You Are Breaking My Heart

Apparently Nordstrom and I don’t feel the same way about each other. I adore Nordstrom. As several people in my life can attest, I have literally planned vacations around visiting a Nordstrom. However, I don’t think Nordstrom feels the same way about me. For example, I just got an email today about wedding attire and accessories. Don’t they know I got married last year? Where was this email a year (or two) ago? But I suppose I can’t hold that against my beloved store – there are several ladies out there who were also let down by its tardiness. And, to be fair, the wedding game is a growing market – just think about all the women forced to shop at nothing more than overpriced, underwhelming bridal shops.

However, I can hold elements of the bridal selection against them. Exhibit A:

In what world, pray tell, are these considered bridal shoes? I mean, I guess they're sparkly. So if that is the only criteria then, yes, yes they are a bridal shoe. But juxtapose this shoe against, say this dress:

Now, before I lose all credibility here, I would like to point out that this dress was chosen solely based on the fact it is the least expensive dress in the predetermined category (aside from one other sale item) - things can only go up from here. I do not personally endorse purchasing this item. That being said, this wedding dress deserves better than those shoes. But then this dress also deserves better than these gems (also listed as bridal shoes):

Shoes, I might add, that are $1,725. At least the first pair has the decency to be priced at $53.95. But price aside, I would argue that these booties are questionable as daily-wear-shoes or night-on-the-town-shoes. So, wedding shoes? Seriously?

But you know what? Maybe I should thank Nordstrom. Thank them for not sending this email when I was actually planning a wedding. When I was second guessing every decision I made. After all, it prevented me from thinking $1700 booties were a good idea. A good idea that would have forever tainted my relationship with Nordstrom. A good idea that would have effectively ended our relationship forever.