How long before your wedding did you buy your dress?

It was my first wedding purchase, right at a year out.

I received it 3 months after the order date, and just finished doing my first (and hopefully final) fitting at the end of March. Wedding is memorial day.

Bought mine in January for a July wedding. People were telling me how behind I was in the timing, so I get the impression lots of people buy it 6-10 months in advance.

It's a sample so that meant there weren't concerns of not getting it made in time, etc.

6 Months before.

Started looking about 11 months before, but didn't buy mine until last month.

I was really gung-ho about shopping at first, but after a while of not finding "my" dress I stopped looking for a while, then about 6 months ahead of time I got back to looking.

6 months

Ordered in September, it arrived a month early arounfvmarch 1, first fitting got pushed back due to work conflicts so it'll be 4/18.

I bought mine in December and they told me it would get here the first week of June. I'm really hoping that it comes in early! Our wedding is in July!

A year and a day. I have only second guessed it (and even that wasn't really very serious) once, and I blame WW ads for that!

I'm getting married in July and I'm hoping to find my dress next month, so two maybe three months before?

I ordered mine 14 months before. It came in 5 months after I ordered it.

I ordered mine at the beginning of Dec, it's supposed to be in THIS month (SO EXCITED). And our wedding is in Nov. I really didn't think I would find my dress on my first go around, but I'm glad I did because they said it would take 5 months to get in : )

I got engaged in July and didnt go shopping until January. Got it at the 4th store I went to. I am glad I shopped around thought. It gave me options. I fell in love with at least one dress in every store but so glad I waited and didnt impulse buy. I love my dress. It isnt due in until May . I cant wait to see it again! Our wedding is in November, so lots of time.Good luck!

Originally I bought mine about a month before our original date. I'm not one who has been dreaming of getting married and The Dress since childhood so it was put off for a while. Luckily I was the same size as the mannequin my dress was on so they had one in my size and it only needed a hemming. I also bought mine in the "off season" so the seamstress had an opening a week after I bought it. Our vow renewal is in a little over 2 years, so hopefully I'll still fit. I did wear it for our JOP ceremony which was about 4 months after our original date.

I ordered my dress about 8 months before the wedding..

I got my dress in March and my wedding is in September. But I think it's good to look around long before the dress purchase to find out what you like the most.

9 months

A little under 12 months before the wedding. Glad I did buy it early because I ordered in on November 19 and because it's a Maggie it's still not here yet!!! Hopefully soon lol! It'll give me about 6 months for alterations which is nice!

2 years, but we changed the date after i bought it

Wedding was in October. We bought our dresses in February. Because we got them from a consignment store, we took them home the same day we picked them out.

I purchased my dress last May. It was on sale for $99 and I couldn't pass it up! Glad I did too, because you can't find it now.