Matching Bridesmaid Shoes with Bridesmaid Dresses
Bridesmaid shoes that compliment the bridesmaid dresses play an important part in a well co-ordinated wedding party look.
Wearing matching shoes helps avoid harsh contrasts between shoes and dresses; that can draw attention away from the wedding proceedings and most importantly the bride.
Your bridal party will look and feel most confident when every part of their wedding attire is comfortable and co-ordinated, and the centre of attention focuses on the bride.
Neutral coloured shoes are always a good choice. Beige works well with dark, bold colours such as maroons, burgundys, browns and rusts. Ivorys, silvers and very light beiges are an ideal choice for pastel colours.
Another way to select shoes that look great with dark coloured bridesmaid dresses is to look for shoes that are one or two shades lighter that the colour of the bridesmaid dresses.
Choosing shoes in slightly lighter hues of the same colour of the bridesmaid dress, provides a modern and complementary yet subtle contrast.
And it pays to dress for the season. Pumps for winter and strappy sandals encrusted with diamantes for outdoor and summer weddings are definitely the way to go!
The best way to match bridesmaid shoes is to purchase shoes which can be dyed. The bridal party has a truly refined look when the shoes perfectly match the bridesmaid dresses. And it’s almost considered necessary to dye shoes to match very pale or neutral coloured bridesmaid dresses.
Take a colour swatch of the bridesmaid dress fabric to the shoe dyer to achieve a superior match. To ensure that the shoes do not vary in colour, it’s recommended to take all of the shoes in at the same time and be dyed as part of the same batch.
