Wedding Shoes - Add a little color at bargain prices!

The idea of adding a little color under the dress has been widely popular. I see a lot of "real wedding" pics with brides showing off their shoes. Having a color shoe that matches your wedding theme makes options endless - and I love shoes! I fell in love with this purple silk shoe from Nine West and what a bargain it is from Amazon's shoe site 6pm.com:

Original Price: $89.00 - On Sale for $27.95

This particular shoe is also offered in Black Silk and Taupe Silk. Add in free shipping and you just scored! 6pm.com offers name brand shoes and sometimes you can score these shoes at deeply discounted prices! It's a great site to shop at and they have (literally) 1000's of shoes! I was browsing the Clearance section and look at these deals:

Regular Price: $69.00 - On Sale: $20.70

HOT! This Martinez Valero shoe is regularly $149 but you can get it for $36.99

It is also available in French Blue, the color shown above which is a pretty popular wedding shoe color!

One of my favorite bridal shoe designers is Pour La Victoire. Gorgeous shoes but, they are not cheap! So, finding them at bargain prices is a big deal! Many white and ivory satin designs feature blue leather soles that read "I DO" in sparkling rhinestones. But, their colored shoes are also trendy, well made shoes you would pick as your go-to favorite! This morning I saw a "Real Wedding" on La Magnifique and the bride was wearing the "Divia" by Pour La Victorie in Royal Blue Satin! I found the same pair, in a pretty Silver satin:

Original Price $166.00 - On Sale for $41.99 (only in select sizes!)

I do love the Royal Blue Satin color though so I had to sneak in these! The "Baylie" is available in 5 colors and lots of sizes are available!

Regular Price: $155.00 - On Sale for $39.99

The most personal shoe you will ever own: Figgie Shoes

When you start planning your wedding, one thing you will realize is that there are a lot of things you can personalize to make the day yours. After the big day you will keep certain mementos. You most likely won't pull out your wedding gown and wear it again but, your shoes are a different story. While out shopping yesterday, I stopped in an accessory store and saw this quote:

"I don’t know who invented the high heel, 

but all men owe him a lot."

That is a quote from...Marilyn Monroe. That quote remind me about a site I ran across that I wanted to share: Figgie Shoes. Shoes are personal. Figgie shoes are ridiculously personal—their purpose is to try and explain, in picture and personality, who YOU are, to anyone who happens to be looking.

Figgie Shoes offer custom hand-painted footwear for all occasions and they will tell YOUR one of a kind love story. For information on pricing, shoe styles, and any other questions, you can contact the artist: deborah@figgieshoes.com and if you would like to try and win a pair of your very own Figgie Shoes visit Get Married and register by November 28th!

Red, White and Black Wedding Inspiration

It's the beginning of a new month! This summer has been flying by! I continue to be amazed by the enormous talent of artists who hand make gorgeous details for your wedding or bridal shower! Today was inspired by seeing these gorgeous red poppies:

They are actually sugar flowers made by Two Sugar Babies. You can dress up any plain cake with their amazing creations and voila! You have a work of art! Two Sugar Babies  makes cookie toppers, cake pop decorations, and even brownie toppers! Their creations even coordinate with social stationary designed by Kelly Lyden of WHHostess. 

So, finding the poppies led me on an adventure of red, white and black! I fell in love with this sassy feather fascinator (veil is not included in the price but can be purchased individually) paired it with bridesmaid dress style 7104 from Bonny Bridal (about $165 suggested retail price) and then found these adorable peep toe pumps! The price is AMAZING - only $39.99 and free shipping from Your Shoe Store. Lastly, I headed back to Etsy for one more look around for wedding items in my color theme. Luckily for me (and you) I found these handmade paper flowers. The price is awesome: $3.75 for 25 flowers. These flowers gave me all kinds of ideas! They are small (approx. 5/8 in diameter). My mind started racing with all the things these dainty flowers could embellish for your wedding and DIY projects: invitations, placecards, will-you-be-my bridesmaid cards and so much more! Are you using Red, White and Black as your wedding colors? If so, share any of your amazing finds!

Mocha Maddness

I love tea length wedding gowns! This Justin Alexander gown inspired me to create this board...and I suppose my obsession love of coffee helped. I wore the traditional bridal gown for my ceremony but, switched into a tea length gown for my reception! I loved having two gowns - especially the freedom to have fun and dance around without a big, poofy, heavy dress. 

