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MrsD
Legend July 2019

Long Engagement - 1 Month to go!

MrsD, on June 19, 2019 at 1:18 PM

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30 days left! So crazy! For all the brides that had long engagements, I know your struggle. We got engaged December 2017, and will FINALLY be married July 20, 2019 after 19+ months of planning! Am I happy we had a long engagement? Yes. Planning was way less stressful, especially because we combined...

30 days left! So crazy! For all the brides that had long engagements, I know your struggle. We got engaged December 2017, and will FINALLY be married July 20, 2019 after 19+ months of planning! Am I happy we had a long engagement? Yes. Planning was way less stressful, especially because we combined it with my fiance graduating with his masters, both of us working full-time, me running a local nonprofit, me working towards my certified general appraiser certification, him working towards his CPA, buying a home together, and renovating that home together! So if you are considering taking more time, I really recommend it. I had minimal stress & was able to do 95% of the planning by myself with some help from my fiance. We got to look at a ton of venues & vendors before picking, and are so happy with all our choices.

So what about you brides, did you have a long engagement or short engagement? Would you change it if you could go back in time?

33 Comments

  • Tiffany
    Just Said Yes July 2019
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    Awe we're twin dates! We also got engaged in December 2017 and will be getting married on July 20th as well! ☺ It's becoming real very quickly!
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  • Kelly
    Super October 2019
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    Congrats - you are so close now!
    We are coming up on our 1 year engagement date & our wedding is October 12th - so just about 15 mos.
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    Yay! So quickly it's crazy!

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    Yay! I enjoyed having a bunch of time. Did you?

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  • H
    Savvy July 2019
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    I get married two days after you Smiley smile Starting to feel the pressure now!

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    Same! Excited it's so close though!

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  • Michaela
    Super May 2020
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    We were engaged October of 2017 and the wedding will be May 2020. I was never one of those girls who dreamed every detail of her wedding and we had like ZERO money. I didn't even start planning until summer of 2018 because I was so overwhelmed. For me, having extra cushion of freaking out time has really been helpful Smiley smile If I'm stressed about something I just don't worry about it for a month and then come back to it when my head is in the right place. Now that we are less than a year out, I don't think I'll be able to take a whole month off when I'm stressed, but maybe a week here and there Smiley laugh

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    Yay! I'm glad the long engagement helped, I agree!

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  • Kelly
    Super October 2019
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    I did in the beginning, now I’m like where did all my time go lol.
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  • Concetta
    Super March 2020
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    AHH!!!! I am so happy for you! I had a long engagement as well, we got engaged October 2017 and we will be married in March of 2020. I have to agree with you, it really took the stress out of planning and it was nice to take time. Enjoy the next month Smiley smile you are almost there!

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    Thank you so much! Yay, so close!

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  • Mrscolón
    Super September 2019
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    We are officially 39 days out! We were engaged July 2016 and getting married September 2019. So we had along engagement and a lot of time to plan! So I am so happy that it’s almost here for us so we can actually enjoy it after all this time!
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  • Mrs. Spring
    Master April 2021
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    Had a long one. We got engaged November 2017! And we're marrying this year.
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