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My wedding shoes ruined day before my wedding

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champagneproblems13 · 03/12/2023 18:57

So in October I got married, it was a small wedding but had the most incredible day.

The night before the wedding around 9pm, I was getting some things ready, for some reason I didn’t check my shoes for months, I’d bought them, tried them on then put them in the box in the spare room. I grab my shoes out of the box and to my absolute horror - the cat has gotten in them and completely ruined them 😫 bites and scratches all over. I ring my mum and sister frantically and my sister comes down to take me to every supermarket open (not thinking I’d find anything) in the meantime I posted on fb and urgent post asking if I can borrow any white / silver heels in my size. I had loads of shares and comments and messages. One woman messaged and turned out she’s a sister of someone I used to work with, I’ve attached the messages. When I got to her house she gave me a massive hug and just said to relax (I was freaking out I wouldn’t find any) tried them on and they was perfect! I then said I’d return them after the weekend and she absolutely insisted I keep them as a gift, I couldn’t but she basically made me! They went SO WELL with my dress, way better than my original shoes & it was like it was meant to be. My faith in humanity was restored on the night before my wedding! A woman who I didn’t know or never met before offered me her wedding shoes for free & let me keep them as a keep sake ❤️ there are some truly lovely people about! I’ve also attached a pic of my dress with the shoes!!! The pictures are rubbish I didn’t have many good photos and I’ve hidden our faces but if anyone knows me they’ll know it’s me from this story anyway lol pictures of original shoes and new shoes underneath

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champagneproblems13 · 03/12/2023 18:58

Original (boring) shoes and the new ones with the dress!!! It's like fate that my shoes was meant to be wrecked by my cats lol

My wedding shoes ruined day before my wedding
My wedding shoes ruined day before my wedding
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champagneproblems13 · 03/12/2023 18:59

Better photo

My wedding shoes ruined day before my wedding
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Aparecium · 03/12/2023 18:59

What a lovely story!

And what a lovely stranger!

Congratulations 😊

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SusanKennedyshouldLTB · 03/12/2023 19:00

Those ‘borrowed’ shoes are really beautiful and really make the outfit.

ANightingale · 03/12/2023 19:01

A lovely story behind your 'something borrowed'.

Myideaofhell · 03/12/2023 19:02

That is so lovely xxx

MiddleagedBeachbum · 03/12/2023 19:03

Lovely story but the title doesn’t really match!

Theblacksheepandme · 03/12/2023 19:04

Really lovely story OP. The shoes are fab and you looked lovely on your wedding day. Sometimes people can restore ones faith in humanity.

SusanKennedyshouldLTB · 03/12/2023 19:04

MiddleagedBeachbum · 03/12/2023 19:03

Lovely story but the title doesn’t really match!

Title: ‘Wedding shoes ruined day before the wedding.’

Story: she discovered her wedding shoes were ruined the day before her wedding.

you would fail year 6 SATS.

cantbecaught · 03/12/2023 19:05

That is lovely. And equally lovely is how appreciative you are. You're both lovely.

champagneproblems13 · 03/12/2023 19:05

@MiddleagedBeachbum it sort of does as I did find my shoes ruined the day before my wedding! I sort of worded it like this so more people would click and read my lovely story about a lovely lady! 😂❤️

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Dartmoorcheffy · 03/12/2023 19:07

Aw such a nice story. She sounded like a truly lovely person, and the shoes looked fantastic too.

savoycabbage · 03/12/2023 19:08

They look fabulous!

Eminybob · 03/12/2023 19:12

I was waiting for some cheeky fuckery tale where the woman changed her mind and whipped the shoes off your feet just as you were about to walk down the aisle.

Nice surprise ending, lovely story, thanks for sharing op

Newdoggo · 03/12/2023 19:14

Lovely story and you look fabulous although, as this is mumsnet, I really thought the lady was going to ask for them back after you'd sold them on Ebay/Vinted 😜

SequinsandStiIettos · 03/12/2023 19:15

A lovely story. What a nice lady.
Maybe she'll see this thread, in which case Flowers and pins on a gold Star
I like heart warming stories with a happy ending, there aren't enough on here!

LadyOfTheCanyon · 03/12/2023 19:23

Awww that's lovely. The shoes ( and you!) look fabulous. I think you're right saying that they are better than the original.

I love a happy ending. Congratulations on your marriage OP!

MargaretThursday · 03/12/2023 19:36

Go on OP, admit this was just an excuse to show off your wedding photos😋

Lovely photos btw.

OrlandointheWilderness · 03/12/2023 19:36

Absolutely lovely story, and you look fantastic. Love your dress!

MissBridgetJones · 03/12/2023 19:39

Lush story! Well done that lady, and BEAUTIFUL shoes xxx

SausageAndEggSandwich · 03/12/2023 19:40

Awwww how lovely.

The shoes are beautiful.

UnfortunateTypo · 03/12/2023 19:48

That’s so lovely! Those borrowed shoes are beautiful.

hellsBells246 · 03/12/2023 20:20

ANightingale · 03/12/2023 19:01

A lovely story behind your 'something borrowed'.

Yes! And your new shoes are SO much nicer than the old ones!!!

ChateauDuMont · 03/12/2023 21:09

I want to see a photo of the cat!

Congratulations on your wedding and it's nice when someone in your community helps you out.

champagneproblems13 · 03/12/2023 21:30

@ChateauDuMont I don't know which cat was the culprit 😂

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