These Shoes Were Made for Walkin'

Another chapter in the HaselBride shoe saga...

When I was in Indiana, I begged my mom to make a quick pit stop on the way home from the airport. She begrudgingly* drove me to Saks Fifth Avenue, where I tried on the wonderful Manolo Blahnik silver Sedaraby that I've been obsessed with since, well, forever. It was heaven. Made of leather, it is so supple and soft and fabulous. I pranced around the store in it as my mom rolled her eyes. I love it, I really do BUT. Here goes...it is such a beautiful shoe and I would wear it again for a million other things after the wedding, BUT I just don't think it compliments my dress. The buckle and the silver might be too blinged out with my very beaded dress. So, I am back to the shoe drawing board and thinking maybe this time some color. {One day, I will own those shoes...I promise.}

We've all been eyeballing the lovely green feathered Christian Louboutins {also available in blue and red} that were featured in a real wedding post on Style Me Pretty. They are gorgeous and so unique, but at $760 are a bit too much of a splurge for me. Plus, where do you wear a feathered shoe after your wedding? Not too practical. {So so hard for me to admit, but it is true.}

Then Janie at The Bride's Cafe showcased a real wedding where the bride wore the Nine West Jojus in green. I had been admiring the light gray version for months on Piperlime, but I had never seen the green. So I Googled and searched every online department store and shoe shop {and a few brick and mortar stores}, until one day I finally found the green ones on Overstock.com. For $30. {Other colors were $80-90.}

In a crazy mad rush, I ordered three sizes to be sure I had my choice. They came in this week and I love them! They are so comfortable. Because they aren't super strappy and the front knotted straps are made of fabric with a soft leather underneath, they won't rub my feet raw after a long day of standing and dancing. However, I am not 100% sold on the green. Seems like everyone is wearing green shoes. Although I'd be in great company, I want to see what the light grey looks like in person. They were now on sale also {$50!}. I ordered those a few days ago, so they should be here next week. Then I think I'll try them both with my dress and see which I like best.

How did you chose your wedding shoes? Or if you haven't yet, what shoes are you daydreaming about now?

{*I did not inherit the love-to-shop gene from my mother, we think it came from my aunt or my father's love to shop for cars, guns and watches...you know guy things.}

Top images © Cheri Pearl via Style Me Pretty {event design by Oh How Charming!}, bottom images © Amy Squires via The Bride's Cafe.

Comments

[Molly]

Those are my shoes!!!! Only I have them in red and I Loooooove them. I dont' have a great picture of them, but you can see me wearing them here: http://theselittlemoments.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/sneak-peek/

Bonus? They're super comfy. xoxo

[notsojenny]

i saw these on overstock the other day too... i really wanted them in the green (would have settled for the yellow too) but they had Zero in my size... you lucked out.
and i believe these are similar if not exact to the ones Molly@These Little Moments is wearing in red. she may have some advice for you on their comfort

good luck with the shoes, i think any shoe/any color will work as long as it's comfortable and you can wear it again : )

[notsojenny]

okay, so i didn't see her comment right before mine... but i was right : )

[Guilty Secret]

I'm with you on the feathers. I've never bought any feathery shoes for just that reason.

I love the green though... love it!

[miss purple]

I love the green shoes idea! I know it may SEEM like 'everyone' is wearing green shoes but trust me, that's only in the world of wedding blogs. Out in the real world, you will make a HUGE splash. Colored shoes are still a surprise. (This little insight is courtesy of a large 'welcome to reality' moment I experienced this week when talking with a non-wedding-blog-peruser. Hope it helps.) ;-)

[erin]

i knew i wanted "special shoes" and definitely did not want white shoes. i also wanted to splurge and buy manolos for the wedding. so i saved and bought them myself. i found the gold d'orsay pump in brocade fabric and knew that they were perfect for my pink and gold wedding. they are comfortable and i'll definitely wear them again. and they were very special shoes.

[sara]

umm, ok this is the most random thing ever...i found you through bobbi and mike's blog (my photographers and as i can see they were in the running to be yours as well) and what is the first blog entry i read? green jojus nine west! ok, i have to ask you this...i have been looking all over for those darn things and you seemingly have the last three pairs on earth! here is where it gets weird...if you don't use them and you possibly have a size 8 or something close, can i buy them from you?

p.s. looks like you are going to be having one fab wedding!

[Jessie]

I am looking for those shoes for my wedding. I can't find them ANYWHERE! Do you know where they still sell them?

[gillian]

i'm also searching high and low for the green jojus in a 6.5 and i'm having no luck :(

anyone out there willing to part with theirs?

*crosses fingers*

[buy womens leather coats]

hey can i get one for my sister too?
you can contact me on my email.