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When to buy the wedding dress

How far in advance before the wedding should I buy the dress? I know I need to allow time for alterations and fittings, so how many months in advance would I need?

Re: When to buy the wedding dress

  • I think 6 to 9 months is usually the norm.
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  • Ditto pp, it may also depend on the designer. Designers all have different ship times. I'd consider calling a bridal shop you want to look for dresses at and ask them what their thoughts are for shipping and alterations times. I ordered my dress in May for a November wedding and had to pay for rush shipping in order to avoid cutting it too close to the wedding.
  • Never too early, before 6-9 months.

    I bought my dress in Feb 2010, before we had anything else for the wedding planned and I still love it, and I knew when I saw it that it was my dress
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  • My wedding isn't until April 2012 and I already bought my dress back in August...I went into a sale where the shop was selling dresses off the rack and found one that fit me and the vibe I wanted for my wedding for $99, and I didn't want to pass up the opportunity!  However, it has a corset back so if I gain or lose weight there is a little margin for error.
    Whoever said it was supposed to be happily ever after is a big fat liar.
  • I'd say 6-9 months.
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  • Just bought mine on Saturday.  They said it will be here February.  My wedding is in June.  So excited!
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  • I just bought mine today and my wedding isn't until Nov 2011. But the shop I was in said now is an ideal time (even though to me, it seemed so early). They said theyve had problems where someone ordered in February (for a nov wedding) and it only came in 10 days before the wedding. Better safe then sorry, I think, if you know what you want!
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