Wedding Porn

Minds out of the gutter!

I'm talking about these:












(Manolo Blahnik on the right, Christian Louboutin in the middle, and Jimmy Choo on the right. All famous shoes.)

As stunning as they are, however, they are very bad for the following body parts: back, calves and feet. I can't wear them. But that doesn't mean I can't admire how pretty they are.

I know I'm not the only bride-to-be who admires pretty shoes. My blog-twin Carly at Westside Bride has posted on her love of peep toe shoes more than once. My nearly-neighbour (or as she spells it, neighbor) Cyd at The Sweetest Occassion has posted on shoes as her something blue, debated shoe height (much like I have) and even invited me to share J.Crew purchases. (Thanks again!)

So why do brides loooove shoes so much?

Is it because the dress is such a public expression of the bride's style (often a hybrid between what her mother wants, what she thinks her future husband wants, and what is appropriate) whereas the shoes are a private expression of the bride's style (and let's face it, can be as wild or conservative or showy as the bride wants, especially if she's wearing a floor length dress)?

Is it because so many of us like pretty things, including shoes, but often feel limited by our daily budgets, so that when we get a genuine occassion to splurge we do so willingly?

Or is it because not-so-long-ago, bridal shoes were restricted to this, this, this or this?

What do you think?