When we last left off the bridal shoe hunt, I was hanging onto these shoes by David Tate because I hadn’t found anything that fit better.

That was then, this is now.

There’s a shoe store around the corner from my apartment. I’d been there before and struck out. But on my way home today, I spied a cute pair of strappy silver sandals in the window. I ducked in, discovered they were in my price range, and tried them on.

They are Loreen by Vaneli di Notte, and they are perfect.

As you can see, they are very, very similar to the David Tate shoes above and have roughly equal ratings on Zappos. But the shape of Loreen is a bit more graceful, the straps are more delicate and thus don’t put as much pressure on my foot and the footbed is constructed of a more comfortable non-sticky material.

The heel on the Loreen is 2 3/4″, a half inch higher than the other shoes. This will make my seamstress happier (I did my first fitting wearing 3 1/4″ heels) but is still a very comfortable height for me to wear.

I love these shoes. They are dressy/bridal-y enough to wear for the wedding, but would also look great with a cocktail dress or even jeans. I expect to get a lot of wear out of these shoes, and I paid less for them than I did for the others!

That’s one more thing off the list! Next up: my invitation solution.