How to Save Money on the Bride's Shoes and Accessories

Smaller portions of the bride’s overall wardrobe can make or break her satisfaction with her look. But those little things don’t have to cost a fortune. You should prepare yourself to drop a few dollars on it, but there are ways to save a few bucks if you’re disciplined and committed to finding options. Here are some steps to save money on the bride’s shoes and accessories.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• budget
• Internet access

1. Decide with your fiancé the general date of your wedding, or at least the season. This can help determine what kind of shoes and accessories the bride will need.
2. Establish a firm yet flexible budget. Use this as a reference guide, but still look to come in under it. It’s possible to use the extra money on another aspect of the wedding.
3. Recruit the help of the bridesmaids or other family and friends. They can help you get an idea of the cost of shoes and accessories, and can give you counsel on them.
4. Use the help of the people you asked in Step 3, and look through local wedding-related stores. Get pictures of the shoes you tried on and look through their options of accessories.
5. Attend a local wedding fair, equipped with the information you picked up in shopping through local stores for shoes and accessories. See what the prices are compared to the other outlets you’ve visited, and note the quality of each item.
6. Weigh all the options you have researched, and make the best decision based on price, but without forgetting about quality. If you’ve done effective research, you should be able to find quality shoes and accessories under the general market value.

Tips & Warnings

• Ask friends and family members if they have shoes you could wear in lieu of spending money on them. You may find a pair someone has never worn outside the store.
• See if you would be able to purchase other wedding-related items when at the wedding fair, or perhaps you can tie in the purchase of shoes and accessories with other items.
• If you shop online, make sure the company is legitimate and can guarantee delivery by a time set upon purchase.