Dress by Justin Alexander - Shoe: Nine West - Coffee Cup Candles with Whipped Cream Topping - Stamps.com - Coffee Flavored Wedding Cake - Bella Umbrella 

Shoe Bling

Still looking for something blue? Here ya go! For $5.00 you will have a cute little photo op for your shoes! This Los Angeles based company carries an entire line of bling - from T-shirts to flip flops!  From Classy Bride:

But, if you don't want to spend $5.00 and you want to DIY....here is a great tutorial I found on the web!

For The Love Of Shoes!

Sad Update: I just got word that Cutesy Shoes has closed their retail locations and their website is no longer in operation. Should anything change I will update - Kerrie. 

10/18/2011

I have been thinking of the perfect shoe (and in a perfect world I would be able to wear them). Guess what? I found them today! Yes, I admit I am a shoe lover...I have talked about it before (here and here) while looking for the shoe I had dreamed about finding I could never find one at a reasonable price! Guess what? I found them today, too! It's been a good day. Now, I think I need to explain why these shoes have been on my mind, before I show them to you because you are probably going to wonder (at least a little bit WHY I would be dreaming of these!).

I have seen 100's of images of brides in vintage dresses, tea length dresses and everything in between. My head started coming up with images of a bride in this cute little dress with these adorable shoes and props to match. So here is my first shoe...

Do you love them? I do! But the heel scares me - more then the print! I could never wear a shoe like this! The pattern is what I was most interested in. The peek-a-boo toe was an added bonus as well as the bit of red! So, I have been thinking of a bride wearing these shoes...and the price of these adorable Leopard shoes....$26.99! Love.

Right next to these Leopard lovelies was another pair...that I could only imagine in some amazing photos:

And you know these are the same price...$26.99. Unreal. And for me, they will always be a dream....I hope someone out there feels what I am putting out there and grabs a pair of these...and please remember to send me a photo!

I absolutely love the first two heels but I also found these, Off White shoes with a little ruffle, which I thought could be really cute with the right dress. The price...$19.99!!

For reasons I have mentioned in previous posts, I spent an ungodly amount of time on this website looking at shoes I could actually wear - and would wear for my wedding....FLATS. I scanned 54 pages from their site. It was pretty hard not to put a lot of them in my shopping cart because the prices are unbelievable!!! These lovelies were priced at $17.59

So where did I find these awesome deals? From a website called - appropriately - Cutesy Girl! And if you are lucky enough to live in Southern California (like me!) they have stores you can shop at! But, if you have to order online - don't worry! They have a TERRIFIC return policy on shoes! Love that.  Their store locations are:

Santa Ana - MainPlace
2800 N. Main St Unit 648
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Tel: 714 568 1542

Fox Hills Mall - Culver City
6000 Sepulveda Blvd Unit 2230
Culver City, CA 90230
Tel: 310 916 9906

Brea Mall
1065 Brea Mall Unit 2109
Brea, CA 92821
Tel: 714 990 2951

Personalized Flip Flops!

Here is a gem, literally! I am totally loving these! You can make your own personalized flip flops! This concept comes to you from Lindsay Phillips, who created another amazingly cool flip flop you can customize called  SwitchFlops. There are so many cute designs you can choose from! You have to check this out! I have been sitting here playing with the Personalized Flip Flops...now it's your turn!

I was playing around with the Snap Shoes (which come in Flip Flop or Ballet style) and came up with these:

Kick Off Your Heels!

I am one of those people who just can not wear high heels. I envy girls who can! I love them, but I have valid excuses: I am 5'10, I have weak ankles, my arch can't support them, blah blah blah. When I was planning my wedding, the dress wasn't the problem (I found three...check my older blog posts for that story...) my shoes, on the other hand, big problem! I knew I wanted flats but what kind? I wanted some dressy shoes that were stylish but comfort was at the top of my list! I went through multiple pairs of shoes trying to find the perfect pair - and I admit 4 years later I still have some of them (unworn) that didn't make the cut. I found an awesome site that I wanted to share because when I saw it my first thought was: "Wow I wish I had found this site when I was looking!"

These shoes are from Esny (a division of Totes and Isotoner)

Satin Flats with rhinestone trim in White, Ivory or Black $30.00

Flat Wedding Sandals with Rhinestones in Silver $20.00

Thong Wedding Sandals with Rhinestones in White or Black $20.00

(the black shows the detail better but these are super cute!)

Isotoner Rose Quilted Ballerina Women's Slippers with Rhinestones $20.00

(what a deal! these have a suede bottom!)

And finally...let's not forget your bridesmaids! I found some totally cute flip flops from Dessy! They come in their most popular bridesmaid colors (talk about color match ease!). They come with a matching bag and for $15.00 how can you not say "DEAL"!