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Choosing bridal shoes used to involve a monumental decision between colors as broadly varied as white, ivory, and ecru. Then the lucky bride picked a heel that ranged between middling high and middling low, and none of it mattered because her shoes were completely hidden by her floor-sweeping wedding gown.
If you love the traditional bridal look, there are still plenty of classic options. But if you were hoping for something a little wilder, you're in luck. The latest bridal shoe collections are fun, chic, and offer enough variety – real variety – to satisfy anyone.
The first thing you'll notice is color, color, color. As the white wedding dress becomes less and less of a must, there are more opportunities to explore your options with your shoes. You can choose shoes to pick up highlights in your wedding gown or match a colored sash, or even (though this is trickier) shoes to match a favorite color from your bouquet.
If you prefer not to have an exact match, look at coordinating or complimentary colors. And if you'd like to have 'to be absolutely out of the realm of matchiness, gold shoes will go with most white gowns, with or without colored highlights. Another nice touch is to choose shoes that match your bridesmaids' dresses. It's a nice little shout-out to your girls, and it visually unifies your wedding party.
A fun trend for the New Year is bridal shoes with contrast heel colors. They add a playful touch to your look, and are a sly way to draw the eye down to make sure people appreciate your full ensemble. Black-and-white is a striking and elegant look, but you can also play with a neutral color for the shoe and bright, fruity colors for the heels. A pastel shoe with a deeply-colored heel is an intriguing (and pretty) look, but if you're a girl who's gotta be dancing, you can find bright-on-bright as well.
Shine is also big for 2009. Patent leather and other, more vegetarian-friendly materials are a great way to add some zing to a shoe in a neutral color … or to make a bold color even bolder. A few discreet crystals have always been welcome on a wedding shoe, but now you'll see much more bling aimed at your feet. Not only will you see more and bigger crystals and beads available, you'll see jewels of all kinds. Still not enough? You may want to walk a few feathers down the aisle, or meet the discreet little bow's sassy younger sister, the Big Honkin 'Look-at-Me Bow.
Finally, let's go back to that traditional full-length wedding gown. Although it may be traditional, it can be your toes' best friend – since it completely covers your shoes, you can get away with just about anything. You can dress for comfort – If you're in pink fuzzy slippers, who's gonna know? – or you can skip a step and go ahead and wear the cha-cha heels you were planning on changing into the reception. You can use your dress to keep your own little secret, of course. Or you could wear the wildest, naughtiest, most dangerous shoes you've got and every now and then discreetly lift your skirt to give your guests a glimpse of scandal … and your groom something to think about.
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Source by Unia A Griffin
