Hey everyone! It's so crazy that it's 2014! I can't believe I'm getting married in just five short months! It feels like this engagement flew by so fast. Time does fly when you're having fun, and 2013 was certainly a whirlwind. The wedding is coming up fast and now is the time that we're working on more of the little details.
A lot of people have asked me if I am going to the Wonderful Wedding Show this weekend, and all I can say is, been there, done that, got the crappy bag of flyers. You can read about my experience at last year's wedding show here - and back then I fully planned to go again this year to check it out, and especially to enter all the draws again. But now that it's arrived, I can safely say no way. I'd rather get in the ocean with the whale sharks 100 more times than swim the Estrogen Sea again. Plus, we already have most of the wedding planned and the vendors booked, and I can find more than enough inspiration on Pinterest and in my wedding mags, so I'm gonna take a pass.
Indeed...
But I know what you're thinking, how could I bury the lead?!?! It's the post you've all been waiting for! Haha, well maybe not. But I know I was excited when I finally chose my wedding shoes and ordered them!
This has honestly been such an agonizing decision. Believe me, I know how stupid that sounds, but it has. Way harder than choosing a dress. I have waffled back and forth on how to approach choosing a shoe. I knew that I wanted to strass a pair, but they needed to be exactly the right pair. I didn't want to pay $800 for a pair of unstrassed Louboutins only to slap crazy glue all over them (have mercy). But I also didn't want to spend 40 hours gluing $400 worth of rhinestones onto a pair of $40 shoes. I was looking for a peeptoe pump with a hidden platform and a 4" heel or higher, and they had to be either white or beige, because even when strassing carefully some of the color of the shoe peeks through. I looked and looked and looked but it was impossible to find a pair of quality pumps that matched all my specifications.
These are actually called "Very Riche". Because you have to be very riche to be able to afford them.
Then I saw Christina Aguilera at the AMA's, wearing the exact pair of Louboutins I was inspired by. And to be honest, once I saw them on a body, wearing a white dress no less - let's just say, me no likey. It's like a blinding flash of bling, all up in your face. With my dress, I am going for the "floaty and romantic" look, not the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" look. I don't want to end up looking like I'm wearing two tin cans on my feet. So after I saw these photos, it was back to the drawing board.
She looks stunning! The shoes though, I don't love them. :(
So now what? Back to more of the CL Daffodile Strass style, with a closed toe? More of a Manolo style, with no platform and a pointed toe? Should I just forget this all together? I mean, I'm only going to be wearing the shoes for the ceremony, photos, and dinner, I won't be dancing in them for very long. And they'll be covered by my dress, so who cares? But it's shoes. I love shoes, and on my wedding day shouldn't I be wearing the most spectacular pair I've ever owned? Gah. Waffle waffle.
It's embarrassing the amount of hours I spent scouring the internet looking at shoes after this, so I'll spare you the details, but one glorious afternoon, lightning struck. I came across a pair of glorious Badgley Mischka bridal shoes, and fell in love right away. I have to say I surprised myself, because these are NOT AT ALL what I thought I would pick. I thought for sure I would be wearing a pair of pumps. But these little beauties totally embody the floaty and romantic look I'm going for, and they will match my dress perfectly. May I present the Badgley Mischka "Adele":
Ahhhhhhh so excited!!!
I love these shoes for so many reasons, and I also love how much they remind me of one of my favorite shows of all time, Sex and the City. Oh Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda, how I miss you and all your adventures. (Except your second movie. That was a train wreck.) Anyway, Badgley Mischka was the designer of Charlotte's second wedding dress, when she married Harry:
"Oh gawd...you look like Audrey Hepburn......owitz"
And as soon as I saw the Adele, they reminded me of these Christian Louboutin cascade ruffle sandals that Carrie wears on her last date with Big before he moves to Napa:
"Hello, lover...."
Now I just have to figure out how to stop....
Speaking of bling, Eric and I ordered our wedding bands this past weekend! This was a really special experience, so I will be sharing that with you next week! I don't have my engagement ring right now (sad face) because our jeweller is working with it as we speak, so hopefully by next Wednesday I'll have it back in time for blogging!
Happy Wedding Wednesday!!!
~M
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