By the time of our June wedding, we will have been engaged for 18 months. The average engagement is around a year or so, but it often depends on what season the couple chooses to get married in or how long they feel they need to plan.
I’m not sure what a normal amount of time is. I suppose its different for everyone and depends on how you feel. My husband and I were only engaged for eight days. We eloped, we were excited and wrapped up in each other. It felt right for us
For my first marriage, we were engaged for 7 months. For my 2nd (and last!) marriage, we never officially got engaged, but had talked about marriage for a little over a year before we got hitched.
We got married exactly 2.5 years after we were engaged. Ideally we would have gotten married a year to a year and a half later, but we made plans to purchase a home, upgrade my education, save money , etc….
I dont think there is a normal amount of time. My only peeve with people who get engaged for years are the ones who are to young to even be getting married in the first place and get engaged because they think that will prove to everyone their relationship is "real".
When your engaged your planning to marry in the near future, if that takes a couple years because you decide to prioritize things then thats fine too…its what we did…a house is worth so much more in the end then a wedding!
I was engaged for 1 year, my choice, before I got married. My husband and I dated for 5 years before he asked me. We got our debt cleared up, saved money for a down payment on a home, and purchased all the things we needed to fill the house up. I planned my wedding in that one year. If you aren’t ready to be married, don’t ask and expect a long engagement. I think the normal amount of time to be engaged is the amount of time it’ll take to plan the wedding.
I would say 6 months is a short engagement, and anywhere from one year to one year and a half is average, whereas anything more than two years would be long.
We were engaged for fourteen months, which was just long enough to plan the wedding and find an apartment.
We didn’t want a super long engagement, but we wanted the time to gently plan things so that it would always be fun and never be hurried or stressful.
I don’t think there’s a normal engagement length…it is different for every couple.
An average amount of time is probably 12-18 months. My husband and I had a 7 month long engagement. I’m glad it wasn’t any longer than that! The average among my friends has been probably 6-9 months.
Total time for me will be 2 years and one month. At the time my fiance proposed, my brother was in the National Guard in Iraq, and was planning on re-enlisting in the US Army when they were done with the tour. My brother is very important to me, so I wanted to give him plenty of time to get where ever it was the Army would send him (turned out to be Seoul, S. Korea) and to have plenty of time to put in for leave. It worked out for the best, as my sister-in-law and nephews (bridesmaid and ringbearers) ended up going over to Seoul about 3 months after my brother.
*ADD* I’ve seen much shorter engagements too. The sis-in-law mentioned above only had 6 WEEKS to plan her wedding to my brother.
There is no "normal" amount of time to be engaged. Some people get married right away, some people wait a little bit and some have very long engagements. People should choose whatever option is right for them.
My fiance and I have been engaged since July 11, 2008 and we are getting married on May 22,2010. I would say that the average time for most people is about a year to 18 months. Generally people take a year to plan the wedding. For us our engagement is longer because he was in the Marines and was stationed in California, and I couldn’t plan the wedding with him halfway across the country.
There isn’t a rule or anything that says you have to be engaged for a certain amount of time. What ever feels right to you and your fiance, and gives you enough time to plan your wedding. Good luck!
Our engagement lasted exactly 10 months and 3 weeks. Normal engagements are usually between 1-2 years. This is because most popular wedding venues book up 1-2 years in advance. Also, when you get engaged, it is expected that a wedding is in the near future. My husband and I wanted a morning wedding, so getting our dream venue earlier in the day was easy!
We got engaged May 1st, 2009 and are getting married May 30th, 2010. So pretty much a year and a month. I don’t know if that’s normal, but for us it was the best option because it gave me enough time to plan without getting overly stressed and allowed us plenty of time to save up money. I’d say anywhere from six months to a year is average, but again, not exactly sure.
