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I wouldn't worry about it. No one will know what season it is from. It's more important that you love it than it is "current"
No guest cares about weddings- or dresses, for that matter, as much as we do. Trust me, no one will remember your dress after the wedding unless you look hideous in it.
Rock it, girl!
The only people that would know, would be those that sell wedding dresses!
If you love it, go for it!
The collection year your dress came out in means nothing.
Some of the most beautiful dresses I've seen are from earlier collections.
Besides, your dress will not "look dated" if it's from 2008.
If you love the dress, buy it.
If you need a better example, check out a few of the older BEE weddings, Mrs. Cherry Pie got married in the fall of 2008, her Pronovias dress was/is gorgeous, and brides ARE still choosing it.
Maybe instead if thinking of the dress as "dated" you can look at it as "timeless"
My dress was a "last season" dress too. However I didn't buy from one of the couture lines, and being caught up with the latest fashion is more of a couture thing in my observation. What dress do you have?
Anyway what it all comes down to is looking beautiful on your wedding day, and who cares what year the dress was designed, as long as it's the one that makes you feel like a bride!
Ohmygosh, when a dress came out doesn't matter to me at all! The criteria (in my opinion) for finding a dress is 1. has to be in your price range, 2. you have to love it and 3. you have to love the way you look/feel in it. If its 5 years old, 10 years old, whatever- its no biggie!
I think the only possible concerns is if you've seen a lot of people wearing that dress. You may not see it as being as special because you've seen so many other people in it. But that could happen with a newer dress, so age really doesn't matter.
Do what's best for you and whats gonna make you feel the best on your wedding day.
I agree, if you love it, wear it! It's not as if anyone (outside of serious wedding planning freaks - ha ha) will even know.
My dress is used, and I really do care about fashion - but part of that caring is having my own style, not following trends. What's important is that you love your dress!
I agree wear it if you love it! No one is going to have any idea its a older line unless its a 1985 dress!
Absolutley don't worry! The first dress I feel in love with (that was in budget, but that's another story!) was a sample that I found out had been discontinued in 2008, but with it's cut-tulle skirt and lace bodice, it shared a lot of design features with current dresses. If you love it, wear it!
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Don't worry about it. I'm not sure when my dress came out, but before I bought it last year, I was googling pictures of real brides wearing it and quite a few of them had 2007 weddings. So the dress must have come out in 2006 at the latest. I wore it with pride in 2010! The fact that the dress was from a prior season wasn't a factor in my decision at all.
Let's see your dress!
If you love it you should wear! I know a few girls who actually wore their grandmothers wedding dresses down the aisle, and not one person said the word dated, everyone said beautiful and timeless. Which I'm sure you will look in your dress if you truely do love it! Who cares about what season it came out in, I think most dresses look the same lol besides for the details that changed from season to season.
THANKS ALL!! I think I have to get this dress now !!
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You certainly do! Especially if you like it. If it makes you feel any better, my dress 'debuted' in 2005. It is still gorgeous and I love it. Think of it this way (if this matters to you) - there will be fewer brides wearing your gown!
If you love it, it's the one for you regardless of the date it was styled! My dress was apparently styled in 2006, but I certainly didn't see that it appeared dated when I chose it, and I'm sure the guests and my groom won't have a clue it's a 4 year old design.
Enjoy your timeless dress!
@WTOOBridetoBe: You look gorgeous in that dress! No one is going to ask or know what season that's from! If you love it wear it! Plus you look great in it so who cares!
I think that you should wear whatever makes YOU feel comfortable. Are people really going to notice your dress if from 2 years ago? Probably not.
That's gorgeous! You better get it! I'm about to get the dress I've been drooling over since 2007!
I second everyone else...it doesn't matter. If you love it, then get it. No one would know what season the dress came out. My dress was also a WToo from the same season as yours, and I loved it.
If your dress is a classic style, it doesn't matter what "year" it was born. Classics are timeless, and as stated in this thread many times, sometimes become less expensive as the years go by - a GREAT thing for those of us who love a deal.
If I could wear the Oscar De La Renta dress that Jenna Bush wore (I'd wear hers if she offered), I'd be ecstatic! That dress is a classic, and she wore it two, maybe three years ago?
My dress is a sooooo last season dress too! I had no idea when I bought it. It wasn't until I went home and looked it up online that I even saw that it was from 2008. It bugged me at first because I thought I was buying a "new" dress, but when I thought about it, it really doesn't matter. No one will notice :)
@lisalew5472: I agree on price. in 2007 my dream dress was $$$$ at kleinfields. In 2010 it was $ and now they don't even carry the sample. Others do however and it's a good selling dress still :-)
all that matters is if you like the dress, and if it doesnt resemble something that is truly dated...
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Don't worry about it. Unless your friends and family are wedding attire fashonistas I am sure they will never know. I have heard of brides looking for a dream dress they cut out of a magazine 5 years ago. If you love the dress, buy it.
I totally agree with everyone else. If you love it, who cares when it debuted! I bought my dress in December 2008 for my wedding in November of this year. They don't even sell it anymore. :) As long as it looks current (which it will, 2008 wasn't all that long ago), you'll be fine!
@MrsH1010: You know what.. if you took off the sleeves, and made it less of a sweetheart, that one wouldn't be that dated either!
Point is.. get the one you love!
That's a gorgeous dress, and it looks lovely on you! I agree with the other Bees. If you love it, go for it. My dress is from a few seasons ago, too, and I don't care one bit. Luckily, wedding dress fashion seems to shift very, very slowly.
I say it matters none, but then again I am someone who wears 95% thrift store finds and adores vintage! I kinda wish it mattered, maybe the 2008 dress I'm currently in love with would be cheaper as a result! 
But really, if you love it that is all that matters!
iwould be more worried about getting a dress that's obviously something that was 'in' at the time. you want a dress that you can look at with your grandkids and not blush (yes i mean the 80s dresses lol ) most wedding dresses are beautiful and timeless and the one you've picked is for sure
I wouldnt worry about it. I dont even know which season my dress is from. All I know is that it was in the store and it wasnt discontinued yet. lol. If you love the dress dont let last season status deter you. Nobody will notice.
That dress is lovely! As long as it doesn't have puffy 90's sleeves no one will know when it's from.
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I really love this dress, however, it first debuted in Fall 2008....is there such a thing as wearing something thats "soo last season". I feel like, who knows which bridal gowns are from what season unless you are actually going through the process.
For some reason I still think about it, like I'm wearing an outdated dress(though it definitely doesn't look outdated)....by the time i get married it will have been 3 years since it came out. I don't think I can let this stop me from buying my dream dress!?!?!?