Shoooooooes!

So I've been trying to find shoes for my wedding. I've looked a little bit in department stores and stuff, but to be honest, I've mostly been looking online. Because, ya know, it's easier.

I was hoping to find something green since I'm a fan, it's my wedding color, and my dress has green in it. I wanted something with a tall heel, since Patrick is 6'5" and all, needed to be able to walk in them (narrowing my choices significantly), and still wanted it to look good with my dress.

Anyway, I finally ordered a bunch of candidates off of Endless.com since they had free return shipping. I found several options, but actually had trouble finding the ones I liked in my size (9). I ended up getting a few of them in sizes close to mine just to see what they looked like anyway.

First I tried on these. (Luichiny Ripple Sandal, Green, 8M):


The size was too small (I'm a 9 usually) and the gold was much more intense that I was expecting, otherwise I thought they were pretty good. The height was great, and they were surprisingly not that bad in the being-able-to-walk category.

Next I tried these. I immediately thought they were all wrong, but I tried them on anyway. (Punkrose Chainey Pump, Green/Silver, 8.5M):

Ya, not a fan. They were too small, were uncomfortable (partially due to the small size), and not exactly what I was looking for in a bridal shoe (even though I'm not looking for a traditional bridal shoe).

Ok, next I tried these. (Dv by Dolce Vita Skye Pump, Lime Patent, 9M):

Ya, kinda cute, but I didn't like the shape of the toe. For some reason I've never been a fan of shoes when they show "toe-cleavage," if that makes any sense. So, back they go.

Okiedokie, next up is one that I thought was a pretty serious contender, since it looked like it was a pretty close match to my dress color. Unfortunately they only sold it in size 8, so I wasn't sure how it would hold up. (Bella Vita Lola Dress Pump, Celery, 8M):

Cute shoe for a wedding. Definitely too small. Not something I would wear again even if I did wear it for the wedding. Patrick liked it better than all the earlier ones, so I wasn't going to rule it out, even though my heel kind of flopped over the back of it.

This next one was cute, but I immediately thought it would be too dark for wedding shoes. (Mia Mable T-Strap, Hunter Green, 8.5):

Super cute, comfortable, fit pretty well, but the color just wasn't going to work. I'm deciding to keep them anyway though so I have another cute pair of shoes!!! yeeeey shoooooooes.

And now.... I was very hopeful for these babies... I thought they were subtle enough to be wedding shoes while still having the spunk to be MY wedding shoes. Unfortunately they were out of my size in this color, and only had a half size up. (Laura Brandon Panama Pump, White/Green, 9.5M):


TA-DAAAAA!!! Done and Done. I love them. They're not too big. They're subtle, they're flashy, they have GREEN (without being greeeeeeen) and I love them. They are mine. They are my wedding shoes.

All in all, my first experience with shoe shopping online was pretty fun! Lookit all my green beauties:

Now I'm sending back all but the dark green ones and MY wedding shoes! Hopefully it won't be a hassle- if it is, I'll let ya'll know. So far though, I am a fan of endless.com.

BTW, the dress I'm wearing in the pics is the one I blogged about earlier that I got from Target that I'll be wearing for our engagement pics and the rehearsal dinner. It's kinda wrinkly, but you get the idea.