Shoes

To Wear For Your Summer Wedding

BY HONORA JAMES

Abride plans a summer wedding envisioning a picturesque scene of blue skies, flowers in full bloom and afterwards a beach locale honey moon. But summer is also the time of year when temperatures can reach triple digits in some regions, and the wise bride will choose a bridal shoe that has a “cool factor.”

1.HOT BRIDAL SHOES THAT KEEP FEET COOL

Wedding footwear that keep the bride’s feet cool depends on the shoe material and the shoe style. Unlike man-made or synthetic shoe materials that are inflexible and con stricting, shoes made of leather, silk or satin are pliable and allow air to pass through.

Shoe styles that best fit the “cool fac tor” category are sandals, or peep toed. The heels for both styles can vary from flat, medium, high-heeled or wedged.

2.COMFORT AND STYLE ALWAYS A GOOD MATCH

A bride who wants both comfort and style is not setting herself up for heartbreak; it can be done. A shoe that is easy to wear begins with know ing the right size. Shoe sizes can vary from company to company, therefore to eliminate any guesswork have feet measured, preferably in the afternoon when feet are prone to swell.

Once the question of shoe size is settled, try on the best selling styles and walk around in them taking note of how they respond on different floor types. Among summer’s most comfortable and popular shoe styles are embellished ballerina flats, wedge sandals and the perennial favorite pumps.

3.SUMMER’S DELICIOUS BRIDAL SHOE COLOR CHOICES

Cool pastel shades of cream, pink, blue, green or the neutral colors of white, silver and gold provide lightness to a balmy summer wedding day. Pastel and neutral colored flats or T-strap

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Yes, all brides are beautiful, but like everyone else, brides have physical attributes they want to draw the eye to, and away from. A petite or voluptuous bride should not wear ankle strap shoes or sandals with a short wedding dress. Ankle straps shorten the legs making a petite bride appear even shorter and large legs appear bigger. Conversely, a pointed toe shoe elongates the legs.

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AZAZIE, HAS LAUNCHED THEIR LITTLE WHITE DRESS COLLECTION, WITH LOOKS DESIGNED FOR ELOPEMENTS, BRIDAL SHOWERS, BACHELORETTE PARTIES, REHEARSAL DINNERS AND ENGAGEMENT PARTIES.

This collection was inspired by their most popular bridal fashion category “Modern Sleek,” and was expertly designed to be both high quality and made exclusively for you, while utilizing lightweight and stretch fabric, with a large range of silhouettes and sizes. The styles provided were also created to be easy to transport when being packed for destination weddings or a couple’s honeymoon, but also be dressed up or down depending on the event.

As every bride has their own vision and dream of what they want to look like on their wedding day, Azazie’s Lead Designer Geavanna Nuñez says, “This new collection was designed to expand our existing assortment of ‘Little White Dresses’ while