Wedding Flip Flops – Are They Worth Buying?

June 27, 2009 by Elegant Bridal Accessories
Filed under Bridal Accessories

After searching long and hard for your wedding day shoes, a bride will bring them home excitedly and put them on. However, after 1 hour of wearing those shoes around the house, most of the time, that bride will start to get a little worried. The bridal shoes that were so amazing in the store, are really hurting her feet.

This is typical of any shoe with a heel unless that heel is 1 inch or less. Otherwise, most dress shoes will hurt after a while. The higher the heel, the more the shoe will hurt your feet. More than 80% of brides opt for a higher heel shoe in order to look taller and more regal in their wedding dress. This means that 80% of the brides’ wedding feet start to hurt after a while. Then, by the end of the night, they feel miserable and are unable to get out on the dance floor because their feet hurt so bad from their bridal shoes.

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Chocolate Brown Faux Suede Bridal Flip Flop Sandal	Crystal Heart T-Strap Sandal	Thank You Flip Flop Sandals

One solution to this that has become a huge trend amongst brides is to buy an extra pair of wedding flip flops to change into after the ceremony. Wedding flip flops are now being made with extra rhinestones, Swarovski crystals, and also in different heel heights to match the bride’s wedding day shoes. There are so many different type of flip flops being offered to the bride that the bride will find a good selection, no matter how much she wants to spend or how intricate she wants them.

For the bride that wants to save money, a simple white flip flop will also work well. These white flip flops can be bought in any store that sells summer flip flops – everywhere from Old Navy to J. Crew. It is not necessary to purchase specific bridal flip flops unless the bride is looking for something to match her dress. Even then, a simple white flip flop will match perfectly and very rarely does anyone see the shoe unless the bride is kicking up her heels on the dance floor.

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Wedding flip flops can really save the bride and allow her to really enjoy the night. A good tip is to wear them while walking around with the photographer, as well as throughout the night, after the ceremony. Many brides opt to do their first dance in their wedding shoes and will then change into the wedding flip flops afterward while they are walking around, greeting guests, and then later getting on the dance floor.

Regardless, if you want your feet to be happy on the honeymoon and if you want to still be able to stand at the end of the night to say good bye to your guests, I would recommend bringing a pair of bridal flip flops to change into to save your feet from your wedding shoe heels.

About the Author Carol Lee

Carol Lee is a shoe fanatic and shops for shoes more than 3 times a week. She lives in Los Angeles where buying and wearing shoes is easy since it is sunny year round. She is the founder of http://www.WeddingFeet.com, a site that helps brides go through the step-by-step process of choosing the right bridal shoes for their wedding day.

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