IT WAS love at first sight for this York bride - but the object of her desire was a pair of shoes.

Every bride-to-be would have sympathised with Amanda Foxcroft's predicament when she discovered the shoes she had fallen in love with were sold out at every shop in the UK - and were not even available on the internet.

But Amanda wanted her wedding to husband, Michael Foxcroft, to be the perfect day and she knew a pair of the coveted Jimmy Choo Macys would make her dream come true.

Amanda, 34, of Askham Lane, Acomb, is a regional sales manager for Van Dal Shoes so she's an expert when it comes to footwear - and she had her heart set on the Macys.

She spent weeks searching for them to no avail, before contacting Jimmy Choo direct.

She said: "The shoes were more important to me than the dress. I desperately wanted to have a pair but they were sold out everywhere. I rang London and everywhere and nowhere had any, so I contacted Jimmy Choo.

"They managed to track down a pair in Beverly Hills in the USA so I got my dream shoes for my wedding. They arrived in the post a couple of days later.

"Every girl should wear Jimmy Choo shoes on her big day."

The shoes in question are a silk satin open toe platform sandal with a 105mm heel. They have wide cross over straps on the toe, a thin diamante buckle fastening ankle strap - and cost a pricey £365.00. But Amanda said they were worth every penny. She said: "It was the perfect wedding. We were so fortunate to get a sunny day - probably one of the best days of the year."

The couple tied the knot at Our Lady's Church in Acomb on June 9, followed by a reception at the Marriott Hotel, in York Fortunately Amanda's new husband understood her need to have the perfect footwear - because they met when they were both working for a shoe shop.

Amanda said: "Mike came to York to work at Pavers shoes as a merchandiser and I all ready worked there as a buyer. That's basically how we met.

"He's just as bad when it comes to shoes and he wore a designer pair too."

The couple even managed to carry on the shoe theme at the reception - with all their guests sitting at tables named after different fashion designers.

The head table was fittingly named after Jimmy Choo himself.

But even Amanda's fabulous fashion sense gave way to comfort in the end.

She added: "It was a hot day and by the end of the day they were making my feet hurt. I wore them till 11pm and then gave up and put my slippers on!"