Investing in a pair of designer wedding shoes is, for many brides, more important than spending on their wedding dress.

Planning your big day is stressful, and from organising everything from your catering to your entertainment, it might feel like all the fun has been taken out of the lead up to what’s meant to be the most exciting event of your life. Finding the perfect pair of designer bridal shoes, however, is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Not sure where to start? Take note from the runways – AKA, the home of the best designer brands. SS25 has showcased everything from Mary Jane-style bridal pumps at Chanel and pointed-toe mules at Schiaparelli, to laser cut flats at Jacquemus and open-toe bridal sandals at Jean Paul Gaultier.

If you’re saying “I do” in 2025 and have a little bit of money left in your wedding pot (or you’re a total shoe addict and see no better thing to blow the budget on), a pair of designer wedding shoes seems like the obvious choice. Not least because, if you chose the right pair, they will easily transition into the rest of your wardrobe as you enter into married life.

Yep: Instead of buying a pair of shoes that you’ll only get to enjoy for a few hours (like so many parts of a wedding), designer wedding shoes are a purchase that you get to wear time and time again whether you leave them white or decide to dye/re-paint them afterwards.

As for how much you should spend, Emmy Scarterfield – founder of designer shoe brand Emmy London – believes anywhere between 10-20% of your dress budget is a good ballpark. “With well-made shoes, you’re kind of getting what you pay for; a little bit like a car. If you’re spending £3-£5k on your gown, you’re probably looking at a pair of £500 shoes,” she says.

So, where to look? Other than Emmy London, a favourite of Catherine Princess of Wales FYI, favourite designer wedding shoe brands include Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, and Loeffler Randall. Whether you’ve got dreams of wearing a slingback kitten heel, pointed toe flats, or sky-high platforms, you’ll likely find them ahead…

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For more from GLAMOUR UK’s Senior Commerce Writer Georgia Trodd, follow her on Instagram @georgiatrodd. After more weddings content? We’ve got comfortable wedding shoes, evening wedding dresses, wedding gift ideas, wedding favour ideas, short wedding dresses and bridesmaid robes for your perusal.