I Fail at Shoe...

It took me quite a bit of time to find the perfect wedding shoe, and I admit, I was very clueless when I began to look.  As much as I like color, I was afraid that a colored shoe would clash with my dress.  Don't remember what my dress looks like?  Here's a refresher.

 Now, I'll let you in on a little secret: I'm really not a shoe person.  Especially heels.  I have worn the same style of pointy toed black Nine West 3" pumps for every classy occasion since I was 18 years old.  When one pair wore out, I just bought a new pair that was exactly the same.  Yup, I'm that girl.  Here's another secret: I have super ugly feet.  I mean, my toes are weird.  There's one that's not totally straight and they're kind of chubby.  OK, now that I've fully disclosed my issues: on to the shoes.

As much as I would love a pair of Louboutins to cherish forever, I can't justify the cost.  I recently bought a pair of gold Nina Culver's for a wedding and at 1/10 of the cost of a designer shoe, the price was right.

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I realize that the gold would look weird with my dress, however they have them in ivory!

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I know what you're thinking...hey Miss B, these shoes are great, but, well, they're a little boring.  That's where Etsy steps in...enter: shoe clips!

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How cute are these?  Well, I felt like I had finally made an executive decision on my shoes.  But how could things be so easy whilst wedding planning?  They can't.  I was carousing the Nina site, continuing my search, and saw the words that cut through my original plans with a machete:

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!  Of course, I had to play around with this and created these beauties:

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So whimsical and fun!  And, well, I'm sure some of you think they are pretty ugly.  They're not for everybody, but they are something to fun to wear on the big day.  These weren't the shoes I eventually went with, but I still think they're great!

Are you going the colored shoe route, the completely whacky mismatched color shoe route, or sticking to tradition with an ivory or white shoe?