How long before the wedding should you get the dress?....?

Question

i've found a dress that I love, on sale... BUT the wedding may not be for another 18months... I don't think my weight will change much before then but should I just wait and hope to find something similar closer to the time...or do you think I can risk it?

Also.... Is it OK to send invitations saying that me and my fiance wish to invite...blah blah, rather than my mum wishes to invite...blah blah... as my parents are divorced and I don't want to have to choose who to put at the top of the invitation.... plus me and my fiance are gonna be paying for it all ourselves anyway?

Answer 1

I boought my dress already and Im not getting married til 8/08.....I found one I liked so I went for it...Most dresses can be altered 2 sizes....as far as the invites....My invites have just mine and my fiances name on them...A lot of invites are set up that way now since most of the time the bride and groom are paying for their own wedding!!


Good Luck

Answer 2

If it is on sale then you may want to get it now. A year from now you may not be able to find the same dress for the same sale price. However, new dresses come out each spring and fall, so if you aren't sure if it is "the one" then you should hold off and continue looking for a dress closer to your wedding date. Most places say to order 6 months or more before your wedding to make sure it arrives and has time to be altered before the wedding.

It is fine to word the invitations to state that the wedding is being held by the couple. For formal invites you could say:
The honor of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
woman
to man
day, time, place

And for a more casual one:
woman& man
invite you to share and celebrate at their wedding
day, time, place

Answer 3

Some people say you should only go looking for a dress within a year of the wedding (even six months) but if you really like that dress, definitely get it now. Besides, if you do lose weight, you might be able to get a dressmaker to take it in for you - a lot easier than trying to get someone to add a panel of fabric in the event of weight gain! If you and your fiancé are paying for your wedding I don't see anything wrong with saying that you and he wish to invite on the invitations - and it avoids any hurt to either of your parents. Best of luck to you both in your future life together.

Answer 4

Our invitations came from us, it is entirely up to you these days! If you buy a book they will give you invitation wording for any particular family circumstance. We put our names then 'would love to have your company at our wedding', you can be more or less formal as you want- set the tone for your day from the outset. My dress is a deep pink and we don't want anyone dissappointed if they are coming to see me dressed in white- best they know we're not following tradition before they turn up!
wedding dresses- shops usually reccommend 7 months plus, so I don;t think you are thinking too far in advance. Think very carefully about whether you will still like the style then- if it a very fashionable dress it might be well avoided. If you can't stop thinking about it and visiting it, it might well be the one to get- you would only kick yourslef 10 months down the line when it was no longer available

Answer 5

If you find the dress buy it. Your wedding is in 2008 get the dress one sixe bigger. It can be alter at least two size down.
About the invitation you do not have to put their name on them if they are not contribution to the wedding. My parents are not so I just put the daugther and son of so and so.

So the Davids Bridal and it shows different ways to write invitations from different people like the bride or the couple, if the bride parent or divorce or the children of the couple, and etc.

I hope this help.

Answer 6

I'd get the dress now, especially as it's on sale - bargain! The chances are you'll lose weight as the wedding draws near, rather than put it on, due to the stress involved! You can always get it altered slightly as the time draws near, if you need it.

As for wedding invites from you and fiance, why not? It's your day, and as you are doing the organising and paying, then go for it. It's what my hubby and I did for ours, in similar circumstances. Hope you have a wonderful day.

Answer 7

When you see the dress you want then just go for it! Especially if it's on sale!! You might not get it if you leave it too long and you'll end up comparing every other dress you see to the first one you wanted.

You can get lots of variations when it comes to the wording on invitations. You can get them sent from the bride & groom, or for divorced parents you can get Mr xxx yyy and Mrs aaa bbb wish to invite blah, blah, blah.

Answer 8

I'm getting married in June 2007 i found my dress in july 2006 and then went back to buy in November 2006 and it had gone as the shop was no longer doing bridal dresses, after a while we managed to track it down (thankfully).

I think if u've found the dress that in your mind is the 'one' then get it now if you want to.

Also like me you sound like your on a tight budget. I brought invitations from card shops and just addressed them from myself and h2b, rather than from our parents as both sets are divorced and it would have been too much of a struggle!

Wishing u the best of luck and congratulations!!

Answer 9

Congratulations!!!

I just found the dress of my dreams yesterday...and I'm getting married 18 months away - 03/09/08...!
If you love it, definitely go for it... I was thinking the same thing, but this way, its one less thing to worry about, and you can con-ordinate the rest of the wedding and colour / themes around your dress.... flowers, bridemaids dresses, grooms suits, favours... etc...! So don't risk it..! Also mine has a corseted back so the size can range between 6-10... so if i fluctuate in terms of weight, it can just be loosened...! So ask about your dress... just in case you do gain weight..

In terms of the wedding invitations, my parents are also divorced and remarried, so me and my fiance are having the the invites named from us.. To look at the different types of wording available go to Confetti http://www.confetti.co.uk

Best of luck!!

Answer 10

I bought my wedding dress when I wasn't even dating anyone. Three years later I finally got to wear it. And it fit! If you want it and can afford it, get it! As long as that is the dress you KNOW you want, why shouldn't you have it?

You have the right to put whatever you want to on your invitations. It's your wedding, not your parents', not your fiancee's parents'. This is YOUR dream wedding, not someone elses. Just keep that in mind. And where you are paying for it yourself, you have even more right to get and do what you want to.