Hi girlies my wedding date is no longer November 2014.. Its Now July 2014 :D its still 14 months away but.. When should i start looking at wedding dresses?? And when do i order?? Also when should i book my venue? Any advice would be great :) xxx
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CommentAuthorBlue
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im getting married 26th july 2014 and i bought my dress today :) Venue has been booked for a few months now x
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CommentAuthorEllenH27
I'm getting married April 2015 and have my venue and Dress... never a bad thing to be organised x
I get married next May and ordered my dress last month. My dress will take 6 months to come in and that's before any alterations etc.
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CommentAuthorMrsEvans13
My dress could take up to 9'months to arrive & 2 months worth of alterations so i would start looking now hun xxx
CommentAuthorRennie1989
My venue was booked 12 months before the date and I started looking at dresses around then, but didn't order it until January this year. Definitely start looking now :)
CommentAuthorStellyWelly
Thats great thx hunnies :D its so exciting!! Any recommendations on where to look for a dress? I live in lancashire!! Also once ive booked my venue when do i send wedding invites out?? Xxx
CommentAuthorInDreamland
Start looking now! I started in .March last year and getting married in 3 days! I didn't decide the dress I wanted until July last year after trying on over 20 dresses and going to 4 bridal stores so you need time to try lotsa different styles and find the one then get an order in.
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
I've got my dress, but think I would've waited a bit longer had I not been 'pressured' into looking lol and after trying about 9 dresses I fell in love with a sale one £1299 down to £600 so I think it was meant to be as I think if I'd waited I'd have ended up spending a lot more... We are planning on sending out our invites in January - march for a September 2014 wedding with a strict RSVP date so we have time to chase any ditherers lol.... And dress wise, I'd say just make a few appointments at a few different boutiques,and just see how it goes, do u have any friends that have got married that could give u some guidance over what shop to go to.... I got mine from a shop I wasn't even intending to go to til a friend said the service was excellent x
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CommentAuthorBrigitteB
I'd say get your venue booked before you look at dresses. A dress I liked before deciding on our venue I now realise would look wrong. I'm now considering styles I'd previously dismissed.
CommentAuthorBev
I'd probably start looking now so you have an idea of what you like x
CommentAuthorbex
NOW my dress has been on order for around 10 months now and is still not here, they just tell me not to worry it will be here
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CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
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Now, we booked our venue 2 and a half years in advance and a lot of dates had already gone, and I ordered my dress at the end of February for our wedding in August 2014 xx
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CommentAuthorBethanW52
I went bridal shopping for the first time last week and was told they need 8 months- a year to make the dress, depending on the style. The shop I was in (B__K__X) also offered me a payment plan, to pay for my dress month by month, which obviously you can't do if you leave it close to the wedding. I would find it easier personally, paying it off bit by bit rather than in one lump sum a couple of months before the wedding.
CommentAuthorNataliesoon2bMitchel
I am getting married in May 2014 and I started shopping for mine in feb this year and picked and bought 'the one' in March :-) I find its better to be organised and enjoy the wedding planning rather then leave it until later and become 'bridezilla'. Enjoy the dress shopping stage its so much fun, and my only tip is try on all different shapes and styles as you never know what one you will fall in love with. x
CommentAuthorLulu1388
I started looking in July last year, ordered it end of August, as needed a good 6 months to order it in, as with xmas and new year closures etc, it arrived in Jan but had original date of March, and then had those months for alterations etc, and get married in just under 2 weeks!
I left mine quite late to look but i really didnt want to go dress shopping so left it as late as i could! x
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CommentAuthorAna40
Im getting married next june and although i may have a look this summer i am not planning on buying anything till after january. Im seriously considering going with the lady who can not be named as i dont want to pay a massive amount for a dress that, as someone else pointed out, ill be wearing for only 10 hours tops. Venue is booked, that is what we sorted first. X
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
You can never be too organised, the sooner you start making decisions the lest you will have to worry about nearer the day :) I would sort the venue and then the dress after. We're August 14 and are starting to look at venues now, until we have our venue and a confirmed date it's hard to get on with other stuff xx
CommentAuthorJuly 2014 bride
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am getting married 5th july 2014 and i have booked the church/venue/photograph/brought my wedding invites/save the dates and rsvp cards. i have brought my wedding shoes and garter.and ordered my wedding cake.and am going to book the caterers this weekend then the dj.am buying bridesmaid and flower girls and page boys out fits and shoes next year.am buying my dress this year as my weight never change at all.and i have also ordered my wedding flowers so far hope this helps.
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CommentAuthorJuly 2014 bride
thanks Shvonne the thing is i Like to get at least the main stuff done and out of the way that way am not stressing about it later. and i can do the rest of the wedding stuff after xmas
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CommentAuthorJuly 2014 bride
ah that's good don't forget try and save some money for the january sales might get some good wedding stuff then.
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CommentAuthorElizabethP8
I didn't think of the January sales! That is good advice :) xx
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
I don't think in the wedding world the sales are in January like normal retail shops...January is when all the new designs come in wedding shops as January is the busiest month for wedding dress buying x
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CommentAuthorJuly 2014 bride
true i was on about the retail shops might have something we could use for the decorations for the reception.or the shoes shops for people with kids like my self after a bargin. we might find some stuff depend what they have .
After being together for 15 years i fiinally going to marry
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CommentAuthorElizabethP8
Do you know when wedding shops are likely to have sales on? xx
CommentAuthorElizabethP8
Thanks Shvonne, I will keep an eye out :)
CommentAuthorFernP61
I would say for the dress 18-12 months before just invade your taste changes, also the venue a year and a bit before, it's personal choice really, we booked our church July, venue July, most of it I did buy a dress last may buy it fell through, my new dress is 100% the one good luck x
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