Wedding shoes

Really get noticed with blue wedding shoes

“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. So says the old rhyme with which most brides are familiar. Many pay homage to this bridal tradition and will wear, for instance, an old, borrowed and blue garter hidden under her beautiful new bridal gown. Here’s an idea –how about wearing blue wedding shoes as a visible acknowledgement of this tradition? Or how about going the whole way and combine the shoes with a blue gown? How stunned would all your guests be if you glided up the aisle totally in blue?

The year 2011 is shaping up to be a year of greater change in wedding fashion. Brides are becoming more innovative in the way they interpret this most important of days. Not least of this is a new attitude to colour where colour is being applied to accessories such as shoes and even the wedding gown itself is being worn in colour by the bride who wants to demonstrate herself individuality and boldness. Blue for the gown matched with blue wedding shoes certainly makes a statement. The colour symbolises confidence, faith, trust, loyalty, wisdom and truth and is supposed to demonstrate depth and stability in those who choose to associate themselves with it. A bride consciously wishing to identify herself with these characteristics on her wedding day she could do worse than to choose to wear blue wedding shoes. If she really wants to make a statement of her intentions to be all of these things she could extend the colour blue from her shoes to her whole entourage. How exciting!

Bridesmaids are usually sisters, sister-in-law or close friends of the bride. A bride wishing to show her commitment to “blue” may be able to persuade her supporters to also wear blue bridesmaids shoes at her wedding. For more practical reasons, shoes which can be worn after the wedding day, are useful. Blue dress shoes can form a part of any wardrobe and the bride may be able to influence the bridesmaids with this suggestion.

The words blue wedding shoes can be broadly interpreted. Blue can mean anything from the palest of pale blue, through aqua, teal, azure, cobalt, midnight blue, navy, sky blue, indigo. Visualise any of these colours on the bridal shoes or even the whole outfit worn by a bride as she walks up the aisle and how exciting that would be. Then perhaps, even combine these delightful and stimulating colours with equally exciting styles and we have a very bold approach.

Thoughts about wearing purple wedding shoes!

What if you chose to wear purple wedding shoes on your day of days? What if you decided to turn your back on tradition and wear shoes in a rather unusual colour, one which has a significant meaning? What would be the impact of this decision on your guests and their opinion of you? How would your husband think? And most importantly what do you feel about it?

 Choosing purple wedding shoes is a considerable departure from tradition but it can signify several things. It could mean that you want to demonstrate individuality and show that you are not prepared to totally accept convention and that attitude may continue into your married life. Just a little rebellion!  Plus if you’re looking at purple wedding dresses what would be more fitting than purple wedding shoes?

Purple signifies luxury, wealth and sophistication but more importantly it is a feminine and romantic colour and, as such, is a really appropriate colour for a wedding. Wearing purple satin shoes will make that feeling of luxury even more intense.

Or it could simply mean that you are practical and ensuring that you can wear them after the wedding, assuming that you have the matching clothes! Purple dress shoes look just so sophisticated and elegant.

Choosing to wear purple wedding shoes will elicit a response from your guests. It could be said that a bride who is brave enough to risk possible criticism shows strength and determination, which may probably stand her in very good stead during marriage, which can sometimes be very challenging. At the very least it could serve as a talking point. The nature of the reaction from guests would probably be shaped by the age and background of those attending and at the very least would be mixed!

 But, what of the reaction of the other most important person of all? Does what the bride wears matter at all because a potential husband just want his bride to look beautiful? Is he even likely to notice given the propensity of most men to be vague when asked by their partner “how do I look?”  Should a bride try to find out beforehand how her future husband might react to her wearing purple wedding shoes?  Or should she simply begin how she plans to continue, being bold, individual and very sophisticated, feminine and romantic. Many of us would support this latter approach!

Ultimately it is for the bride herself to choose or not to choose to wear purple wedding shoes on her big day, and is something for her to consider and evaluate as she approaches her wedding day.