You’ll find that on your wedding day, you’re on your feet nearly the whole day. I remember for my wedding, the only times I sat down were to have my hair and make-up done, in the limo on the way to the reception, and for about five minutes during the meal where my husband and I grabbed a little bit of the dinner we had planned before making the rounds to the tables to thank everyone for coming. Needless to say, I was very happy that I had some comfortable wedding shoes, or it would have been miserable for me to be on my feet for that long. In one of my previous articles, Cheap Wedding Shoes, I brought up the idea of using white wedding tennis shoes to wear with your dress. If you’re looking at the idea of wearing wedding tennis shoes, then here are some factors you need to consider.
Wedding Tennis Shoes Should be White
If you’re going to wear wedding tennis shoes, it should go without saying that they should be all white. Don’t wear your old dirty pair of running shoes that you’ve broken in and are so comfortable, but look ratty and have colorful stripes on the sides. Spring for a new pair of all white tennis shoes with no hint of color on them at all. If you already have an all white pair, then give them a good washing to see if they will work for your wedding tennis shoes.
Decorate Your Wedding Tennis Shoes
While you don’t really HAVE to decorate your wedding tennis shoes, it would sure look a whole lot more festive if you did. One great and simple idea of decorating your wedding tennis shoes is to replace the shoelaces with lengths of tulle. Another popular idea that some brides do to decorate their wedding tennis shoes are to have their flower girls decorate their shoes with glue and an assortment of pieces of lace and sequins.
Decide if Wedding Tennis Shoes are Right for You
You might be surprised to find that some people will flip out when you tell them that you want to wear wedding tennis shoes on your big day. Many will argue that you can see the tennis shoes under the dress, that it just looks too informal, etc. If you are in that situation, check out my other article on White Wedding Shoes. Only you can make up your mind about if you want to wear wedding tennis shoes or not. I say, if the dress is floor length, your shoes most likely will not be seen very much, only the tip of the shoe. Also, people are more focused on your dress then they are on your shoes, so chances are most of your guests won’t notice them.
Wedding tennis shoes are a comfortable alternative to many of the wedding shoes that are out there. I remember looking at all of the pictures of brides in the bridal magazines and thinking, they’re only sitting and taking pictures, they’re not spending the whole day on their feet in those shoes!! If you’re more comfortable in heels than tennis shoes, then go with the heels. Just consider what will help to make you the most comfortable on your wedding day.
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February 16th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Love your ideas…wondering if you knew where i could get tennis shoes with heels. I need 2-3 inched to not ruin my dress during the reception? Thanks
February 24th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Do people really wear white tennis shoes for their wedding. I will have to tell my honey.
March 6th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
[...] You can find a cheaper pair of white wedding shoes if you go and look in a discount shoe store. The only problem with this is that it can be really hard to find a pair of all white wedding shoes that you will be able to use for your wedding. I found my wedding shoes from a shoe store (Payless to be exact), and was lucky that it was spring time so that there were a few pairs of all white shoes that I could use for my white wedding shoes. Another idea that you can use to find some white wedding shoes are to use a pair of all white tennis shoes, which I talk more about in a previous article, Wedding Tennis Shoes [...]
May 16th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Definitely some different ideas there !! I was wondering for a comfortable wedding shoes and finally I got the massive range of comfortable wedding shoes only at Macy’s.
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:08 am
thank you for that new idea….
wearing tennis shoes on my wedding?well I will think it over.But maybe I look for a tennis shoes with glitters and heels to look more unique.