Dyeable Bridal Shoes - Things to Consider

Planning an outdoor wedding ?

Shoes seem to be left off most wedding planner's books. There are so many things to consider when ordering shoes for yourself, your mother, and your bridesmaids including:

1. A style to accommodate everyone to their proper size
2. The correct fabric to complement the dresses
3. A heel height that everyone can be comfortable in, and
4. If dyed, will the shoes/purses match the dresses.

If you are using dyeable shoes remember these tips also:

If you are using dyeable shoes remember these tips also:

1. The color of your dyeable shoes may vary from indoor to outdoor lighting due to the presence of ultraviolet light in the natural light spectrum. If your wedding is to take place outdoors or indoors in a sunlit room, please ask for your shoes to be matched considering those conditions.
2. The sunlight will lighten primary colors (OK), however sunlight, when colors have been mixed to make a third color, will have the dominate primary color show on the surface of the shoe.

Other comments:

1. If the shoe is dyed to match dresses in sunlight they won't be to your liking inside.
2. Consider shade or early evening as sunlight, as the ultraviolet light will still be present.
3. Moisture of any type will ruin the shoes for the day. (Can be re-dyed but will tie-dye when moisture comes in contact with the shoes.)
4. There is no protection that will keep water out. (Protection will also keep you from dyeing your shoes at a later time another or the same color.)

If you have not begun your wedding plans, and want to use dyed to match shoes, try to use primary colors. There are some colors that are not that affected by sunlight and if time permits, people that dye shoes for a living, can send you a sample of their dye for you to see in sunlight. (Some dark colors seem to be OK too. ex. Eggplant, chocolate.)

If the bride's dress is light ivory try to select a shoe in the natural fiber of silk satin as it is a very close match. (Diamond white.) White shoes dyed ivory in sunlight will appear white.

Many wedding parties use vinyl, gold or silver shoes for outdoor weddings, and this might be a consideration for you. If considering black shoes moisture will not be a problem.

Hope this has helped - have a wonderful wedding and a wonderful life.

Bob Saltz
www.SaltzBridalShoes.com