Is a year too short of an engagement?

2 year and 1 month engagement here. If I could go back I would have said YOLO and gotten married in 1 year. You can do it! You have plenty of time!

No, I got engaged this past sept and am getting married in oct. I almost wish it was sooner but this is a good amount of time to plan

We were engaged for a year too, May to May. You've got lots of time. Agree with PPs about setting a budget and guest list first--everything else will follow from there. Congratulations!! Make sure you take time to enjoy the initial bliss of being engaged, too. It's a pretty special feeling.

Nope, my engagement was going to be 11 months then we changed plans and moved it up so it will only be 6 months.

First, congratulations on your engagement!

Second, I think a year is plenty of time. We are having a 19 month engagement (engaged on May 5th 2016) but due to us paying for everything with a large guest list (255) we needed time to save. As far as planning goes we had everything booked within the first two months and I bought my dress in August. I think with a short engagement there isn't time to second guess yourself or get caught up in the small details. It is definitely doable, just get your budget set first and then book a venue to finalize your date & finding the rest of the vendors will be easy once you have a date! (easy as in relatively - you'll have a date & they'll be able to tell you if they're available or not)

My engagement is only 8 months and I have almost everything ready to get married. And I can't wait for it!!

I got engaged this year in January on New Years, and I'm getting married January 2018. So no, I don't think a year is too short. I booked everything by the end of February as well, so just be on top of everything and you'll be fine.

I'm having a 6 month engagement because we wanted a specific time of year and all the advice we received pretty much boiled down to the longer you have to plan the more you have to stress. Also, I'm pretty indecisive so I don't have time to second guess myself this way! I'd say if you can find vendors available there is nothing wrong with a year long engagement!

A year is totally fine, a friend of mine planned hers in 8 months. Its plenty of time as long as you have the budget

I had a 10 month engagement because we had already been dating for over 10 years and I didn't see the point in waiting any longer! Yes, there are certain fancy venues that book years in advance, but I've found flexibility is key. With ten months, I was able to book the venue I wanted, it was just on a Sunday night, not a Saturday. And out of all the vendors, the only one where I didn't get my absolute first choice was the officiant (I had to call a few different officiants to find one that was available on our date, but we love the one we have). I don't think that it's been overly stressful, and I'm actually enjoying having a whirlwind year.

My engagement was 7 months long. I had everything done within the first 4 months. If you need to save money then you may need longer but everything can be planned in 6 months (as long as your venue has availability).

We got engaged on March 5th, 2017 and getting married October 7th, 2017. 7 months and 2 days from engaged to married

A year is fine, especially if you can be flexible about the date. We'll be engaged just a few weeks any of a year, and I haven't had any problems booking vendors.

Our engagement is 3.5 months. I have a 100 year old grandmother that we both want at the wedding so we changed our plans of a year engagement.

As long as you stay organized and disciplined on tasks you will be fine.

It really depends on who you are as a planner, My engagement has been very short, but because I knew I wanted something small and simple, and having too long of a time would have been unbearable for me stress wise. If you are having a short engagement, you may want to pick your date based on venues availabilities rather than a particular day that you want. Otherwise you may have to worry about venues being booked way in advance.

It's completely up to you and what works for you. If you need more time to save $, think about pushing your date back. Start to finish our engagement will be 8 months and I've had no issues getting things done!

Congratulations! We had an 11-month engagement. I really wanted to get married in the summer, and DH proposed Labor Day weekend. I immediately started researching and visiting venues. My mindset was: if we find our dream venue with a date that works for that summer, great. If not, we will find our dream venue and book a date for the following summer. It worked out that our favorite venue still had dates in the summer that worked for us.

I think a year is perfect, you only want the wedding stress for so long and then you are ready for it to be done in my opinion

Nope! We got engaged in May 31, 2016 and got married May 27, 2017. I had most everything planned by August.