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Flat bridal shoes. At first that could provoke a boring mental picture, but only if you have not looked at the endless variety of wedding ballet flats. It is dazzling, in fact overwhelming to browse through the many styles, colors, plain or print, leather (suede included), or even sporty looking designs. And many by the top shoe fashion artists.

There are practical reasons for choosing flat shoes for your wedding. Easier on the sole of foot muscles, which will walk you down the aisle, and bear your weight at the perhaps long and challenging reception line, if your groom has a huge family....

During the reception and dinner, you will be getting up and down all the time. If you wear four inch heels and kick them off when you sit down, you'll be groping for them every time a speech is demanded.

If you choose flat shoes for your bridesmaids, I guarantee it they will be forever grateful. They have just as long a day as you do - in fact longer! Many brides leave the wedding early for their honeymoon leaving the wedding party and guests dancing all night. Flat shoes can convey the very edge of designer fashion, while feeling like bedroom slippers!

After your wedding, all can wear their wedding ballet flats for many occasions.

In particular, white, black, ivory, silver and gold ballet flats can be matched with jewelry. Earrings, necklaces and bracelets can easily be chosen to go with your wedding party outfits.

Many ballet flats come in designs with two or three colors, particularly mixtures of metallic shades. This allows a mix and match choice of jewelry for bride and bridesmaids. Some women look better in the colder shades of white, silver, or white gold. Others glow handsomely in the warmer gold, copper and bronze tones.

While mixing these hues for jewelry, all can wear the same flats!

It truly does not get any easier. You can find a style that will look customized for your wedding, in flat bridal shoes.

It doesn't matter if you are skinny and tall, short, or if you are a plus sized woman - you can look incredibly beautiful and really turn some heads, if you simply had a few tools and tips to work with! Celebs like Delta Burke have clearly shown us that even plus sized women can be beautiful and stylish. The trick is in knowing what clothes to wear, what colors to chose from, and what accessories to wear. When choosing your wardrobe, the whole cliche about "black covering up fat" isn't necessarily true.

If you look good in dark colors, awesome. Don't listen to me! However, choosing the same colors for jackets and pants that are the same hue is also a really good idea as well because you aren't sectioning off areas. It's all ONE area which makes you look sinner. You can also wear blouses in a contrasting color as well if you needed to add a flair of drama to the outfit. When choosing colors and pattern think vertical not horizontal. Bold buttons down the jacket or shirt, a long necklace, vertical stripes - these are all ways to think vertical and they can help tremendously! It's also important to wear colors that you feel good in.

Don't like red? Don't wear it! Love blue? Slap it on or add accents such as a shirt, or a necklace or a scarf. You can always tie in colors, you don't necessarily have to have "loud" colors on in order to look better. In fact, I prefer not to wear loud colors. I stay away from pink, oranges and yellows at all cost! There is one thing that a lot of plus sized women do - they don't wear the right sizes. If you are an eighteen don't try fitting into a sixteen! All this ends up doing is accentuating those areas where you don't want it to accentuate!

For example, if you don't like your butt, and you buy a really tight pair of jeans, chances are your butt is going to look larger, so if this is something you want to avoid, then don't wear tight jeans! Same goes with shirts or dresses as well! If you are out shopping someplace and you aren't sure about a specific size or outfit or piece of clothing - ask the sales girl. These girls are more than likely willing to give their advice about any fashion tips you need. Been there done that myself! You could also take a friend along with you as well if you are too embarrassed to ask a sales person to give you advice.

Most friends will be brutally honest about how you look, some are not. If you have a variety of friends pick the honest one! Also, if you like wearing jewelry, try to follow the "wear the right size" cliche above. Don't wear tiny little earrings or necklaces. Try wearing things like chunky bracelets like bangles, or long flowing necklaces! So you see just because you are a plus sized woman doesn't mean you have to feel embarrassed or "out of place". I believe that all women are equally attractive in their own ways.

And a lot of people are going to look past the outside, and see the inside. This is what I try to remind myself when I'm having a bad hair day or something of the likes. If they don't look inside and all they care about is your looks? It's not a person you would want to have in your life anyway. YOU are beautiful just the way you are and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!