Hello Lover!

Usually while planning for our wedding, I have tried to avoid a lot of the trends that are all the rage. However, lately I find myself being more and more consumed with all things popular and of the moment. Hello cupcakes anyone? sigh. I guess I'm just not as original as I thought I was.

There is one new trend that I'm excited about participating in, which is wearing brightly colored shoes under your dress!

Picture from Studio Nouveau*

This bride wore the cutest marigold flats under her gorgeous lace dress. I'm sure she was comfy as she danced the night away. Since learning about this trend and seeing more and more fabu ladies rock colored tooties, I fell into the technicolor dreaminess. Thus began my search through Zappos and Endless.com and Bluefly for the perfect bright accent to wear under my dress. There were several false starts and (free) returns and then I saw these:

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SWOON! They are the PERFECT mix of sassy, flirty fun and HOT PINK! I found these beauties on Zappos and immediately started lusting over their hotness. I even showed them to Mr PK and even though I knew he couldn't understand their complex wonderfulness he looked at them and said, "Those are nice, get them." Like a giddy schoolgirl who just tricked her Dad into borrowing the car, I should have hauled off and ordered them, but rather the nagging financial bride in my head said, "Check the price, check the budget!" Ugh! Price: $299, Total Bridal Accessories Budget: $300. NOOOOOOO!

So in good conscience I couldn't order them, I couldn't blow my ENTIRE accessories budget on a pair of shoes. But they aren't just a pair of shoes! They are Stuarts! They are the perfect height! They are named LOVER! And for now, they are my secret lover. I visit them daily at their cyber home. I stop in with my lunch and chat, ask if they are comfortable, if they could guarantee I wouldn't trip on wedding day, if they would fit my foot just so. At the end of the visit, I close the window and sigh and try to move on and look at inferior shoes at lower price points. However, there is no way I could forgo a cute purse, lovely art deco earrings and necklace or bracelet for wedding day and just get a pair of shoes. Maybe, just maybe they will go on sale in the next few months and still have my size. Sigh. For now, it's just Hello Lover and then Goodbye.