When should Brides wear Flats?

I envy the bride in the recent wedding that I attended because she was perfectly comfortable in strappy flat sandals the whole time. Being “vertically challenged” you can hardly find me wearing them. But flat shoes on your wedding day? Is this appropriate? Generally, heels are preferred because a wedding is supposed to be a formal occasion and bridal shoes are almost always either studded or laced – glamorized! So when can brides get away with wearing flats on their big day? I personally think there are only three situations when you are “allowed” to do this…

1. When the bride is taller than the groom…
2. When it’s a beach wedding…
3. When your podiatrist tells you so…

Other than that, I think a bride should wear shoes that add sexiness and dazzle to her. If you’re the everyday-flats-girl type, then all the more you should wear heels on your wedding day. It doesn’t have to be a 3-incher! Dainty kitten heels would do if you really must insist.

If you plan to wear flat shoes on your wedding day, consider these…

1. Get the shoes first then design the dress around it because unfortunately the designs for wedding flats are quite limited. So either buy your shoes ahead or have it custom-made to match with your dress if you already got something to wear.
2. If your flat shoes aren’t THAT fabulous, maybe you’d be more comfortable having a dress that’s long enough to hide them.
3. You can push the envelope by actually wearing stylized canvass sneakers and be a funky bride.