Archive for the Bridal Category
One of my great friends here in the dirty south is getting married! She is not your Tiffany obsessed, tiara toting, bridezilla type though - and because of that she’s having a hell of a time finding a normal pair of shoes for the big day. When one chooses not to have a princess dress and a cathedral wedding, the shoe is really important functionally - it should be able to withstand grass, sinking, and just nature in general. Happily, I’ve been able to consult as clearly this blog is overrun with shoes - and she just emailed me asking my opinion on the site “Hey Lady”. Hey Lady speciliazes in comfortable bridal shoes you can dance in and wear all night, as well as what they call the LWD (Little White Dress), which is a very forward approach to the modern wedding reception.
I was so impressed with this site - the kitchsy style names “Pre-Nope”, “Straptease”, “Heel, Boy” - as well as the girly and ornamented collection, that I just had to indulge in the guilty pleasure that is weddings! There is even a section on the site that educates you on the anatomy of a heel so that you know why and how these shoes will be the most comfortable option for a night of dancing. You can even kill two birds with one 3 carat stone and get a blue shoe! The best part of it, for me at least, is the whimsical attention to detail, the pearl & crystal embellishments, the atypical silhouettes, and the fact that these shoes aren’t that awful dyable satin that is so dated! And although the price tag is pretty steep - the great thing about being a bride is that you can get away with it (correct me if I’m wrong, clearly not a bride) - but I would totally spend way more than normal and play along with that whole bridezilla mentality, rather than be stuck with ANYTHING from the likes of David’s Bridal.
Straptease $360
Champagne Goggles $240
Yes Ma’am $260
At Tiffany’s $340
Shop the entire collection of Hey Lady shoes at ShopHeyLady.com
Pleeeeeease stay away from David’s Bridal! There are other ways to stick to a budget besides succumbing to cliche sequins and fibers that easily ignite. Also - NO tiaras. Stick to a chic, classic silhouette, and think cotton, linen, and silk. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather look like Caroline Bessette Kennedy than a senior prom throwback.
Shop JCrew Weddings
Prices from top to bottom: $350, $395, & $295
