I could cry! lol After a mega sh... week the oh told me to go and get these shoes id seen at a wedding fayre last week *mega excitment!* so we drove to there, to what looked like a big metal hut lol it was in a area which has abit of a bad rep too so im thinking this isnt going to go good! Then when we got into the shop there was loads of shoes for £60, SO im thinkin this must be the average price for her shoes..not bad oh shudnt mind that much as its a treat..i told her the ones I was after. She got them out for me.
SQQQQQUEEEEEL I fell in love. There gorg! (pics in album) I was dancing around in them. and they give me the much needed height for the oh. So i asked how much? and she casually says- 3,2,5. YAAAA WHAT?! but she can give me a 20% discount if i buy those ones cos they were used on a catwalk so cant be solt for full price! LOL!!!! £325???!
Do people spend that money on shoes?! Im on the hunt for simliar ones now. Farewell shoes!
CommentAuthorPrincess2be
thats a ridiculous price hun!!! thats like half my dress! x
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
i nooooo right! God dam it!
CommentAuthorAmyP7
That's a ridiculous price, my shoes were 25 I think x x
CommentAuthorMRST2B
Just had a peek in ur album hun and they are lovely but im sure you could get sumthin similar for less, but I know wot u mean wen u hav ure heart set on sumthin u really need to have it. What did your OH think if the price tag was he ok with it ? X
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haha i havent told him! I think its riduclous!!! Youd have to be flippin barmey to spend that on shoes!!! Thats all my bills sorted for about 3 months!! Im glad I get to say ive tried on some £300 shoes tho :P haha
CommentAuthorJennyHeather
Pfft, blimey thats expensive, I'm hoping to spend no more than about £50-£60 on my shoes.
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
i no, when i saw they were all 60 i thought that was ok, alot but ok especially cos i loved em! but no way id pay over that.
CommentAuthorJennyHeather
Unless I won the lottery lol.
CommentAuthorxbeckix88
Woah silly amount!!
mine were £70 but were in the sale so got for £35! I didnt see the point in spending loadss end of the day no-ones really going to be see my feet and i doubt theyll be looking anyway lol x
CommentAuthorMrsGothBride
totally not worth it - never got the whole expensive shoes/handbag thing. Mine are £50 and that I thought was a splash out!
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CommentAuthorLynD
blige - that's quite a bit there..
Mine were £9...
CommentAuthorMrsGothBride
p.s a quick search on the bay of E for "white diamante heels" bring up over 1800 items!
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CommentAuthorPB
They are lovely but like you say very expensive.Are the shoes made by the lady herself or is she selling them on behalf of a designer? I fell in love with my Benjamin Adams boots (rrp £220 ish) but managed to get them from ebay for £20 as they were ex display so dont give up hope! Get googling there are lots of gorgeous shoes out there at bargain prices xxx
CommentAuthorLauraB437
Mine are quite similar I think - look them up online they are Rainbow Club Orvietto and they were £100! Might be a compromise for you??
CommentAuthormillz090
They are beautiful but i think i would only spend that much on shoes if they were designers. I have seen them cheaper, maybe do some shopping around?! xxx
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CommentAuthorMrsA-J
PB there benjamin roberts aswell lol I looked on the bay for them but cant see them second hand Although online there more the 200 mark! Still too much tho!
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
& thanks laura! I might have to do that! I do already have a pair but oh told me to go get them to cheer me up (thinkin they were about 60ish) lol and my friend wants me to wear my wedding shoes when im her MOH cos there the ones shes having for her bm (by accident)
Gothbride im absolutly love them, not because there expensive. I didnt know theyd have that price range at all. I didnt even no they were a designer make til ive just looked it up
CommentAuthorkrissy905
i would hold out a bit longer for shoes and see if they go in the sales anywhere i pre ordered my shoes last year and they went in the sales in january at half price. x
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
yeeeh ive got till august-when my dress is due to arrive-to get the shoes! Plenty of time!
CommentAuthorkrissy905
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keep looking on the bay and places to as they come up all the time x
also popped a link on your wall for a lovely pair of shoes in the same sort of style x
CommentAuthorElliekitty
Was this the one at meadowhall? It's a hard one if you love them, i think that's alot for shoes, will you ever where them again?
I admit i took my shoes off for most of the evening do! and ive never warn them again... xx
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
I do love the shoes and I did spend a stupid amount on mine (they were jc and discontinued so had to have them shipped from ireland which made the cost go up to £600) so I love shoes but I must admit I like a bargain too and I personally think if you keep an good eye out you will see loads of designers are doing very very similar shoes from as little as probably about £50 if you keep shopping around as this is a popular sort of pattern to follow. Also keep trying ebay as you never know. People are just reluctant to sell after xmas as they assume ppl wont be looking. Good luck.
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CommentAuthorHayley Elizabeth
You could get a pair of labouts for that!! xx
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
omg suzky!! You do like shoes to pay that much!! lol i might av to look thru you pics to have a neb! No i wouldnt wear them again! haha thats why i couldnt justify buying them. thanks for the link krissy!
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CommentAuthorHayley Elizabeth
I've just had a look and they are fab! xx
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
hehe thanks hayley! I am guttered! lol
CommentAuthorsuzky123
i have tiny feet so they had no size threes in so had to get from either america or ireland... ireland was closer but raised the price for the import :) and guess what..... they were still a tad too flipping big! The other thing to consider is that 325 is a lot of money to spend on shoes and I will be honest I have not worn mine again as I am too paranoid about getting them wrecked as they left the wedding hardly used (took them off and swapped for grass photos and jumping on dance floor) so they were still in near perfect condition..... hence I strong suggest leave them even though they are nice and find something similar thats not br x x x Yeah by all means look through piccies... I havent put my wedding ones on there as I cant do it by mass pics but if you want to see them I will give you my fb details.... a fair few of the girls have added me from here to nose at them :) x Happy show hunting x
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CommentAuthorHayley Elizabeth
I had seen that one of the girls on here had bought something similar and put the gems on themselves, maybe this is something you could do? xx
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
haha i might just have to take them! i wouldnt be able to spend that money on em. Id hate myself when it could go towards something WAY more importnant. Its not even an option for me to get them...unless i win the euromillions haha :( Silly designers and their silly price tags.
