bridesmaid shoes!!

So this weekend was super stressful and busy- Adam and I had a wedding on Saturday that lasted pretty much all day, and we celebrated his dad's birthday on Sunday. But we made the most of our time in Omaha, and I actually accidentally accomplished getting the bridesmaid shoes.

I had to be in town early on Friday for a meeting with our couple for Saturday, so after Sara got off work we hit up the mall and they were having a mall-wide sidewalk sale! Yay! We walked around to our normal places and just out of curiosity I started looking at the sale shoes (well, ok, I ALWAYS look at the sale shoes...this was more of a looking not just for me ;) ) to see if any popped out for shoes for the bridesmaids. I've been playing around with different shoes online, trying to find the right fit for this particular style of dresses, but the ones I found that would look right were either super expensive, or not the right color. I also wasnt 100% set on whether or not I was going to have them wear the same shoes or not...it really just depended on what I found.

We ended up in Charlotte Russe and headed for the sale racks. While Sara was trying to find a second item on the buy one get one sale racks, I walked by the shoes, no real purpose. While I was looking, I saw these really...odd...shoes. They stopped me right away and I thought "Wow, those are tall. But strangely cute" and I joked to Sara that those should be the wedding shoes. I picked them up though, and actually pictured them paired with the girls' dresses...and found myself strangely liking the idea. While Sara went off again, I decided that I needed to try them on, just to see what they looked like. Honestly, they reminded me of something that Amelia and I would have went towards when looking for shoes for our "workout" class (in fact, didnt we buy our shoes from there?! I think we did!). Anywho, I tried them on and found myself actually liking them...they were ridiculous, dont get me wrong, but they were also cute, and I knew they would go well with the dresses. Plus, they were on sale, making each one about $23 if bought together.

We finished up at the mall and I didnt see anything else, and I went home and the more I thought about these, the more I liked them, so I sent out trusty picture messages to the girls who hadnt seen them (minus Amelia, since she's in the middle of nowhere) and Kelsey liked them, and Tina said she did too (though she will wear anything. I love my Tina) so I decided what the heck, and had Tina and Sara meet me on Sunday to get them. This way I was done with the hunt, and aside from the crinnys, the girls' outfits are done!

This is the picture from the website, but it's not very clear.

A better picture of the feathers on the front! Yes, they have FEATHERS!

Sara being a perfect foot model.

Tina and Sara wearing their shoes! Haha they look so happy.

Aww, more feet modeling pictures!

Haha, so I dont think Tina was quite on board with the shoes, but she said they were "ok" and said as we were walking out that they were something I would pick, which is good enough for me! I think Sara is warming up to them...secretly I think she loves them but just wont say it. ;)

Amelia has yet to even see a picture, but I have her shoes! And Kelsey I'm just worried about her falling down the insane flight of stairs that we have to walk at the ceremony. I will be purchasing backup flip flops in case of bad weather and for the reception. Hahaha. But they will look cute in pictures and were only $23 so I dont feel too bad for picking them, even if Kelsey and I are the only ones amused by them.