a question about the photography thing, DrPhil. You mean your friends don't have the photographer take any photos during the reception? Up here it's common for couples to take the posed shots prior to the wedding, but we certainly have the photographer at the reception, too. My photographer will be with us for eight hours.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

We're not doing a bouquet or garter toss either. There will be only a handful of single people at our wedding aside from children, and I wasn't going to embarrass them by making them get up on the dance floor and compete with children for a bouquet/garter.

KSUViolet likes this.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

But I have a question about the photography thing, DrPhil. You mean your friends don't have the photographer take any photos during the reception? Up here it's common for couples to take the posed shots prior to the wedding, but we certainly have the photographer at the reception, too. My photographer will be with us for eight hours.

The weddings I've been to eschew the professional photographer at the reception for a family friend with a decent camera or sometimes disposable cameras at the tables with a box to put them in at the end of the party. You end up with a lot of 'crap' but you get a large quantity for a low cost and usually some fun pictures in the process.

I haven't seen the professional wandering the reception the way the photographers did at our formals looking for pics.