i fell in love with the same dress as someone else

There's going to be tons of brides who wear the same dress as you so there's nothing wrong with that. Especially if you aren't really friends with this girl, no one is going to care if you have the same dress. Get the dress you love, girl!

Also looks like you have over a year before your wedding? I'm sure a lot of people will have forgotten they've seen the dress before unless its insanely unique.

Of course it's okay for you to get the dress you love. Honestly why would it not be okay to get that dress? It doesnt matter if someone else wore it. No ones going to sit there and judge you on your wedding day bc they've seen your dress before. And I'm pretty sure since your wedding is in a year people aren't going to realize it's the same one. Dont make these decisions based off if someone you know did them. Just do what makes you happy for your day. 😊

I highly doubt anyone will even notice it's the same dress.

Now if you were her BM and your wedding was a week after hers and had many of the same guests I'd say don't do it but that's clearly not the case.

Go for it. She doesn't own sole rights to the dress lol

Wear the dress you want. Maybe you could add some minor changes and alterations to make it uniquely yours?

Definitely wear the dress you want. You only get the day once and years from now when you look at your photos you won't even remember the fact that the other girl from your school wore it!

I was debating about doing different colors for my wedding because a girl I used to be friends with did the exact same thing. We are no longer friends but have mutual friends on Facebook, so I ended up finding out what her color scheme was from having a friend liking her photo. I tried to make different color schemes work but I just loved and wanted burgundy for my wedding. My friends convinced me to go with the color scheme that I really wanted. At the end of the day, this is your wedding and you should do exactly what you want! Years from now you won't even remember the little things like someone having something similar, but you will remember feeling sad and disappointed that you didn't wear that dress!

No matter what dress you choose, it’s going to be the same dress as someone else. I’m not sure why you’d even hesitate to buy a dress just because someone you don’t even speak to wore it.

Wear the dress! You'll inevitably accessorize differently. And once it's tailored to your body it be your dress. I bet your guests won't notice unless you tell them. It's one of those things that you and her will instantly know since you've spent so much time on the decision- but most other people won't.

I also find, in addition to all the things PPs have said so far, that dresses look different on different people, different bodies. They don't hang the same way on everyone, don't hug the same parts, etc.

Wear what you want, it's your body and your choice.

I'm you will wear it and accessorize it much differently than you. Atleast you know someone else thinks its beautiful. Go ahead and wear it who cares. Some won't even notice.

My cousin and one of her husbands grooms wore the same wedding dress a few months apart. They were the only ones who noticed. You'll be fine.

I'm in the same exact position... what did you end up doing?