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I got engaged in April 2009 and bought my dress in July 2009. So I didn't wait long! My dress came in 13 months before my wedding. Some people think this is too early, but I never had dress regret or wished I would have waited, so it worked out perfectly for me!
I started looking 11 months before the wedding. I ordered 9 months before. It is suggested you have at least 6 months to give it time to come in and make alterations.
Obviously this is only if you do it thru a store, I am doing mine online so should only take 2 months to arrive, and this gives me plenty of time to do alternations. Going into the store was just to help me decide on a silhouette and the feature I wanted :)
I tried on dresses for the first time just 1 month after our engagement (15 months before the wedding). But I only went because my mom was in town and wanted to, and I had a strict no-buy policy. After that, I didn't go again until 7 months before, and didn't buy my dress until 6 months before.
Basically - try on dresses whenever! Remember - you can go (and have fun) as many times as you'd like. :)
I got engaged in June and first tried on dresses in October. My wedding is in September. I'm getting it this weekend though!
I answered "other" because I got engaged 23 months before the wedding, and started trying on dresses 2 months after that. Try on dresses whenever you want! I bought my dress 11 months before the wedding date, and I'm still waiting for it to come in.
@LissaBell86: By the way, I am 5'0 too, and it definitely made dressing shopping a little more challenging.
Thank you Bees!!! I thought it might be weird to go & just have fun & try on dresses...or maybe the women in the store would look at me funny when I told them how far off my wedding date is! So now I know that most Brides do this!! Guess I am going to make an appointment for after Christmas to go & try some on!!! SO EXCITED!! Thanks again Bees!!!! :)
I bought my dress about 14 months before and spent 2 months shopping before that deciding. If you can be confident in your decision, I say go for it.
I got engaged in May and ordered my dress in October (which will be in, in March 2012). I am not getting married until December 2012. We are having a 19 month long engagement.
I was engaged in May 2010, started trying on dresses in November 2010, and ordered December 2010. The dress arrived in April. My wedding was in September 2011!
You shouldn't wait too much longer! They told me my dress could take up to 9 months to come in. I went in October 2011 for my October 2012 wedding.
I started looking for my dress about 3 months after I got engaged. So over a year before my wedding. I actually had a tiny bit of dress regeret last week. I think because I had been staring at pictures of myself in the sample for too long. But I definitely got over it and I am back to loving my dress.
I agree with @Nicoley1985 do not wait much longer. Wedding dresses take a while to come in :)
Good luck and don't forget to post photos!
From working at a couture cleaner, I can tell you that we normally suggest that a bride come in with their gown about three months prior to the wedding for the initial consultation. You may be surprised how long it takes for certain gowns to come in...and those dates given are not set in stone either. Even if you are planning on choosing a sample gown, it's important to take into the consideration of cleaning this gown. Please keep in mind that sample gowns rarely turn out looking "like new" . However, a good cleaner can bring it back to life and also do some minor restructuring to certain areas that were possibly damaged by all the previous try-ons.
We have a 2 year engagement and I went to try on dresses 2 months in haahhaha. I just really wanted to try some on! The 4th place I went to I found a dress I'm in love with, and it's for the designer's 2012 collection that the store had gotten in early. So luckily I know the dress isn't going anywhere anytime soon, and I can probably get it preowned nice and cheap later on. And I get plenty of time to change my mind (but I don't see that happening).
I bought my dress at the end of February for my October wedding. I began looking mid-January b/c two of my bridesmaids were in town on the same weekend. The dress came in at the beginning of September and I had three fittings before the wedding day.
I have went and tried on and already purchased! I started looking...oh, 13-14 months before. I couldn't wait and many shops recommend getting started early so you're not rushed. The dress can take several months to actually come in, so no worries about losing weight. You'll likely need alterations regardless.
I bought mine in February for a November wedding. Good thing because it didn't come in until the beginning of October, and I neede minor alterations to have it taken in slightly.
Thanks guys for those last couple comments...now I realize that I was being silly in thinking I was too early to try one Dresses! I just called my Mother & we are going to make an appointment for after Christmas!! Thanks Bees!!!
I went to try on dresses five and a half months before the wedding, and that was perfect. My dress came in two months before the wedding, which left planty of time for alterations (and since I'd also lost quite a bit of weight, my dress had to be taken in).
I went six months before. it took four stores and one weekend. I'm 5'0, too, so I was nervous. But, really, the dresses look beautiful on any height.
@LissaBell86: we are getting married the same day :) i ordered my dress last month and it will be here in march
I see your dilema, but if you go now you can build up your knowlegde of dress shopping which will make it easier once you are at your goal weight ( Congrats on losing weight btw!) . True once at your goal weight you might need to go all over again to see what compliments your new physique but if you are itching to go I say go:)
We didn't have much money so we knew we had to go early as possible to have it paid off long before the wedding. We went in April 2011 and bought the dress in payments over the course of April and May. My wedding isn't for 6 more months. So we bought my dress15 months before the wedding =D
I got engaged in October of 2011, and bought my dress in November 2011, which I thought was early since our wedding is in July 2012, but I'm glad I did it because my dress won't be in until May 2012, so if I waited much longer it would have been cutting it close. I was in a similar situation with wanting to lose weight, but I chosse a dress that laced up in the back so if I gain/lose a little weight, I won't need to alter the whole dress. I would go sooner rather than later, because you may need to get the length altered since you are a little shorter than what the dresses standarly come in. You want to give plently of time for them to alter the length and for you to see it again and perhaps alter again if need be.
I went at 6 months and had to pay rush shipping on my dress. My fittings were all rushed into 3 weeks too....I also didn't get my dress until the Wednesday before my Saturday wedding.
If I could do it all over again I would have gone earlier.
I definitely went shopping 18+ months before the final wedding date. I want to say I bought it November 2009. Initially we had it planned for Spring 2010, but my visa threw a wrench into things and then a deployment, so we had to delay it until Summer 2011.
I'm not getting married until May 2013 and I've already gone dress shopping! I went because I wanted to get an idea of what style and shape I wanted, so that when it gets down to crunch time I'd already know what I'm looking for...not to mention it gives you more time to search for sales. I lucked out and have some great trunk shows coming my area over the next few months, so now I know what I like AND I'm probably going to rack up the discounts. ;)
I went shopping (and purchased mine) 14 months before our wedding! It worked out for me, though I know it doesn't always for others. Lol.
We were engaged in October 2011 and set our date for May 2012. I was finishing up my thesis so I couldn't justify going dress shopping until the first weekend of this month - but I did a lot of online dress stalking. After going to two shops and trying on about 10 dresses I fell in love with the dress I researched online. I was already cutting it close because we were past the 6 month mark, but I told them my wedding was actually two weeks earlier so I wouldn't have any last minute problems.
Got engaged on New Year's Day of this year and started dress shopping around June or July. I wanted to start dress shopping early because I had my heart set on a particular dress. I purchased my dress in November and picked a completely different dress. My dress should come way before the actual wedding which will allow me to make any necessary alterations.
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Bees....I need to know something!!!! I am really wanting to go try on Dresses! My Wedding isn't til October 2012...so I don't want to go too soon b/c I have been loosing weight & I don't want to get something & then have to have it altered. I guess I am so anxious to go b/c I have been loosing wieght & I am also 5"0 feet tall & I am just curious to see what some dresses will look like on me!! So the question I am asking is how early was it when you went & tried on dresses?!?!? Or tell me if you have went early to just try on dresses & then went back a second time sooner to the date & bought your dress? Really need some advice!!! :) I am going to add a Poll but please leave comments too!!