Wedding Shoes For Women

Wedding shoes are worn for a service, a meal, photographs and usually a dance. Comfortable wedding shoes for women are the ones fitted early enough to walk in at home, not the pair collected on the morning.

We fit brides and guests. Gabor, Hispanitas, Tamaris and Waldlaufer make up most of this page, in black, beige, white, cream, taupe, gold and pink. Our wedding shoes and occasion shoes pages sit alongside if you want the wider shop edit.

Choosing wedding shoes for women

Bride or guest

Bridal shoes are chosen against the dress: ivory, white, cream, a soft metallic, sometimes blush. A guest follows the invitation, and when it is silent we fit a great many dark dresses with a black, gold or cream shoe. Low heel wedding shoes for women are the height we trust for a full day. A higher heel is reasonable for someone who wears heels often, and poor advice for someone who does not.

Heel and width

  • Fit the shoe to the larger foot, in the tights you will wear
  • Wide fit wedding shoes for women means we measure, then try the last, not that every style comes up wide
  • A strap or a closed back helps on grass and uneven paths
  • Leave time to wear the pair indoors before the day

Fitting tips from our fitters

  • Come before the week of the wedding. A rub found on the day is too late to put right calmly.
  • Bring the hem. A photograph of the dress length stops a heel from looking wrong in pictures.
  • Stand as well as walk. The service is the long part. The shoe has to be kind while you are still.
  • Grass changes everything. Tell us about the venue. A slim heel and a lawn are a poor match.
  • Have a second plan only if it fits. Folding flats that have never been on your feet are not a plan.

Gabor wedding shoes

Gabor is the brand we fit most in this collection, with Hispanitas, Tamaris and Waldlaufer next. The Gabor size and fit guide is a useful read, and the fitting in the shop still decides it.

Frequently asked questions

What shoes to wear on a wedding day?

For a bride, a shoe you have already walked in, in a colour that agrees with the dress, at a height you can stand in for the service. For a guest, follow the invitation, then choose a heel you can manage for the hours involved.

Black, cream, white, gold and blush are the colours we fit most often on this page. The venue matters as much as the colour. Tell us about grass, gravel and dancing.

What is the most comfortable wedding shoe brand?

There is not one. Gabor, Hispanitas, Tamaris and Waldlaufer are the brands we fit most here, and the comfortable pair is the one that matches your foot on the day.

We will try more than one make in the size we measure. A famous name that pinches is still the wrong shoe.

What colour shoes do you wear with a wedding dress?

Ivory, white and cream are the traditional answers, chosen to the undertone of the dress rather than to a picture on a phone. Nude, gold, silver and blush are common too, when you want the shoe to show.

Bring the dress, or a swatch, if you can. Screen colours drift, and a gold that looked soft online can be brassy in the room.

Do brides wear flat shoes?

Yes. Many wear a flat or a low heel for the whole day, and some change into a flat for the evening. It is a proper bridal choice.

A flat still has to fit. Have it fitted and worn in, the same as a heel. A wedding shoe should be sorted at our shop on Gabriel’s Hill in Maidstone, with time to spare. See our occasion shoes and wedding shoes pages, and comfortable occasion shoes if the brief is simply to last the day.

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