If you're looking for a fun way to introduce a little personality to your wedding day, consider adding a fun element to your wedding shoes.  For this bride, we took a plain ivory wedding shoe and gave it some of her personal style by hand painting a leopard heel! Interested in designing your own?  Let us get to know you and your wedding shoe style!

Peacock weddings seem to be all the rage this year (at least if you're looking for peacock wedding shoes)!  We've done many different variations on the peacock wedding shoe, but this one is consistently a favorite!  We took a high heel platform peeptoe wedding shoes and completely covered it with transitioning peacock sequins.  The results are stunning!

Looking for a new and fun way to do your something blue? How about some royal blue platform peeptoe wedding shoes with a crystal covered ombre heel in shades of silver and blue?

Here's a special shout out to Offbeat Bride for mentioning Ellie Wren in their blog post "Is There Such a Thing a TOO Sparkly? 13 of Etsy's Most Blinged Out Sparkly Wedding Shoes."  We love the love!  Read through the post and see a collection of Ellie Wren's take on wedding shoe bling!

Say "I Do" with a pop of color under your wedding dress! These aqua blue wedding shoes with a peeptoe front, a matching bow on the back and a silver ring accent on the heel are the perfect wedding day accessory!

Pink never looked so good! These pink lace wedding shoes have a touch a romance with a trio of handmade pink and ivory flowers on the ankle, accented with ivory pearls. Find them in our Etsy Boutique! Design your own custom wedding shoes!

Say it in ombre!  We originally made this pair of gold peeptoe custom wedding shoes for an Indian wedding.  The patterning on the shoes matches the patterning on the bride's dress and we added the ombre heel and a gold glittered sole!

In recent months, Ellie Wren has been called upon by several Indian brides to create a dream pair of custom wedding shoes, fit for a series of wedding ceremonies known for their vibrant colors and enthusiastic celebration.  The introduction to Indian wedding celebrations has been an exciting time for us -- as a custom design team, we are always open to trying new ideas and love working with bright and vivid colors.  Often, our Indian brides will send us pictures of their gown (and sometimes several, as Indian weddings are often a celebration of multiple days) and ask us to incorporate the theme of their dress into their shoes.  Here's a look at the process we take in creating these truly beautiful custom wedding shoes, as well as a collection of some of the work we've done to date!

Gallery of Indian Wedding Shoes by Ellie Wren Custom Wedding Shoes

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Designing Custom Wedding Shoes for an Indian Wedding:  How the Process Works

[caption id="attachment_5378" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Traditional Indian Wedding Attire Sent as Inspiration for the Bride's Custom Wedding Shoes[/caption] Often, the bride will send us a photograph of the wedding dress that she will wear for the wedding ceremony (as shown above).  We'll then take this image and create a sketch of a design (like the one below).  The design is sent to the bride for approval. [caption id="attachment_5377" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Custom Wedding Shoe Sketch for Indian Wedding Shoes[/caption] In some cases, as with this bride, we won't copy the design in the same colors, but rather have the shoes incorporate the inverse of the colors -- to have them better complement the dress, like the example below. [caption id="attachment_5388" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Custom Wedding Shoes Inspired by the Bride's Traditional Indian Wedding Dress[/caption]   Custom Wedding Shoes: Capturing the Essence of the Indian Wedding Dress Example 1: Selecting a more neutral color palette to complement the bride's selected dress for each ceremony. In other cases, the bride will decide not to include all of the colors of her dresses because of the sheer variety across a three-day celebration.  As shown below, she might elect to have her shoes done in more neutral tones so as to go with the all of her selected dresses. [caption id="attachment_5372" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Custom Wedding Shoes for an Indian Wedding Ceremony[/caption]   Example 2: Adding accents to the wedding shoes so as to create one shoe that fits each dress for wedding ceremonies. Other brides may decide to design the shoes with color that incorporates a selection from their wedding celebration dresses.  One of our favorite pairs was designed to incorporate the colors of the two dresses shown below. Here, we honored the colors of the latter dress for the base shoe -- a muted gold silk shoe with crystal accents in gold, champagne silver and blush -- and then incorporated the bright colors of the former dress by adding the flowers to the ankle.  We even custom made a small adornment for the toe of the shoe. [caption id="attachment_5358" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Custom Wedding Shoes Designed for an Indian Wedding Ceremony[/caption]   Example 3: Playing up the unique patterns of the ceremony dresses And, finally, we've also been able to create really unique hand-placed crystal designs, as well as using lace appliques and other curated items to capture the essence of the dress -- right down to the patterns of crystals and beads. [caption id="attachment_5384" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Custom Wedding Shoes Designed for an Indian Wedding Ceremony and Capturing the Essence of the Dress, Here with a Leaf Design[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_5383" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Custom Wedding Shoes Designed for an Indian Wedding Ceremony and Capturing the Essence of the Dress, Here with a Silver and Purple Peacock Feather Design[/caption] We design each shoe with the bride in mind, we have the ability to match the bride's imagination.  It's really a lovely way to have something unique and special on your wedding day.  To design your own wedding shoes, please visit our website at:  www.elliewren.com.

