Waiting for the wedding

People can be so rude. Just visibly roll your eyes at them and say "this is what works for us." Smile if you actually like the people and don't want to be thought (incorrectly) rude. Chances are it's mostly older people from your parents generation that planned a wedding in 3 months.
"We would like to take our time and enjoy the engagement" is perhaps less direct.

16 month engagement is pretty normal I’d say. We got engaged feb 17 and are getting married this June. I wanted a summer wedding and summer 17 was too soon. I didn’t even start planning it until June 2017 though so I already had been telling people IDK for 4 months lol.

We got engaged June 2nd 2016 and our wedding is August 2018 and because its been so long of an engagement I've barely felt stressed out. Just don't listen to them and definitely don't push up the wedding just because they think its so far away, they aren't the ones doing all the planning.

Your engagment is not long at all.. I think it’s a pretty standard amount of time lol

I will also be getting married in June 2019 and I got engaged in December 2016. It’s certainly worth the wait and time has been flying by!

If there are a number of people who are very insistent, you might consider providing periodic updates about how your wedding planning is progressing through email blasts or a blog. Otherwise, the best suggestion I would offer is simply to ignore them.

I got engaged January we're getting married March 30th 2019 just think of it as you have more time to make your wedding day beautifully!!!!

That's not long at all, especially when planning a wedding. I got engaged December 2017 and I'm getting married May 4th. All the planning is keeping me occupied

We got engaged January 2018 and won’t get married until October 2019. Mind you we’ve been dating since January 2013! People can be so rude, I felt the same way as you at first though. Then I started to think what’s the rush? Once it’s over its over and that’s that. You should enjoy the amount of time whatever it is because you can’t ever get that time back again! Who cares what everyone else thinks if they feel the need to voice their opinion ask them if they are planning to help pay for the wedding that typically quiets them up as well!

Just ignore them! Trust me. I got engaged last March & our wedding is also next June 2019. So many people nagged on us. But they're not the ones paying . We are. So therefore it's whatever date we want. Plus you have extra time to plan and actually enjoy it! Good luck!

Dude I have the same issue! I’m just under a year now but I’m so freakin excited. It’s hard to be patient. My mom always tells me I have plenty of time. Ugh

Just ignore it! You are planning your wedding and you both want to have certain elements that reflect you both as individuals and as a couple. In order to do that, it takes time to plan and budget! I'm here to support you. I'm getting married June 2019 and I got engaged in August 2017. I also wanted to get married on our anniversary and help our wedding party have enough time to budget. You're not alone Taylor!

Ignore it! I got engaged March 3rd and our wedding is also not until June 2019. Vendors book a year in advance and if you need to let your guest know that then let them. But it’s your day so do what you two want. Don’t make decisions out of peer pressure or you may regret it. Plus in my honest opinion I think a year plus some change for an engagement is totally normal! It’s a lot to plan especially on top of normal life!

We got engaged in 2013! We are getting married this October 2018! Life throws curve balls and things come up. We have planning and gathering wedding stuff for a few months now! We are 152 days away and I feel like we still have plenty of time. People need to have patience. Remember this is your special day..

Girl, ignore it. Time FLIES while you're planning, my FH and I will be engaged 2.5 years by the time of the wedding and it has gone by so fast, we're 149 days away today!! Enjoy the time you have to just be with each other, or get little things done early. Less stress later on!

If it helps, people will have their comments either way. Some people will say it’s too long, but if you had a shorter engagement people will ask why it’s so short. Our engagement is only 8 months and people ask us why we are getting married so quick constantly. Just focus on the fact that your engagement is the perfect length for you two. That’s all that matters.