2 year engagement?

Everybody is different. You need to weigh out the reasons for sooner and later and decide what is best for both of you. If you are going to go crazy - do it sooner.

I got engaged in June 2014 and I will be getting married this May. I LOVED having a long engagement. The first year I spent just researching and savings. The second year I booked all my vendors. Having a longer engagement meant that I got all of my first choice vendors and I had plenty of time to save.

Plus, I'm a lot less stressed right now. These next few months I'm just paying everything off (I'm hoping to have everything paid off by April).

Agree with Susan, do what makes sense for you. Regarding the weddings that are coming up, are they this year? If so, why not get married in 2017?

There is no right or wrong answer. It's whatever works for you and your FH. If a two year engagement is what it will require for you to have the budget to be able to properly host your guests at your wedding, then that's fine. If money isn't an issue for you, then absolutely have it sooner! There's no rule on how long an engagement is "supposed" to be. Do what the two of you feels is right.

It really depends on you and FH. FW and I are having a 2 year engagement so that we can pay for everything with cash and get our choice of vendors. Plus, we have tons of time for any DIY that we decide to take on.

That being said, if you think it will drive you crazy, move it up!

Also, time will FLY by... just saying!

I think it absolutely depends on you and your finances. We are 8 months into an almost 15 month engagement, and while I wish we could've done it in a year or less, we needed the time to save and budget in order to properly host our guests.

I was okay with maybe a year. I got engaged in November. FH said there's no way we are waiting until 2017. So now I'm a wedding planning overload (finally slowing down now that just about everyone is booked) it's totally up to you. I personally wouldn't be able to wait 2 years.

Like others have said, it's totally up to you. My engagement was 2 1/2 years, but all the planning was in the last 8-9 months.

Ours is 1 year 11 months and it has been a HUGE blessing. We got all the big stuff taken care of right away and then we were able to focus on our friends wedding that we were both in, the holidays, etc. I have been able to really shop around for deals, wait for sales, things like that. If I felt that I had to order things right away I probably would have spent a lot more money. Everyone is different but I can tell you that the time will fly and you will be happy that you had so much time. Enjoy it!

I'm in the same boat as you, FH and I have been together 14 years and wanted a short engagement, but timing this year is REALLY bad. Engagement for us is about 19 months, and it for sure is killing me. But his sister is getting married on July 16 2016, his cousin Oct. 1, 2016, my cousin Oct. 8, and his sister is in 2 other weddings as well, and a teacher from Saskatchewan. We're each other's bridesmaids and she can't take more time off.... So it would be too much for his family for a 3rd wedding, especially his parents. On top of that, FH is in the Canadian military and could be deployed March or September... So May 2017 for us... 16 1/2 more months.... 409 days. I find it easier to count down in days than months

We are having a 2 year and 6 month engagement. It is a long time, but it has given us a lot of time to plan things and save up enough money to have the celebration that we want.

Our engagement will be 3.5 years by the time we get married. Where we live, you almost need a two year engagement as a lot of the good vendors book up so fast. If you want your pick of vendors, I would do at least a 1.5 year engagement.

Me and my fiancé will have a year and half engagement by the time we get married in June. His brother got married last year and it just worked out better to have a longer engagement. I HAVE LOVED IT! I have been able to take my time and really shop around for the best deals. I have been able to do a little bit at a time so I have really enjoyed the planning process. We started at over 500 days and now we are at 143! Time goes by so quickly! So don't let a long engagement discourage you, they are wonderful long or short. Good luck!

Where I live you practically have to have a 1.5 year engagement to get anything booked. I don't see 2 years as that long, but everything is relative. My engagement will probably end up being a little more than 2 years, maybe longer than that depending on what we decide to do. When I started thinking of dates, the idea of planning everything in only 2 years started to make me feel like I didn't have enough time, haha. I feel like it's just easier when you have a longer engagement, if you're not in a rush to get married for any specific reason.

Two years is perfect. Life will get in the way, as you already mention you have other weddings. You'll be spending a lot of money attending those weddings, two years will give you more time to save for your dream wedding! That's how I personally look at it. I got engaged a month ago and were having a 22 month engagement. That way we can relax and don't have to rush everything.

My engagement will be just under two years and it works for us, but it doesn't always work for other people. Do what you want as long as you can afford it too!

I totally know how you feel... We got engaged Dec 24, 2014. 2.5 year engagement!! I was super excited and anxious to start planning right away too, but I spent most of the last year just saving and researching (like everyday lol) like PP's have mentioned. I also created my own checklist for things that I could book month to month starting Jan 2016. 2 year engagements can be a blessing in disguise, because you can really take your time, go see a bunch of venues and really have your pick of vendors that you want without ever having to compromise.

Congrats on your engagement! Go to a couple wedding shows with your girlfriends and get into the "bridal" experience! Take your time and enjoy being engaged..it only happens *hopefully* once in a lifetime. It will go by faster than you think.

I have been engaged since 1/1/11 and not getting married until 7/29/17. Nothing wrong with long engagements! Enjoy life together!

It all depends on your priorities and what you're prepared for. By the end of it, I will be engaged for 2 years, almost exactly. But, while trying to plan and pay for a wedding, we also just purchased a house and have a college student and two middle schoolers we're raising. So we decided to do this further out.

Our engagement was supposed to be 2.5 years. We got impatient and moved it up a year.