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16 The QUeeNS CoUrier •bridal • january 24, 2013 for breaking newS viSit www.queenscourier.com bridal IF THE s SHOE FITS BUYING SHOES FIRST, DRESS SECOND Sharon naylor celebrity feeling of wearing something designer. If Some brides with concerns about body size or self- Creators.com they can’t afford a designer dress in the thousands of esteem would rather begin this magical process with a dollars-range, then designer shoes for a few hundred relaxing shopping trip. This eliminates some discom- Brides love their shoes. So much so that many of dollars are readily available. Before other wedding fort they may have with trying on dresses, releasing them are shopping for their wedding day shoes first plans and purchases chip away at their available them from discouragement over how a dress makes and then using their chosen shoe style to help deter- funds, they can devote some time and money to their them look. mine which wedding dress is The One. high-priority footwear. Then, they may be very happy Of course, the reasons vary with each bride, but When Megan Stec got engaged, it was her shoes wearing a dress in a more moderate price range. the fact remains: Going shoe shopping is fun, and she focused on first. Specifically, she was looking • Unlike their once-in-a-lifetime gowns, brides can this may be the bride’s one time to truly splurge on a for a pair of Christian Louboutin ruby red shoes that plan to wear their wedding shoes in the future, daz- dream designer style. she had seen months prior and that fit her love of zling with the designer style. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM “The Wizard of Oz.” She spent two months looking • If a bride wants to show off her shoes on the wed- for the pair, even searching internationally. During ding day, trendy knee-length dresses and ‘high-low’ her search, she found and fell in love with a differ- dresses, with the front hem reaching knee length, ent pair of Louboutins. “It was like the ‘Horse of then extending down like a curtain on each side a Different Color,’” says Stec, referring to the dif- to a longer length in the back, afford her the ferently hued sparkly shoes. “Buying my shoes was opportunity. The result is a “frame” of her just as special as buying my wedding dress. When I legs and shoes. tried them on, I knew they were The One.” Fashion • Wearing wedding shoes has long merchandising expert Stec spent just one month, been a tenet of gown shopping, spe- half the time of her shoe search, looking for and cifically for alterations. Instead of choosing her wedding dress. wearing different shoes during The trend is picking up, with more brides dream- alterations, hoping for the per- ing about their wedding shoes, in addition to their fect height, having the chosen wedding dresses. They’re creating Pinterest boards pair handy takes the guess- devoted to their shoe inspirations, and they’re talk- work out of the equation. ing with their engaged friends about shoes as well as The bride gets a better look dresses, cakes and other wedding topics. Years ago, at the whole picture. bridal shoes were commonly plain and white. Now, • Trying on shoes is they’re sparkly, brightly colored, designer named and often a purely enjoy- fabulous. able task. Shoe size According to The Wedding Report, the top trends is nowhere near as in brides’ shoes are colors (especially green and blue), much of an emo- lace, and rhinestones. In addition to the designer tionally loaded, high heels worn during the ceremony, brides are also self-esteem chal- opting to slip into comfortable, stylish flats for the lenging issue, reception hours. It is, however, the ornate ceremony as trying on shoe that brides appear to be fantasizing about for w e d d i n g their wedding days. gowns. Here are reasons more brides are shopping for shoes first and dresses second: • Gorgeous images, on Pinterest and in bridal blogs, of brides and bridesmaids wearing amazing, colorful or glittery shoes resonate with them. It’s the look they want for their big day. When buying a gown first, the style and length of dress might limit the subsequent shoe selection. • Some brides are will- ing to devote a larger amount of money to their shoes, to enjoy that


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