Wedding dresses

It's that time! With ten months left to go, all my checklists (and recently married friends) tell me I better start shopping. My best friend from childhood just got married, and his now wife had THE most beautiful dress, which she is now selling (!!), so I've sent her a message asking if I could try it on. She wants $1200 for it, which is quite a bit over what I want to spend on a dress I'm only going to wear once in my life, but she is open to offers. . . I've decided not to worry about that until I see if it even fits. It's a 4, which would be perfect, but she has had it taken in in the waist, and she is rather petite, so I don't know. . . If it doesn't work out, I'll have to start booking appointments in bridal stores!! Hard to believe it's already time for that. Sure would be nice to win the lottery. . .