5 for 5: Top Five Budget Tips for Wedding Shoes

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Welcome to Kiss My Tulle, where the weddings are big but the budgets are small. I'm Cris Stone and I live in San Antonio, Texas (by way of Salcha, Alaska) with my new husband (The Boy), our puppy (Hank), and our cat (Caira).

I'm excited to share my ideas on creating the wedding of your dreams on an affordable budget.

06 August 2012

5 for 5: Top Five Budget Tips for Wedding Shoes

It's the second installation of our new regular feature called 5 for 5 (on the 5th day of every month, I'll be sharing a downloadable infographic with my Top Five Budget Tips for a specific facet of wedding planning). Today, I'm tackling wedding shoes (click the image below for a free PDF!):

Top 5 Budget Tips: Wedding Shoes

Look for your shoes in April or May. This is when the high-end outlet stores have them in stock. Think Vera Wang and Badgley Mischka for 75%!
Dress up plain sandals or flip flops with ribbon, broochs, or shoe clips for a unique (and affordable) look.
Buy shoes that you’ll wear again for work or date night. Then the money is an investment in your wardrobe and not just a one-off. You’ll feel less guilty about alloting a bit more for this wedding splurge.
Look in your closet. If you own something that works - why spend money on something new?
Buy through ebates.com. Using this rebate program, you’ll save money (via member discounts) AND you’ll recieve a percentage of your purchase back in the form of a check.

Hope this helps y'all find your perfect, butget-friendly wedding shoes!

***Be sure to check out last month's 5 for 5 on wedding cakes***

06 August 2012 in 5 for 5, Bride & Groom, Ceremony, Reception, Wedding Advice | Permalink

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Great idea! I love this new feature :-)

Posted by: Stephanie Elizabeth {Fab You Bliss} | 06 August 2012 at 07:34 AM

Thanks - I love it, too!

Posted by: KissMyTulle | 06 August 2012 at 08:13 AM

Two other tips:
1) shop the outlets - I found an adorable pair of wedges for $25.
2) shop the sale sites like ideeli.com and ruelala.com - I found a pair of KILLER Badgley Mischka's for $89, and a pair of Stuart Weitzmans for 50% off (ok, still pricey, but designer shoes for 50% off..WIN).

oh, and yeah - I have 3 pair of shoes for my wedding. Hi, my name is Allie, and I have a shoe problem.

Posted by: Allie H | 06 August 2012 at 03:39 PM

Great tips!!

Posted by: Colleen {Soundtrack To I Do} | 06 August 2012 at 04:48 PM

Allie - I had two pairs of shoes for my wedding. The TOMS for the ceremony and photos and then my trusty old flips flops.

Posted by: KissMyTulle | 06 August 2012 at 05:02 PM

Great idea to buy wedding shoes that will be used again.

Posted by: Margaret Ivory | 06 August 2012 at 05:05 PM

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