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Just Said Yes May 2018

Two Anniversaries?

Rachel, on November 22, 2017 at 2:32 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 36

Okay so by the time my fiancé and I get married we will have been dating for 9 years! So, is it okay to celebrate your dating anniversary and your wedding anniversary? If we hadn't been together so long before getting married I probably wouldn't care about our dating anniversary but that's a long time together! Lol. I know it's really up to the couple to decide but I guess I'm just wondering do other people do this?

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Latest activity by Andrea, on November 26, 2017 at 11:01 PM
  • Danielle
    Just Said Yes August 2019
    Danielle ·
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    We're actually getting married on our 6 year anniversary

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  • Lex
    VIP September 2019
    Lex ·
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    We probably will, it's honestly the only way I remember his brothers birthday lol!

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  • txncdelphia
    Devoted November 2018
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    You can do whatever you want. If you want to go out for a nice dinner for your dating anniversary and your wedding anniversary why the hell not?!

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  • Keisha
    Master September 2018
    Keisha ·
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    You can celebrate whatever the hell you want. Shit I would celebrate the first time we had snu snu if I get a gift

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  • Constance
    VIP October 2017
    Constance ·
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    You can celebrate whatever you want. DH and I kinda didn't do anything for our 6th dating anniversary this month mostly because it was less than a month after our wedding. He was OOT for work and I felt like we had just celebrated plenty.

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  • Amy
    Devoted July 2018
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    I totally get not imagining another date after being together and celebrating on a particular date for so long (we got lucky and are getting married on our 10 yr anniversary!) My friend who got married after 9 years of dating actually told me she really doesn't care at all about the date in June that they got married and they continue to celebrate their dating anniversary in October, but if my FH and I ended up with a different date we would almost certainly celebrate both, because I agree with txncdelpia, why the hell not indeed! Smiley smile

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  • muriel
    Champion June 2018
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    You can celebrate whatever you want. Just don't expect those around you to do the same.

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  • Stephanie
    Devoted October 2018
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    Two of my friends were highschool sweethearts. They celebrate their dating anniversary, as well as their wedding anniversary. I think it's cute!

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    Savvy June 2019
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    I think I'd celebrate just the wedding anniversary (i.e. giving gifts, going out to dinner), but wouldn't let the dating anniversary go completely. My fiance and I will be getting married on a completely different day than our dating anniversary, but they're both still special dates for us!

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  • m&j18
    Devoted August 2018
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    FH and I go to a show at the same theater for our anniversary each year....I'm sure we will continue this tradition after own wedding

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  • ThePeoplesBride
    VIP October 2020
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    Why the hell not? It's obviously still important to you so celebrate!

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  • Steph N.
    Super October 2018
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    Our 11 year dating anniversary will be in March, and our wedding in Oct. I'm thinking we'll continue to celebrate the dating one. It's a milestone in itself by this point lol. Plus with both anniversaries being 6 months apart, I think it'd be fun to celebrate both.

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  • Red2018
    VIP August 2018
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    We will. My parents still celebrate their first date anniversary and they have been married 26 years! Lol. The date has special meaning to us. So we will probably do dinner or something small

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  • FutureMrsKC
    Master January 2019
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    I'd celebrate whatever you want! We're getting married on our anniversary so we will only have one day but we celebrate everything and love going out to eat so the more dates the merrier! We are even going out of town in the spring to celebrate one year of being engaged lol!

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  • QueSeraSera
    VIP December 2017
    QueSeraSera ·
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    We'll be celebrating both! Tomorrow is our 10 year anniversary, and then next weekend is our wedding so we'll probably only celebrate once (since it's a week apart), but we'd be acknowledging both days Smiley smile

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  • WHO? Mrs. Jones
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    We went out to a casual (but yummy) dinner on our dating anniversary, with our son in tow. We will probably go a bit bigger for wedding anniversaries Smiley winking

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  • Sarah
    Beginner July 2018
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    I am in the same boat. We will have been dating 13 years by the time we get married, and I don't want to give up that anniversary! I think we will celebrate something small for both (usually it's just an excuse to go to dinner anyhow) though FH said to not celebrate the wedding anniversary and just celebrate the dating one haha!

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  • E&M
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    We don't know for sure our dating anniversary, but we did get married on the 11th anniversary of the very day we met. :-)

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  • Mary C
    Super November 2018
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    FH and I try to celebrate every special date. First day met, started dating, moved in together, etc. Nothing to fancy, just a nice dinner and alone time. We try to have one date night a month as well. We feel it helps us bond and keeps us from getting in a rut. We were together almost 8 years before he proposed, by the time we marry it will be over 9 years. Honestly any excuse to get out and enjoy one another is a good thing in my opinion.

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  • Becky-Jo
    Devoted May 2017
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    We always do an overnight trip for our dating anniversary. It's in August so we usually do Ocean City, Maryland. It's a nice little getaway.

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