I'm April 2013 and I've already (mentally!) chosen my dress . I'm desperate to go dress shopping, just to do it, trying on loads of different styles just to see if the shape I like will suit me (I need to lose a couple of stone though so maybe I shouldnt judge now lol). I know myself well enough to know I'll probably change my mind a few times over the next year or so and certainly wont be laying a deposit on my dress until the wedding is less than a year away, but there is certainly no harm in looking (and trying on hehe)

a friend of mine and myself both went 2 monsoon 2 try wedding dresses on and we were both single at the time! We just had a really c*ap day at college (we were both 17)and we had a half day so decided 2 do it! Had so much fun doing it! I absolutely loved the very 1st dress I tried on as well, so why not? I've done it! Hehe!

About 9-12 months is probably the normal time You can always LOOK but I wouldnt buy yet unless you know you wont put on or loose weight in the time between :-)

I am getting married May 2012 and I bought mine in October 2010. Only because i was excited though! :-D

I have bought mine already and have 2 years until i get married!
The shop have delayed the order so it will not come until 6ish months before. Unless it gets discontinued and it will come sooner.

Mine is planned for Sept 2012, I went into the bridal shop im going to tomorrow, the week before last to book an appt to look at and try on and look at the dresses. She asked when I was planning getting married and she said it wasnt too soon as some dresses take 6-9months to come back!!

Sarah xx

Go have a look now!!! Whats the harm? If you can afford to go looking just now and find the one then its best to get another thing off the very long things to be done and it'll be fun trying on all the dresses anyway lol.

I'm getting married August 2012, and I bought my dress on Saturday. My friend works for in a wedding dress shop so I just went to have a nose about, with no intentions on buying. They have such an excellent range of all different kinds of dresses, hundreds an hundreds of them and a big sale room aswell.

I fell in love with one as soon as i tried it on, so went back on Sat and decided to buy it there and then. They can keep it in the shop for me till next year and get it altered then, as it is a size 12, i am a size 10 at the min but aiming to get down to size 8 so she will alter it more nearer the time for me. Also, as i am getting married abroad, they can pack it into my handluggage bag with all tissue and padding so it doesnt get creased! BONUS!!

:-D

I also ordered my shoes which come on Saturday and it was recently my birthday and I got diamond ear rings so i have put them away for my wedding day to. People keep saying to me god your getting stuck in there with everything, but most people take about 2-3 years on planning a wedding, we are doing it in 12 months so got to be super-organised! xxx

I am getting married in July 2013 and I won't be looking till next Summer. I have an idea what I like but you don't know suits until you try it on.

I want to get all the more important things out of the way first, invites, chair covers, flowers photography etc then I can have plenty of time to get dress without worrying about anything else.

Vickie
x

Thanks girls

I think i may have to start having a sneaky peak as i may explode with excitement if i dont do something soon x

As a thought for all the 2013's when do the sales start? I would imagine it's September onwards after wedding season finishes so might be the best time to pick up a bargain? x

I'm going to arrange an appointment for January next year and that will be about 18 months before we get married :D

I get married August 2013 and have bought my dress. Its great having so long as you can check out lots of sales before you decide to pay full price. Got my dress in a sale so I had no choice.

I want to loose weight. I have spoken to the lady in the shop and she advised me to buy the size I am now or one size down, and the dress can be altered down by 2 or 3 sizes if nescessary. Good luck x

Iv chosen my dress and tried it on along with an almost identical one. and well i am going for the almost identical one!

Pics in my albums,

I havent bought it yet but i have picked it!!

xxx

Hi, I'm getting married 2013,

I have been trying on dresses practically every weekend in the last few months, But I have I actually bought my dress (Victoria Jane) BNWT from bay of e. I have already tried the exact dress on in 2 separate occations at shop a couple off weeks ago and fell in love. I was just lucky to find it at a 3rd of the price the shop was selling it for collect on Wednesday.

Antonia

I'm getting Married in June, but because I've been there before had a deposit on my dress then had to cancel i'm not looking for my dress untill Jan that will give me time to get any alterations needed too. I was devastated last time when i couldnt have that dress! xx

Depends what type of dress your budget will allow for. No problem in ordering a dress that will be made to measure as the more time there is to make it the better, but for a dress thats off the peg then you could look at styles but i would buy anything just in case you change size or shape! xx

Well ladies saturday is the day the big search begins.

I am so excited i feel like i might explode

Haha

If you can hear them calling your name, it's time to start looking. Just remember that you have plenty of time and don't rush into any decision if you are not 100% sure. Don't let any of the sales people pressure you either - even if there is a special offer that expires today, don't let it influence you. There are always plenty of other dresses and there are always special offers somewhere.

Enjoy the process of looking and your dress will find you when it's ready.

I'm getting married Jan 2013.. and i bought my dress a month ago! :P

I don't think you need to pick one until next year. Though I'm getting married June 2013 and I already have mine and have done is about 23 months to go, because I loved it and got a really good deal on it. Just be careful not to leave it too long as some dresses that are to be made can take awhile, though saying this even if you pick it next summer that's more than enough time. :P I say go now because it's fun but hey I'm just overly excited.

6 months left and starting to panic that I will never find the right dress. Maybe I am just way too fussy. At this rate may be walking down the aisle in jeans and t-shirt! lol

Well done, I bet you're sooooo excited right now :)

I picked my dress really quickly after setting the date a couple of months ago. I really thought I'd have something plain, slinky (!) and sophisticated with me being a bit older now lol and what happened??? The second one I tried is now on order and is NOTHING like I thought I would have and is way over budget!!! Everyone in the shop liked it, the customers and the shop assistants and my friend so I decided that was the ONE! It's got the lacing at the back so if I don't lose any weight it doesn't matter and you can't tell I've got a belly either, it's like a magic dress! It's in two colours and has a train... OMG what am I doing lol ;0)

Im getting married March 2013 and I have booked my first appointment to try in January, mainly because i want to roughly decide on the type of dress, so i can tie other bits in. But i really wanna start looking now

I am getting married June2013, and have decided that I will start looking for my dream dress after my engagement in Feb .. I am so excited, have an idea of what I want but like many of you said that could change when I start to try them on xxx

Good Luck with the dress shopping ladies xxx