our engagement will be 21 months. it's nice to have plenty of time to plan, but almost 2 years is *too much* time in my opinion! i keep changing my mind on colors...themes...flowers...etc.!
We had a 17 month engagement...I thought it was perfect. Just enough time to seriously save $$ for the wedding but not too much time that we felt like it wasn't real.
We did get some weird looks when we were planning with over a year until the big day though. Did that happen to anyone else?
I found that most of the work came right at the beginning when picking the venue, date, location, etc. and for the last like 6 months at the end with all the details.
I REALLY could not have planned a wedding in 6 months or less but have several friends who have. How do you do it, ladies? I had so much time and was still stressed out of my mind.
Anyway...long answer to a short question.
PS- Now that I am married I miss my engagement! Enjoy it while it lasts. But don't get me wrong, I do love being married too. Just loved being the bride. :)
How did I do it? And go to school over full-time. I cried a lot. I am so glad it is over. We had a beautiful wedding and I am so proud to say that I did it all myself!
18 months. Lots of time is wonderful. I've been able to enjoy the planning without as much stress, and we've been able to save some cash, too. Even less stress! Only now that a lot of the work is done I don't know what else to do. So ... I spend entirely too much time poking around Weddingbee....
It will be a year that we've been engaged later on this month and we're getting married in October. We literally just started planning our tiny wedding three weeks ago.
7 months for me. I got all the vendors and such I wanted, and the shorter timeframe cuts out on second-guessing yourself. I am three months out now and man am I ready to just get on with it!
10 months... definitely the right decision for us and left plenty of time. When we got engaged I wanted to get married in about 6-12 months. I was keen to get married, not be engaged, you see.
It will be exactly four months and 12 days! Planning a wedding in that short a time isn't difficult at all -- it might actually be easier, because you are forced to simplify.
Almost two years. I had just graduated college and started a new job and wanted to get settled with all the changes that were happening in my life before even embarking on wedding planning and we needed to save some serious $$$ since neither of our families are able to contribute at all whatsoever. I had some strange looks when I would tell people our date that was so far off.
What's funny is that now the wedding is only 10 months away and I just started another new job at a better place, so I guess my idea of timing did not work out like I planned, but I am happier now than ever! Just goes to show you no matter how much you try to control things, life happens!
13 months I would say and really only 1 year from when we actually booked the date/reception. We are 30 and 31 so were not in a rush necessarily but knew we what time of year we wanted to get married. In the scheme of things I do think being engaged just a few months longer would have made it easier financially. I just would say really try to stick in your budget and know that you will be able to save enough in time. Unfortunately my finacee got laid off which is part of why it made it tough on us but something we couldn't have predicted when we booked all of our vendors. Always prepare for the unexpected!
28 months (OK, at that rate you may as well just say 2 years) and we're at the 8 month mark. Why? I'd just started grad school and wanted to enjoy the planning process.
I started honest-to-goodness booking things a year out, and people thought I was crazy early. All the big stuff is done, so I'm in that ho-hum lull when not much happens.
Looking back, my grandmother was right. Six months would have been fine, I just want to be married already!!
Just out of curiousity, how long was/is your engagement? Mine will be around 18 months or so ...
posted by ASmith2268 23 posts 3 months agoour is 18 months as well, we got engaged about a year ago but won't be married until January
I'm sooooo glad we are taking our time
posted by TallBride 572 posts 3 months agoour engagement will be 21 months. it's nice to have plenty of time to plan, but almost 2 years is *too much* time in my opinion! i keep changing my mind on colors...themes...flowers...etc.!
posted by sayithot 58 posts 3 months agoOurs was 20 months. Having plenty of time is good... it'll all pass by before you know it!
posted by NiftyBa 95 posts 3 months ago6 months
posted by Niki 432 posts 3 months agoWe had a 17 month engagement...I thought it was perfect. Just enough time to seriously save $$ for the wedding but not too much time that we felt like it wasn't real.
