Let's Talk About Shoes

Yes, I realize we're 10 and a half months out from the wedding, but I've already been thinking of the little details when it comes to my outfit. Since I have the dress figured out, the remaining details are: shoes, jewelry, hair & makeup. Let's start with SHOES!

My initial idea for my shoes was to get a fuschia satin heel... like this:

I love that idea, but my latest idea would add some... ok, maybe more than "some"... a LOT of sparkle.

I read about this idea on weddingbee.com after finding multiple threads about brides who "strass'ed" their Christian Louboutin shoes.

I'm still not sure if I would want to use pink or clear crystals, but my inspiration pictures are to the right...

After searching around for a pair of shoes to try it on, I found a pair of heels that would work perfect; they're a copper-ish colored peeptoe heel with a strap behind the heel; the heel and platform are black. The guys' tuxes are going to be black, so I wanted to try and find a way to tie in black with the decorations... and being able to tie it into my shoes is even better!

I'd leave the platform & heel black (and not covered with crystal), and I'd glue crystals one-by-one to the rest of the shoe.

Part of me was scared that I'd be getting myself in over my head, but that feeling went away pretty quickly ;). If I mess up and hate how the shoes come out, I can just go find my original idea for a pink satin heel.

I'm going to get the crystals on ebay (that's the best deal I've found), so it will probably be a while to get them back from the ebay seller. That should give enough time to finish the invitations before I'm able to start working on the shoes! Yesssssss.

BEFORE:

 

-Lisa