CommentAuthorsuzky123
i like the idea of getting your own crystals and putting them on. Swarovski crystals are dear though about £4 for only a few so you are best getting a mass lot of normal australian crystals from bay of e.
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CommentAuthorLulu1388
Aw see i did that, i found some gorgeous shoes they were ridiculously expensive, then found another pair with similar sparkles and they were just that bit too high & crippling. so went onto a bridal shoe site, found a plain pair of shoes & decorated the heels myself. Was going to be charged £150 for less crystals & i did it for around £30! I did buy the Swarovski ones & yes you only get like approx 50-70 depending on size of them for like £3 whereas rhinestones you got approx 1000, i didn't need that many so went for the more expensive ones.
Mine were plain & I did the heel
plain boring!
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Could that be a route you could venture down perhaps? They are GORGEOUS shoes though!!! xx
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
wow you did well then.... we got 10 small ones that we just put on a bow on the invites for £4..... im gutted!
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CommentAuthorMrsA-J
thankyou haha yeh possibly! Ive seen a few on the diy page with i thinkg are amazing. I just dont think id find the time :/ how long did they take you?
CommentAuthorLulu1388
The heels took me literally 2 hours once i got into it, and the MM took me over 2 days, 3hours (had to order a few more).
Mine came in bags of 70ish from a lady of bay of e. x
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CommentAuthorSamanthaG76
They are gorgeous Lula x
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CommentAuthorLulu1388
Thanks chick! I do hope they are haha xx
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CommentAuthorShirleygirly
Everyone I know has given me a hard time about paying £460 on my shoes and some people have made me feel like absolute poop about it. They are Jimmy Choo's, they are beautiful and I will wear them after the wedding too. I probably won't ever spend that much on shoes ever again and I am not paying for a photographer, cars, wedding rings and we've worked out that I have saved us over £3k on this wedding so I don't feel bad.
If you feel so uncomfortable with the cost of the shoes go for something cheaper, think about whether you will wear them again, if they will be seen on the day and what else you could do with the money.
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CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
Oh my!! Mine were £14.99 from the bay!!! They were brand new and originally £75 so got a good deal.
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CommentAuthorbarbie86
I regularly spend £170-230 on shoes: Choos and Ginas in the sale. My wedding shoes were £270 (discounted Ginas) and £330 (full-price JCs). For me, they are well worth the money as they are WAY more comfortable than any of my cheaper pairs of shoes (I wore 4 inch high sling-back Gina stilettos for 12 hours at New Year with no issues; most other shoes would have been seriously hurting after about 3 if I was lucky), and they last; one of my pairs of JCs are a whopping 10 years old, but haven't dated even slightly. So for me, £200+ for a pair of shoes that will last 10 years plus, that will be super-comfortable, and that I'll wear time and time again, is actually not an awful lot of money. I can't count the times I've spent £20-30 on a pair of shoes, only to wear them once.
So, to answer your question, yes, I would spend that kind of money on shoes, and I'd definitely have no qualms in spending £325 on wedding shoes if a) they were offering something more than cheaper shoes (ie a design I couldn't get elsewhere, or a superior level of comfort (comfort was REALLY important to me with my wedding shoes because I'll be on my feet so much)) and b) I could wear them again. In your case, because of the colour, it is unlikely you'll wear them again, so no, I wouldn't spend £325 on something I'd wear once. If they were a different colour, and easily wearable after the wedding, then I would.
If you like the crystal styles you might like to check out T Maxx's bridal range (which includes designer brands), and also Gina; they have massive discounts on their website, and if you register with them, they send you a code for a further 20% off sale items twice a year. You can pick up some real bargains. Yoox is also worth a look.
CommentAuthorLindaC29
Mine cost £10 ,ivory with a little bling on them ,love them.
CommentAuthorMrsA-J
See if i had no worries like if i had a job that paid more, and didnt have kids or a morgage ect I would buy the shoes! lol Its a finacial thing with me. Im not the type of girl that even wears heels! lol Flats are my fave i have to admit lol With what ive seen with jimmy choos you get ur money back if you but them on ebay. Its the 1st time ive heard of this benjamin.
EllieKitty what one near meadowhall? I went to Rotherham (more near that way) xx
CommentAuthorPenguinJ
Mine cost £80. I was going to get bejamin roberts gaga shoes £250 and would have bought them but didnt want to over 'bling' the dress
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CommentAuthorMrsA-J
i was attracted to those ones cos of the bling...i dont have much bling on the dress. just a couple of "patches" lol think i may just go for a sparkly veil!
CommentAuthorElinor Claire
You can get really nice ones from the wedding collection in BHS for much less. Bear in mind you only need them to last for one day. I'm using the ones that I wore when I was a bridesmaid at my brother's wedding, as they are ivory and decorative, and with just the right amount of heel for me (ie. very little). I got them in a BHS sale for £4.
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CommentAuthorChelseyfj
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i got mine for £40 from tk maxx my mum got them for me and they are blingy. There is a shop called Dune i think that sells really nice sparkly shoes for less than £325 :o
CommentAuthorShirleygirly
Most of my shoes are Dune, they are really comfortable and at high street prices I don't mind wearing them on a daily basis. They do some really nice wedding styles too.
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