A few pieces of advice on how to choose wedding footwear. It isn't a secret that real fashionistas spend a lot of time and money on shoes. Choosing the right pair for the Big day will take sometimes even more than choosing the wedding gown. Price for wedding shoes depends on few things: fabrics, brand and country-producer. Variety of wedding shoes can baffle any bride. What should you choose? Elegant and tiny pumps, the ones with a lower heel or simply flats? Don’t forget that you will spend almost all day in these shoes.
Team of Vanila Bridal boutiques in Dubai always suggests to choose the shoes after buying the wedding gown. Since not only the dress and shoes styles must match, but also the color. It is very important that the shoes are one or two tones darker than the dress. If they are same color as the dress, they will not be seen and will fade in the “shadow” of the dress. If they are lighter they will either disturb the view from the gown not in a best way and one should remember that they should complement it – it is a very delicate and elegant accessory. The shoes can also be colorful – blue, red, pink, but at the same time don’t forget that there should be some other accessories in your full look (or in groom’s style) that will compliment to this color. For example, you have a Marine theme of the wedding and decided to purchase blue shoes, then think of adding a blue ribbon onto your sash and ask the groom to put on blue bow-tie, it will look just lovely.
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It is very important to choose and try shoes on in the afternoon or in the evening as feet tend to swell by the end of the day. Try walking in them for 5 minutes before the purchase. Please remember that it is possible to stretch leather shoes a bit with the help of special sprays and equipment, however this cannot be done with the textile shoes. A week or two before the wedding, try to put on the shoes every day and walk in them for 1 or 2 hours, so that the feet get used to it and you don’t get blisters on your Big day.
The ideal option is to choose the heel that you are more convenient with. If you enjoy flats and sneakers, better choose the more stable shoes with a heel of 4-5 cm or comfortable stable wedges. Don’t risk to wear something you never tried before, it rarely ends up as a good idea.
One shouldn't disregard the environment of the wedding. If you have an outside lawn or beach wedding or ceremony on a wooden deck, make sure your shoes are either flat sandals, or simply flats, as high heels won’t survive long in neither of these conditions and you will suffer of not being able to walk properly. Any other location can suit heels but should also be comfortable for you. You can also think of changing the style of shoes depending on your scenario: beach ceremony in the morning – light sandals and then dinner in a restaurant with dancing - put on your heels!
Vanila has a selection of wedding shoes that were chosen thoroughly from our past experience in wedding business. The producer of wedding shoes we represent started with production of dancing shoes which a priori must be comfortable, so from our side Vanila can assure that our choice will definitely suit the brides, it all just depends on your request.
You are more than welcome to our wedding boutique to try them on.
