Venetian update and ... shoes!

Apparently the Venetian doesn't talk details with you until you wire them money. Which is fine. . . . . although I'm uncertain when I will have time to run to the bank to obtain a cashier's check (they don't accept personal checks). I will have to call and ask about how to pay via credit card tomorrow. For now though presuming all goes as planned, we are going with the Salute package with add-on photography time and extra pictures. We will follow it up with a nice dinner probably at B&B Ristorante. Then on Saturday night I will try and see if I can get a group rate for Cirque du Soleil's LOVE show at The Mirage. Again, that is the idea for now. Those of you who are joining us will get notification for certain once all is said and done - privately, not on the blog.

This brings me to wedding shoes; why because I said so and this is my blog. I know that I will need a pair of shoes that will be comfortable, easy for me to put on and take off without bending over or using my hands a great deal, and of course not too expensive. Here are some of the shoes that I contemplated and why (for those out there who could care less about shoes you can stop reading now, but please...you all love shoes):


Although these Bouquets-Alexas in Silver are nice, for some reason the angle of the shoe looks like it could dig into the top of your foot with a lot of walking. What drew me to this shoe was the wedge shape of the heel as it would provide more stability. Due to a lack of reviews on Zappos, I decided not to risk it on this particular quite yet...


What drew me to these Bouquets-Beau in White is the soft appearance of the footbed. Could it be sweaty and nasty? Yes. In the end the square-ness of the toe box made me think uh no (I know, like who is going to really be looking at my feet under my wedding dress)...plus my foot isn't terribly large and the leather on the top may in fact look odd and could be irritating.


These Bouquets-Jewels in Silver were what I thought I was going to purchase. Then I thought, do I want jewels emphasizing how wide my foot is? I mean look at the jewels - they span the entire width if not more of your foot. The plastic straps also look as though they could become untidy. I couldn't tell how flexible or rather, how much "give" the plastic straps had either.


Ah...the Bouquets-Tuxedos in Silver. Yes I know they have the plastic strap that I am unsure of the give, but I ALMOST got these - until I thought that the heel strap would annoy me or worse yet - make it difficult to take the shoes off...or heaven forbid if I'm walking around The Venetian and the strap comes off. I don't want to create a scene trying to put my shoe back on my foot...


Drumroll please. These are the shoes I ended up ordering tonight - Bouquets-Saka in Silver. The satin straps look more forgiving than the plastic ones (I could be wrong, thank goodness for free delivery and returns). The embellishment is also just enough in my opinion and the heel height - is around 2.5" which is perfect as supposidly I will need shoes that are between 2" and 3" in height. Plus the $55 price wasn't something too bad and I can see myself wearing these again somewhere.

But again, we'll see.