Dyeable Bridal Shoes - Things to Consider Submitted by Saltz Bridal Shoes (logo picture here)?
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 and width. 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:
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. (They will be able to be over dyed a dark color later.) 4. There is no protection that will keep water completely out. (Protection will also keep you from dyeing your shoes at a later time.)
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. (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 and silk satin, although more expensive, will remain light ivory. Some factories offer (factory produced ivory shoes) - these will also keep their color. (Inquire if the factory is dyeing them or if they were produced as ivory at the factory.)
If the wedding is outside and reception inside I recommend more consideration for inside light as this is where the shoes will be seen more.
Many wedding parties use silver, gold, vinyl or shoes that are offered in color without dyeing for their outdoor wedding.
If using black shoes, be sure to buy them in black from the factories. (Most all factories sell fabric shoes in black.) (They are not affected by moisture.)
I hope this has helped - have a wonderful wedding and a wonderful life.
