The new wedding trend brides are loving

Forget heels, more brides are opting to don trainers for their big day and we really kinda like it.

Queen of doing her own style thing, Serena Williams chose to stick with her familiar footwear of choice for her wedding to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian back in November.

The tennis ace opted for a blinged-up pair of Nike Cortes when she tied the knot and boy did she rock the

“Yes I wore them down the aisle! Comfort for this bride!” the newlywed said of her jewel-encrusted sneakers.

The Insta set are also catching on that trainers over towering heels is a bridal trend worthy of the gram.

And it looks set to stay.

“Brides want something unique. Many pack them to wear on their honeymoons and love the all-day comfort and fun of them on their big day,” wedding shoe designer Charlotte Mills told the Daily Mail.

Charlotte, who will customise shoes with words like ‘bride’, the wedding date or ‘Mrs’, says she’s seen a huge increase in demand from brides wanting personalised wedding trainers in recent months.

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If you think about it, it’s really not that surprising that brides are choosing comfort over corns and blisters.

As much as we all love a high heel to up the glam-ante, if we’re really truthful heels aren’t actually that practical.

And, as a bride, you’ll be chalking up some serious mileage on your big day, so comfy pair of trainers will be music to your tired tootsies.

Even designers are jumping on board with this new comfier style of wedding shoe.

Earlier this year fashion brand Kate Spade teamed up with trainer brand Keds to create some bride-worthy sneakers.

From classic, white sneakers with ribbon laces to on-trend chunky slip-ons, each bridal trainer comes with a comfort factor guarantee.

What’s more, they actually look pretty darned lovely.

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