Wedding Planning Tip: rehearsing with your shoes

Here's a quick and easy planning tip for preparing for your big day; bring your wedding day shoes to your rehearsal and wear them throughout the rehearsal.  That way, you will feel accustomed to taking those steps down the aisle (and back) in whatever surface is at your ceremony site.  Sometimes, church and chapel floors can be slippery, so a dry run in your shoes will help to identify any potential slips before they happen on the big day.  For outdoor ceremonies, bring clear cello tape to wrap your heel in, thereby preventing it from getting soiled in the grass, dirt, sand, etc..

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Now here's a secret that we'll just keep between us.  If worried about slipping or tripping or discomfort from wearing heels that say "ooh-la-la" when your feet are really saying "ooh-my-poor-toes," get a second pair of comfortable shoes of the same height as your main shoes to wear down the aisle.  No one really sees the bride's shoes during the ceremony so you can wear the comfortable pair for the ceremony and then pull a switcheroo on the shoes after.  Note:  you may want to skip this if your ceremony involves kneeling, as your shoes will certainly show, here.

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Tips and Advice: second pair of shoes

Photos by Eugene Kam Photography

To much of the chagrin of many a groom, I often suggest that brides consider getting a second pair of footwear for their wedding day. Just as Cinderella would not be complete without her perfectly fitting glass slippers, so would a bride be incomplete without her "to-die-for" shoes. That's right, brides! I'm giving you a justifiable reason for shopping for another pair of shoes.


Truth be told, the picture perfect pair of shoes may not necessarily be ideal for comfort or for walking in grass. Select your must-have shoes for picture taking and naturally, the garter removal if tossing the garter, and switch into the practical pair for walking about and for dancing the night away. In fact, some brides will even opt for fancier flip-flops as their second pair, perfect for weddings in Hawai'i! Note: be sure that both pairs are of the same height to ensure that the gown length remains the same. Happy shoe hunting!

Tips and Advice: picking a veil with the right comb

Photo by Chrissy Lambert Photography

I just attended a hair and make-up trial session at the Naturally You studio with our bride who will be getting married this week, and hair and make-up artist extraordinaire, CJ Bae of Naturally You, shared with me a fantastic tip that I thought merited a blog entry of its own. With regard to veils, often times, they come attached to combs to secure to the bride's hair. Not all veils need to be secured with a comb, and some simply require a few bobby pins for keeping the veil in place, but if selecting one with a comb, opt for the metal combs as opposed to the plastic varieties.

Photo by Dave Miyamoto and Company

Often times, brides will don their veil for the wedding ceremony and formal picture taking, then will remove their veil, which may be a bit cumbersome to wear with guests giving the bride many hugs, and with it being less easy to move around with, for the reception. The plastic comb on a veil, however, will leave dents or marks in the bride's beautiful hair style, whereas the metal combs do not. Today's tip: if selecting the type of veil that has a comb attached to it, pick the "dent-free" option and go for one with a metal comb.

Kana with her veil for the formal picture taking, and without it following the ceremony. Photo by Visionari.