Is two years too long for an engagement?

We will be engaged 3 & 1/2 years by the time of our wedding

We have a 2 year engagement and are paying for everything ourselves. We want to do it right one time only so that time frame works for us. We already feel like we’re married; we live together so the actual process is just a formality; taking our time isn’t an issue. We’ve been together for 8 years getting married on 5/21/21; got engaged 5/26/19. It’s all a preference; there is no timeframe it’s all about what you 2 want to do and that’s all that matters. Congratulations!

I'm having a two year engagement and got engaged last November and the first year already flew by!! Its crazy

We will be engaged exactly 2 years to the day on our wedding day next year. Moving to another city after our lease was up after our first year of being engaged was the only thing on my mind, so two years was the day we set (also we loved the date 3/20/2020 —- 3 20’s and easy to remember). The first year we just tossed around ideas and this year we’ve really put the pedal to the medal. I’ve noticed our tastes and friends have changed in that time and we can really focus and clearly see things we want/need for our wedding.

My engagement will be 2.5 years. 10/24/20. Time flies by! It’s been nice to have the extra time. We’re finally down to the one year mark and we’re getting excited. We have most of our vendors already booked so now it’s putting the smaller details together. We just mailed our save the dates this weekend!

We didn’t originally plan for a 2 years long engagement but unfortunately we had some financial issues that forced us to. I personally have felt more relieved and less stressed. We were able to put down deposits on all our vendors that we really loved and booked them! We’ve also just enjoyed being “fiancés” lol. People will ask though and that gets annoying but who cares! It’s your day and it will be a beautiful one regardless!! Good luck!💕

2 years is not that long. My fiance and I will be getting married in May 21st 2021. We did this on purpose because we wanted to make sure that were financially prepared and just save money along the way. We got engaged in January of this year. I feel like this year has gone by so quick! My fiance and I have already decided on a venue in all honesty we wanted to do a 2 year engagement because we wanted to save money and we didn't want to feel rushed and we want to feel prepared as well because we know that a 1 year or 1 1/2 year flies by so quick.

Two years definitely isn’t too long. My fiancé and I knew the date was a priority for us, especially the one we picked, so we waited and by the time our wedding comes it’ll be about 18 months. It gave us more time to plan, prep, budget and save!

My fiancé and I will be getting married at the 19 month mark. Well be getting married right before our 8 year anniversary! He proposed right after I graduated from physical therapy school. I didn’t have a job, I had to take my board exam 2 months later in order to be licensed to get a job. And my student loan payments started December 2018. We both really wanted to save up, have time to plan, and we weren’t moving in together til April 2019 because of his lease.

So a long engagement is nice BUT I wish we were married already! Yet again there’s still so much to do 😂

Two years isn't a ridiculous amount of time, we will be engaged 18 months (almost 19) by the time we get married. Honestly, we have enjoyed having the time to plan and pay for our big day.

It's not too long! We booked our venue for October 10, 2020 this past January. We don't even have rings yet, but we knew we wanted that date. For guests out of town or destination weddings, "Save the Dates" are sent out 8-12 months before the wedding! Best wishes!

It goes fast, we got engaged 9/11/2018 and are planning an 11/21/2020 wedding and the time is flying by. I intentionally planned for two years because we have a tight budget and wanted to really take the time to plan and save money. There’s definitely no right or wrong engagement timeline. FH is going to be 32 in February!

2 years is definitely not too long!

We got engaged in August of 2018 and are getting married October 2020. At the time of the wedding, I'll be 33 and he'll be 32.

It's giving us plenty of time to save and plan without being too stressed, and without having to compromise much on the vendors that we want.

When we first started planning last year, I thought the time would drag on, but it's actually gone by quite fast!

It depends. If you want ASAP, it is obviously too long. From a planning point of view, depending on your type of party, it only takes 9 months to plan. Ultimately, it is 100% up to you and what works best for you and your family. I wouldn't send save the dates more than 9 months in advance unless it is going to be a busy day. For example, had you done 10/10/2020, you would have to send a year in advance due to the shear volume of people getting married that day (I know of 3 and will have to choose).

My FH and I were dating for 5 1/2 years before getting engaged in February. We would have gotten married sooner, but I have always wanted a fall wedding and no venues were available for this fall. Our engagement will have been 20 months by the time we get married on 10/3/20.

Like others have mentioned, it has been really nice to be able to take the time to save more money and have our day exactly how we want it to be. Nothing feels rushed. I have been able to plan out most of the details and reserve vendors way in advance. This way, we have everything secured and can make payments along the way to avoid having a big tab to pay on our wedding day!

Anywhere between 1 and 2 years is totally normal from what I’ve heard and seen!

Save the dates and invitations should follow the same timeline that they would for a shorter engagement; save the dates go out anywhere from 10-6 months before the wedding (depending on how many of your guests will be traveling—10-8 months if most of them will be traveling, 8-6 if most of them are local). Invitations go out about 2 months before the wedding.

We got engaged November 4, 2017 and our wedding is scheduled for August 22, 2020! I highly suggest doing a longer engagement.. more time to save!

Its not to long. Some people are engaged for years. I got engaged June 2017. We are getting married October 2020

It’s not too long at allllll. I got engaged in 2009 and just now planning the wedding for December 2020.

View Quoted Comment I was engaged for 10 years 😂