5 Best Shoe Options for Your Wedding

Nyk + Cali Photography

Nyk + Cali Photography

Shoes! Who doesn't love to buy a new pair of shoes? Luckily, getting married means you have a great reason to do just that! Below are 5 of the best shoe styles for a wedding here at The Hermitage. You'll be taking amazing photos across the grounds, wandering around the historic Mansion, and eventually walking down the aisle! These five ideas take all that movement and uneven ground into consideration.

1. Sparkly Flats

Whimsey Photography

Whimsey Photography

Flats are a great comfort option if you know that your feet tend to get sore easily or if you're a little wobbly on heels. Plus, the sparkles make them feel extra fancy, and they'll be comfortable enough for you to dance the night away.

 

2. Cowboy Boots

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What's more Nashville than a pair of cowboy boots? They make for easy walking, and they add that touch of Southern charm. Definitely wear them a few weeks beforehand to break them in though!

 

3. Wedges

Amy & Stuart Photography

Amy & Stuart Photography

Wedges are the best kind of heel when you're going to be walking and standing on different terrain. You've got lots of support and don't have to worry about your heel sinking into the grass. These romantic lace ones are gorgeous too! 

 

4. Colorful Shoes

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Colorful shoes add a bit of whimsy to your wedding attire. You can wear some the colors of your wedding to tie in the whole look, or you can buy some stunning blue ones like these. Then your "something blue" is covered!

 

5. Sneakers

Sneakers are great for the sassiest of brides! Not just anyone is cool or brave enough to pull off a pair with a wedding dress! Not to mention, that in sneakers you'll be incredibly comfortable all night long. Here at The Hermitage, the sneakers pictured above are perhaps your best option; they're "The Jackson" shoe from Saucony's commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. It's even got a tiny Andrew Jackson on a horse on the front!


Fall Weddings at The Hermitage

If you're relatively new to Nashville (like me), then you might not know that September and October are two of the post popular months to tie the knot here! The natural scenery, the leaves turning, and the cooler weather make middle Tennessee one of the most amazing places in the fall, and it only makes weddings look even more striking. Here at The Hermitage we're on over 1100 acres, so the vistas are stunning every which way you look. 

I'm slowly getting links to photos from these fall weddings, and I have to share a few of my favorites with you! 

Like Holli & Michael's stunning wedding on the grounds of The Hermitage:

Cassidy Carson Lynch Photography

Cassidy Carson Lynch Photography

Cassidy Carson Lynch Photography

Cassidy Carson Lynch Photography

Then there's Lauren & Jack's wedding that took place at the Cabin by the Spring:

Nyk + Cali Photography

Nyk + Cali Photography

Nyk + Cali Photography

Nyk + Cali Photography

Rachel and Brayden's was one of our last weddings in October, and we caught this photo just as the sun was setting!

Lauren Hanson Photography

Lauren Hanson Photography

If you love these photos and crave more, keep checking back to our blog and check out our pinterest page! I'll be featuring several of these weddings in upcoming posts!

Featured Wedding on Burnett's Board

We're so happy to see the Martel's beautiful, Americana wedding featured on the wedding blog, Burnett's Boards! 

I can wax poetic about about how stunning Hermitage weddings, are but a picture is worth a thousand words. You can check out the article and tons of photos here!

Photo by Abigail Bobo Photography

Photo by Abigail Bobo Photography

If you'd like to see more photos of this gorgeous wedding, make sure you check out our earlier blog about Stephanie & Alex's wedding here.

PINK Bridal Show

Even though there were no weddings this weekend, we stayed busy! Amber, Jayde, and I (wo)manned the Hermitage's booth at the PINK Bridal show at Music City Center in downtown Nashville. We had so much fun talking to brides and hearing all about their wedding plans! 

Jayde and Amber color coordinating with the booth and each other without even planning it!

Jayde and Amber color coordinating with the booth and each other without even planning it!


We loooove weddings, can't you tell?

We loooove weddings, can't you tell?

10 Loveliest Royal Wedding Gowns

Who can resist a royal wedding? They’re surrounded by pomp and tradition, and they include real live princesses! With all of the spectacle and history around a royal nuptial, the wedding gowns become icons. Enjoy a browse through ten lovely royal wedding gowns (and the jewels are too shabby either).

10. Princess Letizia of Spain.

Journalist and news anchor Letizia wed Prince Felipe in the Almudena Cathedral in May 2004. She wore a dress by Manuel Pertegaz to the ceremony in Madrid that was consecrated by Pope John Paul II.

9. Queen Soraya of Iran.

Soraya married the Shah of Iran in February 1951. She wore a couture Christian Dior made of 6,000 diamond fragments, several dozen yards of pearl-studded silver lame, and weighed 44 pounds. Since she doesn’t look like she could possibly weigh much more than that, I think we can forgive her for sitting during photos.

8. Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (Germany).

She wore a Vivienne Westwood gown of painted golden and blush roses to her wedding in September 2014. Apparently, this royal family is known for being a little eccentric. For fun, you should check out the gown the bride’s mother wore for the wedding. 

7. Princess Anne of Great Britain.

This is actually the photo the royal family used to announce the official engagement of Princess Anne to Captain Mark Phillips. Maureen Baker designed both this dress and the one she wore on her wedding day in 1973.

6. Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.

In a Cinderella-esque story, Mette-Marit went from waitress to princess in a matter of a few years after meeting Crown Prince Haakon. She wore a silk crepe gown with a 20 ft train to their wedding in August 2001.

5. Princess Diana of Great Britain.

This dress is so iconic that it has its own Wikipedia page. Seriously. The puffy sleeves and ruffled collar of her dress, designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, are perfect examples of the 80’s wedding dress trends. 

4. Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg.

Belgian Countess Stephanie married Prince Guillaume in an Elie Saab dress with a 13 ft train that is so involved that it could only have worked for a royal wedding. Belgium lace and silver filigree galore!

3. Princess Grace of Monaco.

Former actress Grace Kelly opted for a gown designed by a costumer at MGM instead of a couture dress. Helen Rose created the timeless wedding dress for Grace and Prince Rainer’s 1956 nuptials.

2. Princess Victoria of Sweden.

Crown Princess Victoria married at Stockholm’s Royal Palace in June 2010. She wore a gown by Swedish designer, Pär Engsheden, her mother’s wedding veil, and the Cameo Tiara which is believed to have originally been a gift from Napoleon to Empress Josephine.

1. Kate, Duchess of Cambridge.

With so much ado before the wedding, Kate’s wedding dress had to be amazing. She wore an Alexander McQueen dress of satin and lace and a Cartier halo tiara commissioned by King George VI.

 

Need more royal wedding inspiration? Go check out our Pinterest Board dedicated to royal wedding dresses!