How to Choose Bridesmaid Shoes

Have you ever considered whether or not the shoes that a bridesmaid wears should all match? How are you ever going to decide? If you are entirely helpless then think about: allow your gown theme be your guide.  Bridal shoes are very important and shouldn’t be overlooked.

Your bridal dress is unique. It won’t match what the bridesmaids are wearing. The bride is always the focus of everyone at the wedding therefore the dress will be suitable designed. But bridesmaids dresses need not exactly match one another these days, either.

Your overall ‘look’ should be consistent.  A good idea is to have the designs pretty much the same but with a few details here and there different.  Now add individual touches, a blue ribbon accent for one, pink for another.

Why all the concentration on the dresses when we’re trying to select shoes?  Here’s the key.

For instance when deciding on the fabric of the shoes you don’t have to buy them to match the dresses completely. However in saying that you should ensure that they don’t stick out like a sore thumb. Just a slight difference is fine.

Satin shoes may be a good match with your dress. Of course, when shopping for bridal shoes you may well only be able to find satin ones anyway.  But if you select satin for the bridal shoes, go crepe for the bridesmaids’ to keep the focus where it should be.

Now consider color.

Bear in mind that there are shoes that can be dyed to whatever colour you wish. The reason they are so popular is that you might have found a style you particularly like but find that they don’t match the color of your dresses.

You might want, say, a bold navy for the bridal shoes. That can look great under a cream wedding gown. Now use the same color, but go a shade or two lighter for the bridesmaids’ shoes. The same, but different. The focus remains on you, but the bridesmaids are coordinated.

Now that you have decided what you are buying for bridal and bridesmaid shoes, remember that the groomsmen has to wear a pair of shoes too:  Shoes For The Groom