Bridesmaids dresses during covid

I would wait until January. I would say do it at least 3-4 months before your wedding. It usually take 2-6 weeks after you find the one, then you have to consider doing alterations closer too as well.

I was lucky and bought our dresses last year and COVID hit. Thankfully I cancelled my wedding or I wouldn't have gotten my dresses on time. We have them now though!

Given the situation of the control of how many people are allowed in the store, there are ways to work around this situation. Your choice of the same colour dress can work with different styles to each of them or the same based on how they see fit.

1. Look online and get ideas of what you may like to compare of 3 dresses to get opinions from your bridesmaid and go with that choice. They all can get the measurements or sizing to you and have it ordered given a max budget they can also afford.

2. You go in the store with 1 or 2 bridesmaid and have them try on dresses to see what it looks like and video chat with the other 3 bridesmaids and get the votes to the one they like better. You could try 1 too and see between the 3 if that would work.

3. The idea given of getting dresses shipped to you and having them over to check it personally will allow you to know what they like and if other options are available to look at and order as samples to their liking and budget. This way you don't feel its limited to going out by yourself.

I have been really lucky because I only have 3 bridesmaids (who just all found their dresses, yay!) and the boutique we bought from still had a regular delivery time of 1-3 months, designer depending, as per normal. I took my maid of honour out alone and then held out until I could have all 3 girls there at the same time to buy but 6 is definitely harder!