Why am I having such a long engagement?!

I totally feel you! I originally wanted a short engagement and to get married either this weekend or last, but FH nixed that idea and we decided on a June wedding after a 16 month engagement!

Ohhh yeah. I felt that way at 22 months. We waited for the EXACT same reason you did. School, money, and two big moves. Now that I'm at less than 6 months, I wish I had more time!

Yep, I'm a 26 month engagement! It sometimes makes me jealous but then I think of all the stuff I still have to do and I'm really glad I have time. I mean I've booked all the vendors but now it's the little stuff like decide where to have the rehearsal dinner, make a guest book, DIY the table numbers, etc. And I'm glad I don't have to do wedding things every night.

Our month will be here pretty soon! Nine months left out of 26 isn't too bad! And yeah my reason was also school related...it's going to be worth it! Soon enough people will be jealous of us!

15 month engagement here-- solely due to scheduling conflicts... Come on June 2015! I'm so so ready and DWs are ridiculously easy to plan!

I felt the same way too - now we're at just about 6 months out. Originally we wanted to get married in November (next month) but FH got laid off and we needed time for him to find a job (which he has).

All in all, its been nice to have a more laid back approach to planning. I don't feel overwhelmed and mostly everything is done. There will be some small projects along the way between now and then, but they'll be fun to do and I can just enjoy the whole process.

2 years. I had a personal reason for it. It is what it is lol.

5 year engagement, simply to have a special date and year while giving us enough time to save a chunk and have a semi-nice event. It'll encompass a few noteworthy events (FH graduation, 3+ moves, maybe looking at buying a home) which make it feel all the longer.

Definitelly understand how you're feeling.

3.5 year engagement here. We had hoped to wed in 2012 (1 year after our engagement) but finances wouldn't allow. I wasn't too bummed, but when we announced our date, everyone else was like "finally!". So were we

We're having a longer engagement as well.

When I first was engaged and lurked this site, it made me wish we picked a sooner date! People would say, "Time will fly!" and I didn't believe them.

...now I'm two months out, and I'm kind of hoping time slows down for me a little bit!

Take advantage of all the planning time to find out what you really want for your wedding.

Give yourself plenty of breaks in between planning since your date allows you to do that. Just enjoy the engagement, and this exciting time in your lives. It does end before you know it.. so just keep swimming! Your day will come!

I kind of felt like that 3 months ago. We got engaged 10/31/13 and are getting married 10/3/15. So almost 24 months. But this month I'm really glad we decided to wait the year. We bought a house last year and adopted a dog this year. Plus we have a lot of social things going on and I'm getting more involved with the local animal shelter. I haven't had a weekend where we didn't have anything scheduled since last winter. I couldn't imagine planning a wedding while going to school, too! You guys definitely made the right choice. And it will be here before you know it!

I know what you mean...we had a 26 month engagement. In the time before we got married, the rest of our friends got engaged and married. It's not fun to sit back and watch everyone else getting married because you are so excited for your own, but the time really does fly by! Enjoy the process and be happy that you have time to do the things that you want to before you get married

Our engagement is 22 months. Engaged July 2013 and our wedding is this upcoming May.

On the upside though, we got every vendor we wanted because we were able to book early. And I've done so much in advance that so far (fingers crossed) I haven't been too stressed with wedding stuff.

Our engagement is 27 months, but 4 months have already gone by. I want to get big stuff done and booked so I can have more time to relax in the middle. I'm not one to second guess my choices!

Enjoy your time and slowly plan away. I am getting married last month after only a 3 month engagement. Although I am happy with our decision to keep things moving, the stress is killing me. You have some time to relax

I am feeling that way, my mom wanted us to push the wedding to September 2014 and we decided not to and I wish we did now. We are having a 33 month engagement. Mostly waiting for FH to get promoted to a good pay and also a unexpected pregnancy.

I originally wanted a two year engagement but all of our family wanted it to happen within a year. So they said if we got married next year they would help with paying for the wedding. So we set our date for 7/25/15 and have help from my parents and his parents being that we agreed to have a one year engagement.

Totally understand what you are feeling. We have a 21 month engagement because we wanted to save to move out into our own home before getting married. Plus our puppy needed surgery twice so we wanted to stay home so someone could watch him while we were at work.

There are days where I am sad that our engagement is so long. But then I imagine the stress that would have come with planning a wedding in 6 months and I am sure happy we waited. I got to pick all the vendors I wanted, no disappointment that someone was already booked for my date, and it has been a breeze so far.

Just remember why you choose the long engagement and remember that the time from now to July is going to fly.

I understand completely. FH proposed to me in 2009 and we want to get married summer 2016. I like having the long engagement because I like having time to be engaged and to plan ahead of time what we want. Plus we want to save up money (and FH doesn't have a job right now because of school). I do wish we were getting married sooner, but I like this period of time to enjoy being engaged. When your wedding comes, it will be worth the wait. : )

Our engagement will be 27 months. We got engaged in June 2014, and our date is September 2016. We booked the photographer and the venue, I think that's about it for now. The 2 years will give us time to save and plan. I keep bumming also, wishing it was next September, but FBIL is getting married in July 2015, and we thought it would be nice to give them their year =)