Wearing sannys to a wedding?

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Meh, depends on the people, I've been to weddings over dressed where the direct family weren't particularly smartly dressed. If it were for a discrete/relaxed garden party type wedding I'd not have a problem with it.

Although by "sannys" I thought you meant sunnies in a strange regional accent. I saw some chaps in their late twenties wear sun glasses at a wedding once and they looked utterly retarded where everyone else was dressed very smartly, and they clearly thought they looked the ****.
 
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Last wedding I went to I wore a good suit, white t-shirt and red converse all stars.

I was one of the most comfortable people there even though I was on crutches. :D
 
The only thing going for this type of shoe is they are cheap. I almost bought a pair to take on a stag weekend, purely because they are that cheap it wouldn't matter if I wrecked them.
 
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Ah well already bought them now not paying £35 for something I'll wear once. Got more important things to buy like my Vertex drive
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LOL so you paid £35 for something that looks like a pair plimsolls from the 80's haha amazing. You could go to a shoezone and get a pair of £10 shoes that looked better then them. Honestly and your wearing them to a wedding regardless of where or what type of wedding it is. If your going to wear them just chuck on your reebok classic or old nike air max would like miles better. :eek::(:o
 
I wore my 3 year old shoes to a wedding last week and nobody said anything, any black shoes with a lick of paint would do but PUMPS I would have kicked you out.
 
I don't see why they're not ok. I was quite formal for a wedding after doo once and was totally overdressed along with my girlfriend although she did look stunning. Also for work i wore smart black shoes but they hurt me and now i wear fully black plimpsoles its much comfier and most people find alternative footware to truly formal black shoes.
 
As others have said, there are other variables to take into consideration. For example, what kind of people the bride and bridegroom are. As evident in this thread, there are many who would take offence, whilst others would not. I personally wouldn't make a big deal out of it, but I would like to think those I deem closest to me would make a special effort just once for me.

That said, another variable to consider is on the relationship with those being married. If you're just a fringe guest then all eyes will be elsewhere anyway, so you can possibly get away with it. If you're in the centre of the ceremony or very close, eyes will be on you.

We need to remember the amount of effort some brides go to make their wedding the 'perfect' day. Turning up without shoes could be that blindside which she didn't anticipate and at an extreme, even ruin her day.
 
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I don't see why they're not ok. I was quite formal for a wedding after doo once and was totally overdressed along with my girlfriend although she did look stunning. Also for work i wore smart black shoes but they hurt me and now i wear fully black plimpsoles its much comfier and most people find alternative footware to truly formal black shoes.
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I have to say, I have looked for new shoes recently and they are all painful o wear in one way or another! I finally went for some from M&S and while they felt fine in the shop, they had low coverage/padding on the back of the heel and to walk from the tram to the station or be on your feet all day was a really painful, blister inducing experience. I now have to wear 2-3 pairs of socks to avoid any pain. And at the first opportunity I will take them off, even at work when I'm at my desk I don't wear my shoes.
 
Considering proper (and nice branded) shoes can be bought very cheap (under £50 from factory outlets and places like TK Maxx) why bum out on such a crap pair of....crap?
 
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