We did get some weird looks when we were planning with over a year until the big day though. Did that happen to anyone else?
I found that most of the work came right at the beginning when picking the venue, date, location, etc. and for the last like 6 months at the end with all the details.
I REALLY could not have planned a wedding in 6 months or less but have several friends who have. How do you do it, ladies? I had so much time and was still stressed out of my mind.
Anyway...long answer to a short question.
PS- Now that I am married I miss my engagement! Enjoy it while it lasts. But don't get me wrong, I do love being married too. Just loved being the bride. :)
posted by MrsSpitzer 75 posts 3 months agoWe have a 13 month engagement. We're now down to 11 months, and I plan on enjoying every minute of it. Its been a blast so far!
posted by doctorgirl 147 posts 3 months agoHow did I do it? And go to school over full-time. I cried a lot. I am so glad it is over. We had a beautiful wedding and I am so proud to say that I did it all myself!
posted by Niki 432 posts 3 months ago18 months. Lots of time is wonderful. I've been able to enjoy the planning without as much stress, and we've been able to save some cash, too. Even less stress! Only now that a lot of the work is done I don't know what else to do. So ... I spend entirely too much time poking around Weddingbee....
posted by bluegreenjean 118 posts 3 months agoIt will be a year that we've been engaged later on this month and we're getting married in October. We literally just started planning our tiny wedding three weeks ago.
posted by karissa17 24 posts 3 months ago18 months. it really seemed long n never ending untill i started planning the wedding. now time seems to fly. 6 months to go! yay
posted by ginger 50 posts 3 months ago7 months for me. I got all the vendors and such I wanted, and the shorter timeframe cuts out on second-guessing yourself. I am three months out now and man am I ready to just get on with it!
posted by chelseamorning 200 posts 3 months ago1 year - almost to the day. Less than 6 months to go!
posted by barbarabee 25 posts 3 months ago10 months... definitely the right decision for us and left plenty of time. When we got engaged I wanted to get married in about 6-12 months. I was keen to get married, not be engaged, you see.
posted by NearlyMsSubrosa 12 posts 3 months agoIt will be exactly four months and 12 days! Planning a wedding in that short a time isn't difficult at all -- it might actually be easier, because you are forced to simplify.
posted by CarolineG 284 posts 3 months agoAlmost two years. I had just graduated college and started a new job and wanted to get settled with all the changes that were happening in my life before even embarking on wedding planning and we needed to save some serious $$$ since neither of our families are able to contribute at all whatsoever. I had some strange looks when I would tell people our date that was so far off.
What's funny is that now the wedding is only 10 months away and I just started another new job at a better place, so I guess my idea of timing did not work out like I planned, but I am happier now than ever! Just goes to show you no matter how much you try to control things, life happens!
posted by msbutton 50 posts 3 months ago25 months...
It was fantastic because we booked things right away and paid 2006 prices for a wedding in 2008.
It was a loooooonng time though!
posted by empyle1 34 posts 3 months ago13 months I would say and really only 1 year from when we actually booked the date/reception. We are 30 and 31 so were not in a rush necessarily but knew we what time of year we wanted to get married. In the scheme of things I do think being engaged just a few months longer would have made it easier financially. I just would say really try to stick in your budget and know that you will be able to save enough in time. Unfortunately my finacee got laid off which is part of why it made it tough on us but something we couldn't have predicted when we booked all of our vendors. Always prepare for the unexpected!
posted by pinklau325 119 posts 3 months ago28 months (OK, at that rate you may as well just say 2 years) and we're at the 8 month mark. Why? I'd just started grad school and wanted to enjoy the planning process.
I started honest-to-goodness booking things a year out, and people thought I was crazy early. All the big stuff is done, so I'm in that ho-hum lull when not much happens.
Looking back, my grandmother was right. Six months would have been fine, I just want to be married already!!
posted by emmyleeee 44 posts 3 months agoOurs will end up being about 15 months. I would have been comfortable with anything from 6-18 months.
posted by marianneinvan 69 posts 3 months ago