bought my bridal shoes...i think.

i am NOT a "shoe person." i know plenty of people who are...but i just don't happen to be one of them. i don't pay any attention to whose name is sewn onto the bottom of my shoe, since i'm stepping all over them anyways. and i gasp when i see pricetags above $50 for shoes, which usually limits my shoe shopping to payless shoes or target. which is fine by me...by the time the shoe is worn out, the style changes anyways...

so, i was NOT looking forward to shoe shopping for my wedding. i have to get my shoes early, doing things a bit backwards... since my dress is being custom-made by my future mother in law, it makes sense for her to know the height of my heels NOW and embellish the bottom of my gown accordingly, instead of making alterations later like most companies do.

shoe shopping...i looked online, went out shopping with friends, my mom, looked online some more... aaargh! but my feet are not shaped like "Barbie's" and thus I think it unfair to try and cram my toes into a 90-degree angle. that, and balance on stilts. for 12 hours. and look graceful. hah!!! so, i found it diffucult to find a cute, medium-height, thicker heeled sandal that didn't look like it was made for a 80 year old woman or a 10 year old girl. double sigh. match that with the fact that all of the toothpick-style shoes that WERE available were all around $300. seriously? i don't think so.

luckily, yahoo.com is my friend and i was able to track down some shoes that might actually work.

but...get this. after hours (seriously) of searching for THE perfect pair of shoes...you'll never guess where i finally found the ones i decided to go with. (drumroll, please...)

 

Payless Shoes Source. seriously. i found these puppies online for under $40. works for me...they look a bit plain-jane, but once i "bling" them up with the appropriate stones and such to match my dress, they will sparkle like the sun!

so, they are ordered and on their way. cross your fingers that they fit...otherwise i go to my backup plan... both zappos.com and shoebuys.com have free shipping both ways, so i might order a BUNCH of shoes from them and pick ONE pair, returning the ones i don't want. overkill, maybe. but i'm gonna be a bride.

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Ohh wow! What a bargain! It is so silly to spend too much on shoes you will only wear once, so nice find!