Yes... the pope. He's all-around awesome.When I was looking through Modern Brides, I started to see a trend I kind of liked: colored wedding shoes. I didn't think I was so bold as to go for a red, but maybe a nice blush color? Pink could have gone with my colors. Or turquoise. But every time I saw one of those pictures and thought about it, the furthest I could ever see myself going from white would be a light pink. The idea I had in my head was more of a white peep toe with a crystal detail... very traditionally bridal. I honestly didn't think I was the type of bride that could pull it off.
Then one day, Mom, my sister, my grandmother and I went out to look for a MOB dress. After our (successful!) hunt, we walked through the shoe department at Nordstroms. Glancing through the displays, I saw the most beautiful pair of shoes. Medium heel, slingback, roundtoe, and a deep, deep red.
I stopped and said, "If those shoes were pink, they would be my perfect wedding shoes." Then Mom responded, "If the Pope can wear red shoes with his white robe, why can't you wear red shoes with your wedding dress?" And I thought about it and realized that she was right! There was no reason why I couldn't pull that look off. I sat down, asked for the shoes in my size and made the pleasant discovery that they were actually comfortable, too! So I bought the shoes.
I am in love with them. They are one of my favorite parts of my wedding outfit. In fact, I bought them before my dress, and wouldn't buy a dress that didn't go with the shoes! The best part is I can wear these shoes again after the wedding. I don't know why I drifted away from my original shoe 'vision' but I'm so glad I did. Did anyone else get wedding inspiration from an unusual place?
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