do you like shoes?

Although I love shoes I have never used Zappos.com! 

I know, call me crazy!

Although, Zappos is on a first name basis with my mom!  She loves their width selection (she'll yell at me but she has the wide feet that I've inherited) and their free shipping!

Today I stumbled upon a fun post on HeyItsFree.net mentioning that you may receive free OVERNIGHT shipping forever!  That's right my Sandlot-loving-friends - Forrr EVERRRR!  


Click on the link above and you'll find out how to sign up for the free overnight shipping for life!

Sole Searching

1st, I must admit, this title is not mine... I purposefully stole it from Miss Bruschetta on Weddingbee.com. I thought it was so fitting for my post.

2nd, I found a pair of shoes I most likely will be walking down the aisle in!

I searched High and low last Saturday and came up with only one real contender. Today I spent my day with wedding on the brain.

I went to fabulous Macy's today to accomplish two things; have a make up trial (I will share more later) and find a pair of wedding shoes. I need a pair for my next dress fitting. I want to get the alterations moving along and shoes will do just that. I need shoes to get a proper bustle.

Well, are you ready to see the shoes?

I can't hear you!!!!!

Okay, okay, chill out...

Meet Naturalizer's Swirl!




I am most in love with their vintage meets 2009 style. The pair I purchased from Macy's today are tan. I am afraid that they might compete with the dress a bit. But luckily for me as I was searching Naturlizer's website they offer a bone color in these beautiful shoes that was not at our dear Macy's. So I contacted Naturlizer shop downtown and they have a bone color in my size!!!! I am going to ask Jackie to purchase them on Monday since they aren't open on Sundays. She doesn't know it yet... :) I will most likely keep the tan pair until after my fitting on 5/16 to make sure the pair I ultimately decide on works perfectly. Below I show both bone and tan.

I am ecstatic about finding these shoes, one more check on my to do list!!!!

Please see Swirl in bone:


























VS Tan:

You say, "To Do List" I say, "*&^%$*!"

Wedding Planning can be overwhelming.

I might just leave this post at that, but then you'd all be screaming about wanting more and well, I just can't deal with that today. So I will give you a little bit more on the ever so mighty, "TO DO LIST."

Let me preface this post with a little back ground. I love lists, I like making them and I LOVE scratching items off as they are accomplished. So it wasn't a big surprise that I have an excel spreadsheet for my Wedding To Do List 100 items long, literally 100 items long. The items are as easy as "Call Mom to ask her about the pearl earrings" to as complicated as "Create Invitation Design." The LIST has four columns, What-Who-When-Done. These four columns have made my life easier and the wedding planning more organized and manageable. The "WHO" column is populated with mostly my name, some "Nolan and Camille," but 80% is just ME.

While Nolan is off gallivanting on the tow boat I try and accomplish some of these items. This last Saturday I tried to check off "Find Wedding Shoes." For all of you who love shoe shopping, maybe you can help me find mine. I need a size 9 1/2 ivory or bronze wedge with no more than 2" heel.

**Crickets**

Oh, tell me about it. I have browsed most websites to find some pretty ugly shoes. So I thought I would have more success in the tangible world where I could walk in and out with a pair of wedding shoe gems. That just wasn't the case this Saturday. Maybe you ask, "Were you prepared?" Why, yes, I felt prepared to walk into several stores, try on some hot shoes, without looking at the price tag. I even had a list of stores I was going to hit, made up from a couple of Chicago Magazine articles on Best Cheap Stores/ Best Vintage Shops.

Alas, I found only one contender. Meet HEATHERSHAW, an Aldo shoe.
She is close to what I'd like minus the wedge. I am only looking for the wedge for the ceremony. Reason being, we are having it in park grass, and no I don't really want to be barefoot.

So, the search continues for my wedding shoe gems! It will be an adventure but I vow to keep all my faithful readers up to speed on the entire shoe shopping experience!