If you are not one hundred per cent certain about a pair of shoes then there is every chance you just won’t buy them. The same applies to wedding shoes, which need to be perfect for that perfect day to be a reality.

The main thing you should be considering when choosing wedding shoes is comfort. If they are not comfortable then you are going to spend the day wincing and cursing as you are whisked from one venue to the next, standing up and then sitting down, and at some point being asked to dance, both romantically and energetically.

In addition, you’ll be walking down the aisle, which is something that you will have to practise to get right. Feeling pain as you do simply isn’t going to help. Add to this the posing for photographers, which could take hours, and you really will have to be wearing shoes that are comfortable and easy to wear. The day is long and this means that you could be spending hours and hours on feet that are going through lots of pain. So choose wisely.

You also need to make sure that you are comfortable with high heels. The wedding dress will be designed so that it fits well with the height of the shoes. This often means high heels. If you don’t normally wear heels then there could be a problem. You may need to practise this, including the dancing part.

You of course do not have to wear high heels; it is just a common practise. You can try other shoe variants. You could consider the option of platform heels for example, or trying out lower kitten heels. There are a number of options available, and it is worth asking footwear retailers what they think would be a good alternative to high heels with your wedding dress.

The shoes themselves are often constructed form either silk or satin. This again is just a matter of tradition, and you do not have to follow this if you do not want to. You will just find that most retailers offer these two materials when you visit to choose wedding shoes. If you are wearing a dress that has something of the unconventional about it as regards material, then by all means make your shoes reflect this mood by using the same material for them too. There is absolutely no reason why you should go for silk and satin just because everyone else does.

One final tip for buying wedding shoes concerns the size of your feet. What many people do not realise is that our feet are bigger at the end of the day than they are at the start. This is because our feet swell as we go through the day. As disgusting as this sounds, it is perfectly normal, and just requires that you visit a shop to buy shoes towards the end of the day, because this is when our feet are the biggest.

Author Bio: Trevor Richards is writing on behalf of Queens and Bowl, UK retailers of vintage wedding jewellery.

Category: Marriage
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