Dress Shopping 🛍

8-10 months from your wedding date, maybe a year if you’re worried about a dress you want to try on no longer being available.

I don't think its ever to early to start looking or trying stuff on! It also gives you time to visit a few different boutiques/stores. I think the earlier the better, because then you can also plan for alterations appointments if you need more than one. My dress took 6 months after I ordered it, and then alterations take another 1-2 months. And usually the boutique or seamstress can hold onto it until you pick it up before the wedding.

I'm October 2020 too and I already got my dress! Ordered it in January and it still hasn't arrived yet. I figure by the time I have my fittings and stuff it'll be ready in time

It's never too early! But, also, the earlier you shop... the more likely you are to find a deal. Our engagement will only be five months at the end of it...which was shorter than dress ordering time. I had a shopping day planned with my mom, FMIL, and best friends and as I was researching which stores I wanted to go to...one of them that I had been to before for my best friends dress (and wanted to go to) was an off the rack and they were having a sample sale two days before my scheduled dress day. Their normally $1000-$4500 dresses would all be on sale for $200-$1000 dollars. So, we went to just that store that day and I found my dress (Essence of Australia and so so so beautiful with only a hemline alteration needed) normally $2500; I got it for $1000.

My wedding is August 2020 and I ordered my dress in May. Should arrive in the new year. It's time to star looking.

Your dress should be ordered 10 months before the wedding to allow time for it to arrive and allow you time for alterations.

It is pretty far in advance, but if you want to - go for it. Just be careful to not keep looking at dresses after you've ordered one. If you do you might come across a dress you love more.

View Quoted Comment That’s exactly my concern. Haha

View Quoted Comment Thank you Meghan I will start looking around the November i think!

View Quoted Comment How exciting !!! 🤗🤗🤗

View Quoted Comment Wow that’s amazing ! I have been eyeing the essence of Australia gowns as well!

View Quoted Comment That’s awesome ! I got engaged in April and all I’ve done is book the venue lol

View Quoted Comment That makes sense! I think I will start November. I haven’t tried on any dresses at all and have no remote idea of how I will look in one!

View Quoted Comment You’re welcome! That will give you plenty of time. I’m getting married this October. I began looking in December of 2018 and purchased my dress in January of 2019. I have 1 alterations appointment left, so my timing as worked out perfectly.

I’m in the same boat! I wanna try stuff on NOW but I also wanna lose a dress size first lol but I also want enough time for alterations. When’s your date?! I’m 10/23/20

Mines on the 16th! A week before yours and on a Friday as well 😆. When do you plan to start looking for sure ?

I'm August 2020 and I'm getting my dress custom made. I'm hoping to get production started by October and it'll take about 3-5 months time. Once I get it, I'll still have plenty of time for any alterations I may need so I guess it would depend. Some people genuinely just want to buy them as early as possible especially in the case that some of the dresses are discontinued if they waited too long. It's ultimately a personal decision.

I went dress shopping about a year before my wedding. I had the dress salon hold onto my dress until my wedding.