Shopping: Wedding Shoes

Last month, a friend asked me to recommend a pair of good shoes for her to wear for her upcoming wedding. Oh, before I tell you the rest of the story, I have to briefly give a little bit of information about this friend: she originally comes from China, studied in the U.S., and now she is settled down in the U.S. as a pretty successful artist. We both come from China, so we know about the Chinese Culture. We both might have adjusted ourselves to the Western lifestyle and we believe we have “modern” and “open” minds, but when we discuss what kind of shoes to choose, there are still couple limits that we both agree with.

Red and gold are the best colors for sure, because they are lucky colors in China.

High heels are a must, since she will wear a beautiful gown that requires some extra height.

Comfort is the most important thing — come on, I think almost every girl knows that feeling of her feet being killed by high heels shoes!

We were discussing the Valentino Rockstudded heels — they are really good looking and easy to walk in, but then she has a point: there are too many “studs”(do they mean there might bring some “hard points” and issues and trouble in the future marriage?)….You can call that Feng Shui, or Mixin (superstition), but in a very important event like this, we still take it very seriously and try to avoid that.

A couple days ago, I another friend asked me the same question, to recommend a pair of good wedding shoes for her. I collected some good shoes to show her, as above. I hope that can help for all the soon-to-be brides.

Click each shoe for more details.

Oh, I forgot to tell you, I saw that Chinese artist friend a couple days ago, and I asked her what shoes she ended up wearing at the wedding. She said, “It was those golden shoes from Zara, they are super comfortable. I had no problem all day with them, and it was a wonderful wedding!”

So, at the end, my final recommendation is that you really need to try on the shoes and walk around the house before you wear them for your wedding; choose the most comfortable ones, and forget about the brand and price — on that most important day, you need to focus on all the wonderful moments, not pain! 🙂