Waiting 2 years for the wedding?

I booked two years out. My wedding is in October 2018. I can't believe how quickly the year went by! It's great because I'm getting every little thing I want. The downside is seeing people get engaged and married within that timeframe. If you're pretty secure in yourself and can wait, I would say go for it. Time flies!

Our engagement will be exactly 2 years and 5 days. But we got the venue of our dreams, get to save money, and we locked in 2016 prices for a 2018 wedding

ETA: just saw Maria A's comment and I totally agree! It is funny to see people get engaged and married during our 2 year gap. But everyone has their own timeline in life and their one special day.

I will be engaged 2.5 years by the time I'm married. I am excited to get married but did not want to rush it and really enjoy being engaged for a bit.

I would check out other places, if you want the wedding to be earlier. You might find something better, you might not. But at least you tried! If you don't find something better, book that dream venue for 2019, girl!

We had a two year engagement and it was nice. We did it that way mostly because we realized our anniversary was on a Saturday in 2017 and we thought it would be cool to get married on that date. We aren't religious and don't plan on having children, so there was no rush. We got the venue we wanted, which books up 2 years in advance. We got the photographers we wanted, who are also in high demand. And after we had those two things locked in, we put the planning process on pause until we were about 9 months pre-wedding. Neither of us wanted to spend two full years in wedding mode.

If you love the venue and don't mind waiting... then waiting is fine. But, if you've already been together a number of years then waiting for your dream venue might not feel comfortable. Do what feels right for you.

It really depends. FH didn't want an engagement longer than 1 year. Personally, I would keep looking. But if you're okay with a longer engagement, book the venue of your dreams.

I would keep looking but if it really feels perfect you could wait and plan more slowly. It will give you more time to save and the planning should be less stressful.

If you think waiting is good good for you and FH then wait for your dream venue or look for another venue.

I am having a 19 month engagement..I never thought I would have one longer than a year but we wanted a date in May (my sisters and mom all have wedding anniversaries close together and we call it the family holiday) lol ...we knew May 2017 was too soon so we had to wait until May 2018...it really does fly by.

I would look at other venues and if nothing compares to the one you really love, then book it for 2019.

If it were me and it was *totally* the venue of my dreams I would probably wait. And an added bonus of waiting... more $$$ to be saved for an even more awesome wedding! (or a kick-ass honeymoon! Or both!)

Halfway through my two year engagement and I'm so happy with the way planning has been going! Like PPs have said, doing everything at our own pace is pretty stress-free, we grabbed the best vendors early on, and haven't been stressed about $$.

Big picture: your wedding is just one day of a life-long relationship, so what's an extra year of engagement?

Its really up to you and FH. We are looking to start TTC after the wedding and waiting two years would not have worked for us. Also, for me at least, that is a long time to drag on a project that is just one day (as opposed to gutting an entire house and re-buiding). Patience would wear on me since it's only one day.

I'd book it for now but only if the deposit is refundable able and keep looking at other venues.

If this is truly your dream venue, book it for 2019. Trust me, time flies! We booked out venue in may 2016 for March 2018 and it was worth it! We got locked into 2016 prices, shortly after we booked they released their 2017/2018 prices and they were much different than what we already locked in! If you can wait, and you TRULY love this venue and don't think anything will add up, book it.

Eh I was engaged almost that long before I started planning at all you'll be fine. You only get married once make it count!

If you're not worried about age/having kids after marriage, and/or need time to save up, then go for it if you really want that. I'm 32 and FH and I were together 5 years before getting engaged, so I definitely did NOT want a long engagement since already I'll be 33 before we get married and start trying for kids. Plus we are pretty laid back and not stressed about most wedding-related details, so planning has gone really well even with just a 7 month engagement.

Two years is absolutely nothing. Wait.

Waiting has it's advantages. As someone else mentioned, it locks down vendors' 2017 rates for 2019, and you get first pick of vendors! Plus more time to save. For us, even though we already had money for the wedding and down payment for our first house, waiting the extra year (22 months from when we got engaged) to our chosen date (thus, ideal move-in date 6 months after that), gave more time for our savings to gain more interest (6-8%, depending on market conditions) generating ~$8k in interest!