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How Far Before Your Wedding Should You Order a Custom Suit?
How far in advance should you order a custom wedding suit?
Order eight to twelve weeks before the wedding. Made-to-measure needs four to eight weeks plus fittings; full bespoke needs eight to twelve. Add two extra weeks for destination weddings and for coordinating a wedding party.
The recommended window
Twelve weeks is comfortable. Eight weeks is workable. Under six weeks, the options narrow and rush handling may apply. The constraint is rarely the making — it is the fittings, and the time between them.
What each stage takes
A typical schedule, counting backwards from the wedding date.
- —Weeks 12–10: consultation, fabric selection, design and measurements
- —Weeks 9–5: the garment is made
- —Weeks 4–3: first fitting and adjustments
- —Week 2: final fitting and finishing
- —Week 1: garment collected, pressed and ready
Add time for these situations
Destination weddings require the whole schedule to finish before you travel. A wedding party of six or more needs an extra two weeks for measurement collection. Rare or special-order cloth can add three to four weeks on its own.
If the wedding is sooner than that
Short timelines are workable with made-to-measure in an in-stock cloth and a simplified fitting schedule. Speak to us early rather than assuming it cannot be done — but expect fewer fabric choices.