What on earth is a "Shoe Auction?"

German

"auctioning off the brides shoe," and that my husband's older aunts and uncles would like to keep this tradition alive at our reception. The big day arrived and at the reception my husband's uncle asked me for one of my wedding shoes. What happened next was fun for all, it kept us all laughing and in suspense as to who would be the lucky winner of the auction. I was told that whoever did win would be able to "kiss the bride," and return the shoe. If a man won, he would kiss the bride, if a woman won, she would kiss the groom. The auction created a great ice breaker for both families as each raised their dollars to be the lucky last bidder. The aunts and uncles arrived with their pockets full of dollar bills to vie for the brides shoe; it created so much fun that my family members were going inside there wallets to join in the bidding event. My new father-in-law became the final winner of the auction, and to this day the "bride's shoe auction" is a favorite for all new brides

Getting married in our family. In the end the money produced from the auction helped this newly married young couple go on a beautiful honeymoon. That it instilled in me was keeping family traditions alive, passing them on to my children and sharing the diversity and heritage of their great grandparent"s culture. It may be a German tradition but I hope all brides and their families no matter their heritage will have a "bride's shoe auction."

http://www.mihummelclub.com/membersLounge_weddingContestR.asp

Well, I suppose it's just what it sounds like I've never seen this done, but it's a very cute idea!

I've never seen it either... and it was not as easy as it looks to find it on google...