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No Rushing! When is the Best Time to Buy a Wedding Dress?

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Jennifer Waszak
No Rushing! When is the Best Time to Buy a Wedding Dress?

Getting engaged can be such a heady experience. The congratulations and well-wishes are intoxicating. But after that rush, it’s now time to start planning your wedding.


This is a fun and amazing time for most brides-to-be. The search for the perfect dress is one of the most exciting parts of the wedding preparations. It’s also the most stressful. After all, most women have been dreaming of walking down the aisle for years.


When is the Best Time to Buy a Wedding Dress?

Wedding experts say a good rule to follow is to start shopping for a dress at least six months before the wedding. But that's pushing it too close. At most, give yourself a year to work on your dress.


One year before the big day is great because you’ve already started planning. You have the date and there’s a good chance you’ve already locked in the venue. You know the time and the season. All this information is vital as it narrows down the ideal style of dress for that period.


It’s disastrous to leave the dress hunting at the last minute. There might be hundreds of bridal stores in your city, but there’s no guarantee you’ll find one that fits. It’s best practice to start planning what you’ll wear a year or more before the wedding date.


It might seem excessive but it’s not. Consider this. It takes about nine months to have a dress made. You'll also have to do several fittings before the end. You must also make room for alterations and the like. It’s the same even if you’re planning on buying off-the-rack or renting from a bridal boutique.


Wedding experts say a good rule to follow is to start shopping for a dress at least six months before the wedding. But that's pushing it too close. At most, give yourself a year to work on your dress.

One year before the big day is great because you have already started planning. You have the date and there’s a good chance you’ve already locked in the venue. You know the time and the season.


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