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September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
By the time of our June wedding, we will have been engaged for 18 months. The average engagement is around a year or so, but it often depends on what season the couple chooses to get married in or how long they feel they need to plan.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
I’m not sure what a normal amount of time is. I suppose its different for everyone and depends on how you feel. My husband and I were only engaged for eight days. We eloped, we were excited and wrapped up in each other. It felt right for us
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
For my first marriage, we were engaged for 7 months. For my 2nd (and last!) marriage, we never officially got engaged, but had talked about marriage for a little over a year before we got hitched.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
We got married exactly 2.5 years after we were engaged. Ideally we would have gotten married a year to a year and a half later, but we made plans to purchase a home, upgrade my education, save money , etc….
I dont think there is a normal amount of time. My only peeve with people who get engaged for years are the ones who are to young to even be getting married in the first place and get engaged because they think that will prove to everyone their relationship is "real".
When your engaged your planning to marry in the near future, if that takes a couple years because you decide to prioritize things then thats fine too…its what we did…a house is worth so much more in the end then a wedding!
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
I was engaged for 1 year, my choice, before I got married. My husband and I dated for 5 years before he asked me. We got our debt cleared up, saved money for a down payment on a home, and purchased all the things we needed to fill the house up. I planned my wedding in that one year. If you aren’t ready to be married, don’t ask and expect a long engagement. I think the normal amount of time to be engaged is the amount of time it’ll take to plan the wedding.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
my fiance and I are planning on getting married after 11 months of being engaged.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
We were engaged for 2 years and 2 months. Longer than most, but we had to save up our money to pay for the wedding that we wanted.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
There is no normal time.You do it when the time is right.We will be engaged for 2 yrs and about 8 months before we get hooked.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
I would say 6 months is a short engagement, and anywhere from one year to one year and a half is average, whereas anything more than two years would be long.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
We were engaged for fourteen months, which was just long enough to plan the wedding and find an apartment.
We didn’t want a super long engagement, but we wanted the time to gently plan things so that it would always be fun and never be hurried or stressful.
I don’t think there’s a normal engagement length…it is different for every couple.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
An average amount of time is probably 12-18 months. My husband and I had a 7 month long engagement. I’m glad it wasn’t any longer than that! The average among my friends has been probably 6-9 months.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
Total time for me will be 2 years and one month. At the time my fiance proposed, my brother was in the National Guard in Iraq, and was planning on re-enlisting in the US Army when they were done with the tour. My brother is very important to me, so I wanted to give him plenty of time to get where ever it was the Army would send him (turned out to be Seoul, S. Korea) and to have plenty of time to put in for leave. It worked out for the best, as my sister-in-law and nephews (bridesmaid and ringbearers) ended up going over to Seoul about 3 months after my brother.
*ADD* I’ve seen much shorter engagements too. The sis-in-law mentioned above only had 6 WEEKS to plan her wedding to my brother.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
We were engaged for a little over a year.
There is no "normal" amount of time to be engaged. Some people get married right away, some people wait a little bit and some have very long engagements. People should choose whatever option is right for them.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
My fiance and I have been engaged since July 11, 2008 and we are getting married on May 22,2010. I would say that the average time for most people is about a year to 18 months. Generally people take a year to plan the wedding. For us our engagement is longer because he was in the Marines and was stationed in California, and I couldn’t plan the wedding with him halfway across the country.
There isn’t a rule or anything that says you have to be engaged for a certain amount of time. What ever feels right to you and your fiance, and gives you enough time to plan your wedding. Good luck!
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
Here’s my timeline of my relationship with my husband:
Met: 12-5-1998
1st Date: 12-23-1999
Promise Ring: 4-28-2004
Proposal/Engagement Ring: 8-18-08
Wedding: 7-11-09
Our engagement lasted exactly 10 months and 3 weeks. Normal engagements are usually between 1-2 years. This is because most popular wedding venues book up 1-2 years in advance. Also, when you get engaged, it is expected that a wedding is in the near future. My husband and I wanted a morning wedding, so getting our dream venue earlier in the day was easy!
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 am
We got engaged May 1st, 2009 and are getting married May 30th, 2010. So pretty much a year and a month. I don’t know if that’s normal, but for us it was the best option because it gave me enough time to plan without getting overly stressed and allowed us plenty of time to save up money. I’d say anywhere from six months to a year is average, but again, not exactly sure.