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Just Said Yes August 2012

How long were you dating before you got ENGAGED? and how long did it take to set a wedding date?

Tammy, on July 29, 2011 at 1:31 PM Posted in Planning 0 102

Just curious how long people were dating before he popped the question - and after getting engaged, how long did it take you to set a date? What were some of the things that you took into consideration when setting a date? We were engaged in May of 2011 (this year) and still have not set an exact date yet!(we have a general idea - but......) (By the way - we had been dating almost a year and half when he proposed..)

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Latest activity by Maria, on May 5, 2019 at 4:46 PM
  • Anonymous
    Super April 2012
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    We have been together 13 years. Sickness has lead us to postponing our wedding but it is time to do the deed =] Enjoy your planning=]

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  • Ednabug
    Master December 2011
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    We dated about 8 months before we decided we wanted to get married.

    We chose our date {NYE} because its a great night to have a wedding.

    we didn't get formally engaged until my birthday {March 5th}

    but by then we had already had the hall reserved and my dress paid for!

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  • Kathryn
    Super September 2011
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    We had been dating for over a year...and decided on the wedding date like three days after we got engaged. My father was deploying and we needed to do a date that would be easy for him to come home from Iraq on leave, and also 9/25 is my FHs parents anniversary...his father died in a motorcycle accident when he was 10 so its kind of in memory of him.

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  • Mrs. Bansmer
    Super August 2012
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    We had been dating for 3 years and 5 months before we got engaged. It took about a week to set a date. We knew it had to be in 2012 so we could save $$. Once I realized that our anniversary fell on a Saturday, it was done! So we are getting married exactly 5 years from our 1st date!

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  • Desi
    Super November 2011
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    I come from a family that stands by the statement "when you know, you know" ( My brother was engaged after two months of dating and married after seven and are still happilymarried 5 years later) We were engaged 6 months into dating and will be married a little over a year of dating! Our families get along so well and I never expected to find such an amazing, caring,and generous man! I have truly been blessed!

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  • CandiM
    VIP June 2011
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    We met October 2010, and got engaged; Jan 11.

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  • Ashlee
    Devoted August 2012
    Ashlee ·
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    We dated for 10 years (all through high school & college) before he finally popped the question!! We picked our date 3 days later.

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  • Chelsea
    Super January 2012
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    We had been dating for 10 months before we got engaged and waited a year and 4 months before we set a date. Our wedding day will be the day after our three year anniversary!

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  • Jennifer
    Super November 2012
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    We have been together for 5 years this summer and got engaged in April. But I couldn't say anything til her formally asked my dad so it wasn't announced until May. We set a date by May but have changed it 3 times lol. Hopefully it won't be changing again. Good luck picking out your date and happy planning Smiley smile

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  • That one chick who's married to that one dude
    Master April 2012
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    We were dating for 2 years when he proposed.

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  • Future Mrs. P
    Super October 2012
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    We got enganged after 9months (Nov of 2010) of dating we cldn't decide whether to get married this fall or next fall. We finally decided after 2 months it would be in our best interest financially to wait so October 2012 it is.

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  • Syd A.
    VIP April 2012
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    Friends for 6 years, dated for 2 months, and it took us about a week to set a date :-)

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  • Adrianna
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    We were together for 14 months before we became engaged which was two weeks ago Smiley laugh We plan to wed sometime in July 2013 - can't wait!

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  • Shakespeare
    VIP June 2011
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    Well not as long as melissa f....so my marriage probably won't last. :'(

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  • Kimi K
    Master February 2012
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    We were dating just under 3 years before he proposed.

    We've been engaged since late May and we still have yet to secure our wedding date.

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  • F
    Super November 2012
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    Dating for 2 years and we picked a date like 3 days later. It is not definite though :-/... hopefully we can get our deposit $ soon!

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  • Melissa
    Devoted September 2011
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    We dated for 8 months before he proposed. We set the date 1 month later. We will be engaged for 21 months by the time the wedding gets here...Getting close!

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  • Torie
    Super April 2021
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    Friends for 6 years, dateing 11 months before we got engaged, 2 weeks to set the date... then we had to wait almost year before we could put a deposit on the venue to lock the date in because they only take bookings 18months in advance.

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  • April2012Bride
    Super April 2012
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    He proposed on our 3 year anniversary! It took us about 1 month to pick a date.

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  • Will be Mrs B
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    We were dating 18 months before he proposed. We'll be on our 2 1/2 year mark when we marry. Took awhile to set a date. First I wanted Fall 2011. But my BFF who got engaged 3 weeks before me is getting married in Nov 2011. So we looked at March 2012, but that is Florida's busy season. FH did not want to wait till Fall 2012, so after talking with my BFF she said it would be fine for us to marry in the fall of this year.

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