Hi ladies. Just wondering how soon in advance you all booked appointments to go and try on wedding dresses? I am thinking of starting to look/try in June.. Should I be making appointments now? I appreciate certain days (like Saturdays) are going to be busier than others but can also do weekdays as it's relatively easy to book the time off work and my mum works from home so organises her own workload accordingly.. xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
I made my first app with a bridal boutique locally and I needed an app to make sure my sister could be there, they do one late night I got the first available and that's the 19th May, so I would say get in and get booking now to guarantee the day you want xx
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CommentAuthorEmmaG
Hey hun, all the ones i rang could pretty much fit me in either that week if was weekday, or within 2/3 weeks if wanted a Saturday. A few times i rang up on the day and said could I pop in later and they said yes and gave me a time when they had a hour free. This was November though so may find more busier spring/summer . OOOOh how exciting dress shopping.. :) xx
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CommentAuthorDanielleS0709
I booked mines the week before for an evening appointment. But was a waiting list for Saturdays.
21st May 2016 xxx
CommentAuthorFlossie
Ahh I didn't even think about evenings as well.. to be honest I am really flexible so shouldn't be too tricky trying to get appointments then x
Give some of them a call and see what they list is like. Some shops might be busy so you'd have to book up early.
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I don't even know where I want to go yet! Probably should get researching... It hasn't totally sunk in that I'm going to getting a wedding dress lol x
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorSarah D
I feel the same way! I think im going to be quiet emotional trying on dresses because then it might hit me its all real, booking and paying deposits on things doesn't feel real because its all done and waiting to happen xx
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CommentAuthorMrsEmmaP
I feel like I'm dressing up in my mum's clothes wearing my dress haha! Hasn't quite sunk in yet! x
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CommentAuthorEmmilou82
I booked 2 weeks ahead for 12pm on a Saturday so yeah id give them a call now to be safe..... Im having a girly night tonight with my friend and I trying my dress on with shoes. I cannot wait to parade around the living room ha ha ha
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CommentAuthorAprilS61
I didn't make any appointments!
I wouldn't worry about getting squeezed in for now though, June is still three months away so you'll pretty much get whenever you want :) x
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I think I'll give it a month or so :) obviously I have never done this before so wasn't sure!! Haha. Time to get researching some bridal shops... x
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorEmmaG
so exciting going to look at dresses !! the problem I had was that I fell in love with a few different dresses, different styles and all in different shops that were in different towns too.. so it meant I couldn't try them on at same place and work out how they compared.. if you know what I mean. so if you can , just choose shops that are near each other or in same town even ! ha.. at least then if have same problem you may be able to run from one to the other and see which is best.. ha.. :)
Soooooo excited to be marrying my Best Friend !!
Life is Wild, Love it Live it !
CommentAuthorFlossie
I'm definitely wanting to look out of Swindon - probably Bath and the surrounding areas :) x
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
Can't wait to see which dress you get x
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CommentAuthorCatherineR
Ooooo, this is very exciting Flossie!! Your wedding is one of the ones I've been looking forward to the most so I'm very excited to see what you get and all the pretty dresses :) xx
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CommentAuthorKatieH
The first time I booked an appointment was about 2-3 weeks before, the second time I booked it 2 months before xx
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CommentAuthorleasa
I booked my appointments a few weeks before, bought my dress 13 months ago. It took 2 months to find/decide.
Tip: don't go to too many places, you'll confuse yourself. Do your research and check their websites for pictures of what they stock. Try on different styles (more to rule them out, I very quickly found what I didn't like, which helped me narrow it down to which style I wanted)
Good luck and most importantly have fun!
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CommentAuthorCordeliaC
Well i'm already booking appointments and i still have 28 months to go! The excitement has taken over me! :) x
CommentAuthorthefuture:Mrs_Hurren
I think it depend on shop to shop how far in advance you need to book, it never too soon to start looking x
CommentAuthorFlossie
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Thanks for the comments ladies! And thank you Owl, what a lovely thing to say
I've always had June in my head to start trying on, so sticking with June :) see how much more weight I can lose before then as well! I've deliberately not really looked at many pics of dresses as I know as soon as I try them on it's going to be completely different.. I don't want to set my heart on something and then find it doesn't actually suit me. So I'm a blank canvas and will certainly try on lots of different styles! There are a few "must try" designers I want to try, but several of them will be stocked in the same shop anyway. I reckon I would only need to go to about 2 or 3. Thanks for the tip Leasa xx
Happily married
18th June 2016
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CommentAuthorAprilS61
I'm excited for youuu! Don't forget if you're wanting to look out of town not to go too far as you'll have to go back a few times for fittings (and see if there's anywhere you don't have to pay to park! I got caught out with that one haha) x
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthorKayleighS46
I actually bought my dress back in July last year - it then arrived 4 weeks ago and its being stored at my parents house! It was purely for me to just get an 'idea' 5 dresses later Id found the '1' havent looked at any other dresses since ! xx
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CommentAuthorMrsThomson2B
my dress has been in for almost 6 months already, and was ordered a year before that. I had booked my appointments about 2-3 weeks in advance xx
