These Badgley Mischka's on http://www.shoes.com/ make me swoon, as do these Carlos "come hither" babies below. Of course, I'd topple & fall, lasting all of 15 minutes in either. Oh, but what a glorious 15 minutes they would be! While my favorite pair of shoes EVER are cute but rugged, ridicously verstalie Tevas, when it comes to dressing up, as far as shoes go, I take the "up" part seriously. How can a shoe be pretty without heels? Without effortless firming of your calf and instantly propelling you to the height of a supermodel? 
Alas, mine is a outdoor wedding. I tried searching for flats, but, um, NO. I'd rather go barefoot, or in the aforementioned Tivas. That is making a statement-- confidently stating, "I treasure comfort." Flats that try to be sexy are posers, & if the flats are ugly, well, why not make my statement & be truly in my comfort zone, bare tootsies & all?Ok, so then wedges. Surely there are some pretty wedges. The search began, and YES, there are but there is a catch. For some reason, most of them have cork, rope or wood (or faux versions of this trifecta) heels. Which is awesome. For my beach vacation, music fest, etc, etc. But when combined with gown, well, it might as well be flats.
Enter Heels Above, a plastic cover for heels that would keep the dirt off & hopefully keep me from sinking in. The search for compromise heels begins-- maybe a little chunkier 2-ish inches, nothing crazy. Found some contenders, the Steve Madden Goldwyn was the leader. Shortish heel, adorable rosettes really comfie for a heeled satin shoe, oh & on clearance. Catch-- they were black. And as much as I'm incorporating some nontraditional aspects, not sure how that works with the ivory gown. I took down the model # prepared to find it some festive color online. Only to find that the only colors are gold and silver, in leather, and for twice as much as the clearance pair I saw. Not feeling it in the leather, so back to the drawing board. Or back to the compromise board, rather.
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