Although the decision is entirely up to you, but it is never too early to begin looking for your dream bridal dress. Most brides start looking for the dress as early as nine months prior to the wedding day. Whether you are ordering from a high-end designer or a medium-end bridal salon, wedding dress is not something you can expect to be made available to you right away. It easily takesfour-fivemonths for a custom-made wedding dress to arrive. Even when it arrives, you would have to check the fitting and there may still be some alterations needed to be made. For the entire process to be finished well before your Big Day without the last-minute panic, you should start shopping for your wedding dress eight-nine months prior to the wedding day.