Everything You Need to Know About the Wedding Shopping Timeline

Planning a wedding can be stressful. There are so many details and the clock is always ticking; it's easy to find yourself overwhelmed and not knowing when to do what task. Don't panic when you’ve starting your shopping; we will keep you on track to find the best dress in a timeframe that will let you enjoy the shopping experience while checking something big off your list.

It seems like venues now determine when your wedding is based on their availability.  Once you have your venue and date locked down, you can start making other plans.  Wedding dresses typically take between 5 and 8 months to come in at Løv Bridal Sartorial, depending on the designer.  We have carefully chosen designers who have their own studios; they create the dresses `in house instead of having them mass produced in a factory where they have to wait on other designers’ schedules too.

Julie Vino

Next, discuss who will be paying for the dress.  Will you be paying for the dress on your own?  Is a loved one pitching in to help you get the dress of your dreams?  We do not require payment in full to order a dress to assist you in your wedding budget planning.  However, you will get a discount on the dress if you pay in full.

When you order your wedding dress, contact your seamstress so you can get on their list.  Even though your dress isn’t in yet, it would be crunching on time if your dress came in 4 months before the wedding but the seamstress already had as many dresses as she could handle.

Enjoy the shopping experience!  Even though there is no exact time frame of when to order a dress, I suggest starting around a year before the wedding.  If you start shopping a year and a half before the wedding, your wedding style can change between now and then.  If you start shopping 4 months before the wedding, your best option is to purchase a sample dress.  That way, you don’t have to wait for it to come in and can take it home that day.

For the most relaxed yet professional wedding dress shopping experience, contact Katie at Løv Bridal Sartorial at hello@lovbridal.com .

Anna Kara