You say po-ta-to, I say po-tat-o. Very frequently we have brides that are seeking to have custom wedding shoes made in ivory-a color that we've come to think of as the word with a thousand definitions (ivory, dark ivory, light ivory, cream, pearl, oyster, bridal white)-and it's always a tricky question.  What ivory is the right ivory? Generally, we think of light ivory, off white, and bridal white as very light shades of ivory.  So light, in fact, that you might think that they're white.  That is, until you hold them up against something that is white.  We refer to ivory as a very classic shade that you would expect.  Enough contrast to know that it's not a white shoe, but very light on any yellow or gray undertones.  Cream, by comparison, often carries a heavier yellow undertones; while pearl and oyster, often have slight gray undertones.  Of course, you also have dark options -- dark ivory and champagne -- are lovely if you're looking for a little contrast to your dress and don't want the hassle of trying to get an exact match.  And blush is a beautiful way to add just the slightest hint of pink to your wedding day attire. To help decipher this endless list of color tones and to assist our brides in selecting their shade, we've put together a collection of our shoes in the various colors below.  In addition, don't forget that we offer a custom color match service if you have a color you'd like us to match, or we can send you a sample of swatches that we have for you to match to your dress.  To design your own wedding shoes, please check out our Design Studio! [gallery columns="5" size="full" ids="5198,5201,5200,5199,5197"] Ellie Wren offers brides a unique selection of custom wedding shoes.  Each Ellie Wren wedding shoe is hand-decorated in the United States by Ellie’s carefully selected team of artisans.  Satins, laces and adornments (including the option of Swarovski crystals and pearls) are specifically chosen for quality, color and style and every design can be further customized to suit the bride’s style–platform peep toes can be redesigned as flats and a traditional white wedding shoe can be transformed into rich rouges and brilliant blues.  

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something GREEN!  Yes, that's right!  Today, we're talking about taking traditional wedding attire and turning it on its head.  Custom wedding shoes are one of those great opportunities to add just a little bit of colorful personality to your wedding day without causing your traditional Catholic wedding wanting mother (well... mine, anyway) to shudder. In an effort to convince our ever adventurous clientele that green wedding shoes can save you from a clunky pair of white pumps, we combed through our gallery and pulled out some of the highlight custom wedding shoes--everything from a simple pair of d'orsay style kitten heel peep toes with a bit of sparkle, to a towering pair of platforms with emerald green Swarovksi covered heels, to a pair of hunter green peep toe wedding shoes with a specialty lace overlay to... wait for it... a pair of green pumps with crysal leaf accents designed for the union of two horticulturalists in love (and a lovely couple they were!). [caption id="attachment_170" align="aligncenter" width="440"] Fall in love! These sage green custom wedding shoes feature a cluster of handmade flowers on the toe in shades of fall.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_153" align="aligncenter" width="440"] Make them green with envy with these vivid lime green peep toe custom wedding shoes.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_115" align="aligncenter" width="440"] Ahoy Mateys! Honor your love of sailing with these nautically themed custom wedding shoes.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_106" align="aligncenter" width="440"] It's easy being green with these stunning peep toe custom wedding shoe wedges in green with a green lace overlay.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_105" align="aligncenter" width="440"] K.I.S.S. Keep it simple sweets! Dress up your wedding day with these simple d'orsay style custom wedding shoes.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_104" align="aligncenter" width="440"] The Ruby Slippers ain't got nothing on these Emerald City party custom wedding shoes![/caption] [caption id="attachment_103" align="aligncenter" width="440"] Lovely in lace! Take your traditional lace wedding accent and make it pop with these custom wedding shoes with specialty lace.[/caption] Are you convinced yet that green wedding shoes mean GO!  Okay, okay... maybe green wedding shoes aren't your thing, but you can't dismiss the possibility of creating something truly special and unique for your wedding day... just like these green leaf accented custom wedding shoes for two horticulturalists in love! [gallery size="large" columns="2" ids="190,191"] About Ellie Wren Custom Wedding Shoes… Ellie Wren’s unique wedding shoe styles have been walking down the aisles since 2011 as part of her other company, Design Your Pedestal.  Ellie Wren Custom Wedding Shoes works one on one with each of its brides to create their dream wedding shoes.  Brides are welcome to send pictures of their dress, their flowers, their bridesmaids dress and share stories about their dream wedding day, how they met their fiance or just what makes the betrothed couple special to inspire Ellie Wren’s team of artists in the design of the bride’s wedding shoes.  To learn more about designing your own wedding shoes, visit the Ellie Wren Custom Wedding Shoes website.