Your Wedding Dress Timeline, Start to AisleGive yourself room to enjoy choosing a wedding dress. Most brides start shopping eight to twelve months before the wedding, since made-to-order gowns can take four to six months to arrive, with alterations in the final six weeks. Book your first appointment early, bring only your most trusted people, and wear the underwear and heel height you plan to wear on the day. When you find the one, you will feel it in how you stand and how you move. The right dr