How long is the average wedding engagement?

Question

I just wanted to know about how long most couples are dating or engaged before they get married?

Answer 1

It was 1 year 6 months for me, but we were planning to only wait 1 year. It really helped me do a great wedding on absolutely no money.

Answer 2

Every couple is different. I was engaged for 2 years to plan a huge wedding (we both have huge families), but a lot of people have almost no engagement. It mostly depends on when you want to get married. If you want a summer wedding, and you get engaged in December, that's 6 months (or 18 months) but if you get engaged in July it's more like 12 months.

Answer 3

Usually, I find that most couples wait between 6 months to a year. This is not the "right" length to wait, but it gives the respective parties enough time to make sure they are making the right decision, and also enough time to plan a wedding. Sometimes engagements are used as commitment promises between couples for as long as four years for the purposes of say, going off to college.

Answer 4

Most engagements I've seen last 12 - 18 months. Usually not less than 12 months cuz it takes that long to put together an "average American" ceremony and reception. And I think they usually aren't more than 18 months cuz most couples figure what's the point - if you're going to get married, get married already!

Answer 5

We are planning to be engaged for a year. I think most couples wait 6-12 months depending on the situation. We planned for a year because that is when we will be financially ready. Trust me, I would have loved to be married sooner! But waiting a year gives us time to plan everything out, not in a hurry.

Answer 6

i was engaged for 5 months...anything longer then a year is rediculous to me. if you arent ready to get married for whatever reason then I dont suggest getting engaged. my friend got engaged almost a year ago and both her and her fiance said they werent ready to marry just yet. now, they never even talk about their wedding, nor have they set a date or anything.

(when i said a year i meant like some people said...if you get engaged in like march or something and want a summer wedding and cant afford it that same year then waiting a year and a few month is cool, but like waiting 2 years or more is just bad)

Answer 7

We were engaged for 11 months. We had only dated for 3 before getting engaged. It worked for us.

Answer 8

We dated for about a year and then were engaged for only three months. We even did all the Catholic pre marriage counseling. I know some other girls that did it that way and they were right. Doing it all in three months (and it was a big one!) made you not freak out about it so much. If something went wrong it went wrong(nothing did). But I wasn't feeling the "I PLANED THIS ALL YEAR AND NOW ITS RUINED!" I would do it the same way if I had to do it again. Thank God I don't have to!

Answer 9

mine lasted 24 hours and we got married. 6 months to a year is about all a couple should wait. if you don't get married in that time frame then what's the point of beiing engaged?Either you know in your gut that you love that person and that you are right for each other or not. Otherwise you are waisting each other's time.

Answer 10

For some people it can be a year. For some it can be 3-6 months, 6-9 months. Some people make go for 2 years or longer. It depends on their financial situation and how big they want their wedding.