When should I start planning my wedding

??? How do you know youre getting engaged? Doesnt that make you engaged now?

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Agreeing with everybody else. How do you know? A lot can change from now until February.

I second what everyone else said and even still. I'm going to have a 2 yr and few month engagement by the time I get married. I didn't really start planning until 18 months out (just for venue) and didn't really start planning until a year out.

You're not engaged until you're officially proposed too.

Also, just out of curiosity how you decided on a wedding date without even being engaged because you can't officially have a date until you sign a contract with a venue

I also planed my engagement

I knew for 6 months but we did not start planing or even pick a date until after he proposed

I planned ahead of time - Pinterest boards and visited the venue we knew we wanted. My fiance and I timed our engagement. Then when I called the week after the engagement they knew I was serious.

Meh wait until your engaged to make any moves.

But I totally had a Pinterest board titled "true love has no endings" before I got engaged. My inner basic bish was showing.

I don't agree with 'you're not engaged until he officially proposes.' if you have made the mutual decision to be married, you are engaged. The proposal and ring are just extra. WE were planning our wedding for 10 months before he did the one knee deal. We knew we were getting married but it was important to both of us that the proposal part be all his. In his time, he picked out the ring himself, he had lunch with my dad asking for his blessing. We didn't sign any contracts or view venues until after the proposal, but correspondence began earlier than the proposal.

I didnt get engaged until this past Feb and i was planning prior. Mind you, i proposed to my fh on leap day this year

If you won't consider yourself engaged until February, I would wait until then to do any serious planning.

Psychic bride confuses me.

I know people who had venue,dress,ect picked out before they had a ring.

I would say it's fine to get inspiration now, but don't start actually doing anything about it until you would consider yourself engaged. That timing can be different for different people I think... There a plenty of engaged couples who don't have a ring, but if someone were to ask you what your relationship status is right now would you say you're engaged? Or dating? I don't agree that talking about getting married and agreeing on it makes you engaged, but rather a specific moment. FH and I had plenty of convos years before we got engaged about how we both knew we would get married.

Can you give us some more info on your situation? Because I'm super curious now.

It's okay to start getting inspiration for your wedding, but definitely don't sign any contracts or anything until you're officially engaged.

Wait what?

Sorry but you're not engaged until your engaged. You can't predict it, even if he said it will happen. You never know.

Go Pinterest crazy if you want.

Do NOT plan any aspect of your wedding until you are engaged. If you go visit vendors, the first thing they will ask about is your proposal. And if you tell them that you aren't engaged, then they won't even take you seriously, because you are wasting their time right now. Go Pinterest crazy, but don't start calling and making appointments with any vendors.

You should not "officially" start planning anything. Think about a budget, think about a guest list, start researching some venues and maybe photographers in your area so that when the time does come you already have a short list going. Absolutely do not sign any contracts or put down any deposits.

I would wait until you are actually engaged...

Yeah I would say wait until you are actually engaged. I don't see why you are waiting until February to get engaged instead of now. Seems kind different to me, but hey whatever you like I suppose.

So, my FH and I aren't "officially" engaged according to some people. I don't have a ring, but I have his commitment, and he has mine. We have our families behind us as well. Just because you don't have a ring, doesn't mean you can't decide to get married.

We've been "planning" for awhile, but we're waiting until after the proposal to book the venue and vendors. Our date is flexible because of this. I've always heard that it takes about a year to plan a wedding, but the most time sensitive thing is booking the venue.

Post and ghost.

I knew a proposal was coming, but didn't know when. (Went to clear browsing history and cookies to book a flight and saw FH on jewelry sites). We talked about it constantly.

You could mock up some wedding stuff but I wouldn't contact vendors until you are actually engaged.

I gathered info at a local bridal show before I was engaged, but I was a bm in a wedding and the bride was from another state coming here.