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Veronica
Expert June 2021

2020 wedding dress shopping!

Veronica, on November 11, 2018 at 11:53 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 12

Hi everyone! This is my first post but my fiancé and I just booked our venue and secured our date May 17,2020 we are so excited 🎉 we already have photographer and viedeographer booked! So my question is it too soon to start looking for wedding dresses? How many stores did you go to before you found the one?

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Latest activity by Maren, on November 12, 2018 at 4:10 PM
  • Kenisha
    Champion June 2019
    Kenisha ·
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    Hey Veronica! Good job - way to get on top of things! You can always start looking now to get ideas. I don't think it's ever really too early to start planning for your wedding!

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  • D
    Just Said Yes July 2020
    Danielle ·
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    Yay! I'm a 2020 bride too. I found my dress already in the first store I went into. It brought me to tears so I know its the one. Perfect dress. Its still early but if say you can really dive into looking by spring. Maybe MArch or April. Good luck and have fun.
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  • Mrs. S
    Master November 2019
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    Congrats! I went to one store two weeks after I got engaged and found the perfect dress. I don’t think it’s ever too soon.
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  • Marissa
    Expert August 2019
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    Usually about a year out is when it’s recommended. This is due to ordering time on some dresses. Also, dress regret is real and sometimes people who shop to early have dress regret later on.
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  • MissSoonToBe
    Expert May 2020
    MissSoonToBe ·
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    Congrats I’m a April 2020 Bride to Be! I found my dress but I’m not ordering it until Feb. It takes 6 months to comeback and probably another 2 months for alterations. So you are just fine in your planning
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  • Rachel
    Super July 2019
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    I wouldn’t start shopping more than a year ahead. I started a year out and over the course of 3 months completely changed what style of dress I thought I’d get so I’m really glad I waited and took my time with picking my dress!
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  • Chase
    Expert November 2018
    Chase ·
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    Congrats!!! I don’t think it’s too early as long as you know the feel or theme you want for your day.
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  • Future Mrs. K
    VIP June 2019
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    I got my dress 5 months after I got engaged and about 13 months before my wedding. I’d Say you can start looking whenever you want just make sure you absolutely love it before buying so you don’t change your mind!
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  • Sara
    Expert October 2019
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    I started looking a year out for my dress. I found mine after visiting the second dress shop but I went to 2 more after that just to make sure. Then I made another appointment a week later after I found two. I went back to the first dress shop and tried on the dress I fell in love with but showed the consultant the other dress I also liked and she was able to show me a dress they just got in a couple of days before that looked like both of the dresses but it was a little out of budget. Since my fmil saw how happy this dress made me, she offered to pay the rest of it.
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  • La Rhonda
    Savvy July 2020
    La Rhonda ·
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    Congrats! About a year would be reasonable. Because my weight tends to fluctuate, I want to wait til it’s about a year away from our date. If your weight is pretty steady, then go with the flow! 😀
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  • Shaunte
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    Shaunte ·
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    I'm a April 2020 bride. I'm going dress shopping for my reception dress in April 2019, but I've already started brainstorming my ceremony dress with Anomalie. I don't think it's ever too early.

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  • Maren
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    Maren ·
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    Hi Veronica! Welcome to WeddingWire and congrats on your engagement!

    Congrats on picking your date and looking your venue! Big steps in your wedding planning process and we are so excited for you! Smiley heart

    You can always start looking now at silhouettes, styles, and bridal boutiques to get ideas. I agree, I don't think it's ever too early to start thinking about what you want!

    Have you been looking at dresses online? Or do you have an idea, vision, or style in m ind of what you think you might like? Smiley heart

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