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    • Nuttytart
      CommentAuthorNuttytart
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    Just wondered how long before your wedding you all had your dresses, I haven't looked yet!




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    • shinyshiny
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    i picked mine about a month ago from a shop on ebay and i'm not getting married till next may hehe! :)
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    • sabs
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    I got mine a year before my wedding only because i was in love with it when i tried it on and also it wasa great bargain.
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    • hollyjt1985
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    the place ive ordered mine from said it takes up to 6months to come in and then to allow time for alterations.
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    • Nuttytart
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    Best get looking then! :)




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    • CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs Nicol
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    i have found mine but havn't ordered it yet... :)
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    • eebeegeebee
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    Got mine about a month ago, wasn't planning on getting it til about three months before the wedding but fell in love with this one.

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    • Mrs fairytale
      CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
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    im not getting married till may next year and i chose my dress april last year, they are ordering my dress this september so should have it by christmas ooohhh exciting xx

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    • CommentAuthorMrsd2b
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    I got mine a few weeks ago. xx
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    • Mrs (Dove) Pidgeon
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    11.5 months. Also started looking 11.5 months before. Took less than an hour.

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    • mrs pinkalice
      CommentAuthormrs pinkalice
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    i was planning to look in september a year before, but i'm far too impatient for that

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    • essexk
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    bought my dress before we had a date!! (we were looking at venues so not being a total bridezilla) x x
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    • prissy
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    bought mine 1.5 years before the wedding off e-bay
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    • shellay
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    i picked mine 18 months before the wedding, i could not wait to get it sorted x

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    • x~Hails~x
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    I found the one about 3 months ago :-) just havent brought it yet :-(

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    • Roxii
      CommentAuthorRoxii
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    I'm getting married in 4 years and a month, lol, and i've already chosen my dress.. not bought it yet, but I have checked that they will still make it for me closer to the time.. Am hoping to slim a little, but incase I dont i'm not ordering the size I want to be, It'll be a difficult dress to make alterations too.. (pics on profile) x

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    • emster
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    About 6 months before the big day. It was the earliest time I could go lol xx
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    • pinkkirsty
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    I ordered mine 5 weeks ago and it came today i wasnt planning to get it so quickly but when i saw it i had to have it xx
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    • dallas
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    i bought mine at the weekend with 16 months still to go, it's never too early! once you see the one you just have to have it!! Good luck x
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    • Nuttytart
      CommentAuthorNuttytart
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    Thanks folks, will book up and get it sorted!




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    • Kaya
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    Chose mine back in feb.... soo 16 months ish before... will we buying it towards end of this month though... so about 13 months ..

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    • doushka
      CommentAuthordoushka
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    ok dont laugh but ive had mine for 3 years,
    only know h2b for 2 1/2 years,
    its true,
    i just happened to see a gorgeous dress that i feel in love with in the sale, had spare money at the time so thought why not, thats my dress and if i never get married i can always sell it on for a profit.

    but now i actually get to wear it :)
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    • CarolanneJune
      CommentAuthorCarolanneJune
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    i have picked mine but not bought it yet
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    • CommentAuthorButterflyDreamer
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    Ive found mine but wont be buying it as not getting married until 2012 i plan on loosing alot of weight before i get married
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    • CarolanneJune
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    i'm trying to lose weight as well butterflydreamer its so hard
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    • tasha
      CommentAuthortasha
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    i tried on dresses for the first time last october. I went to a different shop on the easter bank holiday weekend and found my dress. Havent ordered it yet will be doing that in july but i know where it is and what it is (pics on profile!) and im not getting married till next august!
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    • Mrs Turps (Nicpep)
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    I picked mine before I picked the groom :P

    lol seriously, not very long, it was just after we got engaged, before the date was set so 12 months

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    • catch
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    l ordered my dress in Nov last year, it's due to arrive around July l bought it from shop called the wedding planner in helensburgh, l just recieved a lovely tea length ivory wedding dress l;m going to change into, this one came from on line wedding shop and its lovely exactly like the picture fully lined with boned bodice xx ( pic of both on my album page ) xx
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    • Nuttytart
      CommentAuthorNuttytart
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    Thanks folks, I bet its busy in dress shops this time of year!




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    • Mrs Steph Lapworth
      CommentAuthorMrs Steph Lapworth
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    I got my dress already had it since end of 2007 as we should have got married last year but had to pospone x

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    • Kesha
      CommentAuthorKesha
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    i picked mine in April 2009 so I still had 15 months to go! it came in to the shop in March 2010!
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    • gemma.leftley@hotmai
      CommentAuthorgemma.leftley@hotmai
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    I started looking about a year in advance but only bought it in January - 5 months before. I was told that it takes 3 months to be made and delivered. I have my final fitting tomorrow and get married the following week! Try and do as much as you can in advance to save stress at a later date and spread the cost. Some wedding dress shops will look after your dress until the big day so it won't matter how far in advance you buy it. x
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    • CommentAuthorMrsB
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    I bought mine in January its on delayed order but I had to have it and it gives me a goal to stay one size =) x
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    • clare
      CommentAuthorclare
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    i found mine a year before, i was just mooching and came across it, cant wait to get my mitts on it in june :)
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    • Lynz_9
      CommentAuthorLynz_9
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    Once I have my venue booked and know where I am getting married I will start looking. Hopefully next month :-) x
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    • Hoxxyhula
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    I have just put a deposit down on mine, so just over a year before. Now I keep having dreams that I try it on again and hate it!!
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    • lifesizedoll
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    I got mine just over a month ago and I'm not getting married until Aug 2011. I had been looking ever since my h2b proposed, which was last Nov. I planned on getting mine second-hand to save money so I knew I would have to be on the look out early to find a dress I liked at a good price, and that wasn't too far out from my dress size, so that it could be altered. But if you are buying new then you wont have to look quite as early as when you find a dress you like, you can order it in your size, but when I was going to dress shops, they said I would have to order the dress at least 6 months before.
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    • Nicci
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    I bought mine in feb this year and dont get married till June 2011 x
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    • heather
      CommentAuthorheather
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    my dress took 9mnths to come into the shop i ordered mine at the start of organisen everythin which was 2 year in advance a tip from me though dnt keep lookin after u get it..xxx
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    • L JO
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    Ordered mine today :-) x
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    • Kimi
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    Bought mine about a month ago. Love it - it fits me now but hoping to lose weight so I can look even better already done claimed I'll use Chicken Fillets if I lose my bust as I usually lose them first.

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    • Helen
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    Haven't looked yet, going at the end of June x
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    • CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs Nicol
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    i've choosen mine already, i know its ages away but i fell in love with it when i saw it.. :)
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    • charlotteverity
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    i found mine in a bridal shop in december and am getting it made by a dress maker . so much cheaper. x




 

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