Should you consider whether or not they look good with the bride’s? You may think think that this is a very difficult thing to decide. Here’s an idea: let the gown theme be your guide.  Wedding shoes are very important and shouldn’t be overlooked.

Everyone’s bridal dress will be completely unique. It will have a very different design from the bridesmaids. The bride is always the focus of all the wedding guests 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.  One good choice is to have a design that is overall similar, but different in small touches.  When it comes to these individual touches it could simply that different colored ribbons are used for each dress.

So what all this talk of gowns when we’re supposed to be discussing shoes?Here’s the key.

Fabrics for shoes, for example, no longer need to match the bridal or bridesmaids dresses exactly. However in saying that you should ensure that they don’t stick out like a sore thumb. Subtle contrast is good.

Satin shoes may be a good match with your dress. Many bridal shoe designs are available only in satin, anyway.  It may well be that you decide to go for satin shoes for the bride but crepe shoes for the bridesmaids.

Now consider color.

Bear in mind that there are shoes that can be dyed to whatever colour you wish. Found just the design you like, but the color is wrong?

You might want, say, a bold burgundy for the bridal shoes. This can look very striking under a white 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