I recently have gotten engaged at the age of 54 lol..... we both have been married twice before but know we got it right thus time.. he is my support person along with my daughter. No date yet for sleeve but having last appointment in 2 weeks. Wedding is April 18 2015 on the BEACH. That's where he told me he l 8th me and then later proposed. I am thinking of waiting until 3 weeks before wedding to purchase dress. I am not looking for anything real fancy more of a casual gown or shorter dress.... any thoughts?

I would definitely hold off on dress shopping. If you are sleeved sometime in November, you could be something like 5 months post-op by the time of the wedding. I've seen people on this site be down 100+ pounds in 5 months! Of course, you could be a slow loser like me and only be down maybe 40 pounds in that amount of time, but still 40 pounds could amount to a big change in dress size.

I would just see how the weight loss goes. Actual wedding gowns sometimes take a month or more to come in if ordered. But if you want to wear a white dress off the rack from a regular store, it would be fine to wait, you just might not find exactly what you want. Good luck and congrats!!

I just got married and bought my dress one week before the wedding and had alterations done just one week before!! I would hold off to at least one month before your wedding!!

Congrats on the engagement!

Thanks everyone. .. I'm scared and hoping this works .. i so want to be healthy and active again