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"In my many years of bridesmaid-ing, I&amp;amp;#8217;ve only been told to buy specific shoes once. But that one time was kind of annoying! I think, as a bridesmaid, you expect to buy a dress and maybe pay for your hair and nails. As far as footwear, most of the time I&amp;amp;#8217;ve been given a color (gold, silver, or black) and told to wear whatever shoes I felt like buying&amp;amp;#8212;or already had. If the bride wants you in matchy-matchy anything beyond the dress (jewelry, shoes), I say she should pay for them. (Especially when the matchy-matchy item in question is a $60 pair of magenta heels with rhinestone clasps. But I&amp;amp;#8217;m not bitter.) Do you guys agree? Is it fair to ask &amp;amp;#8217;maids to spring for special shoes? Has anyone had to spend extra&amp;amp;#8212;on top of the dress&amp;amp;#8212;to buy shoes? Are any brides asking your &amp;amp;#8217;maids to buy shoes? Or have any of you bought shoes for them? More on &amp;amp;#8217;maids: * Three Budget-Friendly Bridesmaid Gifts They&amp;amp;#8217;ll Actually Use * Have You Ever Actually Reworn a Bridesmaid Dress? * 3 Reasons It&amp;amp;#8217;s Great to Be a Bridesmaid More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow Glamour on Twitter. Photo: Jupiter Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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