The Shoe Fiasco

These have this perfect retro
flair I was going for.

I'm pretty tall for a girl- 5'8 or maybe a little under.  Jason is only about an inch taller than me.  This poses problems whenever we go out and I wear heels- even in two inch heels, which are pretty much the minimum height for heels that are easily available, I'm taller than him.  Jason's one request regarding my wedding attire was that I not be taller than him.  This was an immensely difficult task.  I had originally intended to wear ballet flats, except, upon trying a bunch on, I discovered that no matter what sized I picked, they did not fit. Eventually, at Macy's the MOH and I came upon these fantastic shoes to the right.  They fit perfectly with the style of my dress, and they were only $80 (for women's shoes, that's a steal!).  I thought the heel was about 2 inches in height, and figured that if Jason wore dress shoes, we'd be about equal in height and it would all be fine.

Not so much. I was trying on the shoes at home because I was planning on breaking them in at a gala event I was working, and Jason was very unhappy with them.  We argued about them for about two days- the bridesmaids had already bought their shoes to compliment mine!  Finally I caved and decided to look for something else, since Jason was right, it would look weird in the pictures if I was taller than him.  It is ridiculously hard to find shoes with under a 2 inch heel, even online, because what you often get is this:

1987 called and it wants its shoes back.

I tried Zappos, Macy's, Nordstrom, Payless, DSW, everything.  Finally, I went through Amazon and several hours of searching later, I found the shoes below.  They are basic, low heeled, and a bit boring, but I think they'll do.  They also cost only $60, so at least I'm saving some money.  And anyways, we all know I'll probably end up in flip flops halfway through the reception anyways.