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Maggie
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Over or Under: 14 Month Engagement?

Maggie, on March 12, 2019 at 11:05 AM Posted in Planning 1 226

There’s a lot of time between your #justsaidyes moment and saying “I do”! In fact, the average couple is engaged for 14 months. How long will your engagement be?

Are you over or under the 14 month average?


Over or Under: 14 Month Engagement? 1

Photo from Melissa Koren Photography in New Hampshire


Did you know: nearly a fifth of all engagements happen in December around the holidays?


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226 Comments

Latest activity by Anna, on May 7, 2020 at 10:36 PM
  • S
    Devoted May 2019
    Sarah ·
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    5 months, but we will have been together 3 years the weekend before the wedding.
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  • Keiwana
    Devoted June 2019
    Keiwana ·
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    OVER!

    We got engaged in December 2017 & we’re getting married June 2019.


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  • Allie
    Master August 2019
    Allie ·
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    Over! We will be engaged for 23 months when we get married.

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  • Danielle K
    VIP June 2019
    Danielle K ·
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    Over - we will have been engaged 3 years and a day by our wedding

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  • LB
    Champion November 2016
    LB ·
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    Exact! Engaged Sept 2015, married Nov 2016

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  • Mandy
    VIP May 2019
    Mandy ·
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    Under - we're having an 11 month engagement.

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  • Kaitlyn
    Dedicated June 2019
    Kaitlyn ·
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    Over, 18 months Smiley smile
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  • Alyrae
    Super February 2020
    Alyrae ·
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    Over we have been engaged since dec 25th 2017
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  • Rachel
    Super May 2019
    Rachel ·
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    Our engagement is about 10 months long.

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  • Maggie
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    Maggie ·
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    What has it been like planning a wedding in 5 months, Sarah? Did you do an pre-engagement prep?

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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    Over, our engagement will be 21 months.

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  • Kelsey
    VIP September 2020
    Kelsey ·
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    Over our engagement is 18 months

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  • Tonia
    Expert October 2019
    Tonia ·
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    Under.

    We will be engaged 10 months before we get married.

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  • Kara
    Expert May 2019
    Kara ·
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    14 months for us! Engaged March 10, 2018. Getting married May 18, 2019.

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  • Alexandra
    VIP June 2019
    Alexandra ·
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    Under! Our engagement is almost exactly one year.
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  • Maggie
    Champion October 2025
    Maggie ·
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    You're right on the button, Kara! Where are you getting married?

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  • Kara
    Expert May 2019
    Kara ·
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    We will be getting married in Lake Wylie, SC. A country club right on the lake!
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  • Kaitlyn
    Dedicated July 2020
    Kaitlyn ·
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    Over. 18 months.
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  • Kim
    Super September 2019
    Kim ·
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    It would be a few days shy of 2 years
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  • Alicia
    VIP August 2019
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    Under, thank goodness! I knew before we even talked about engagement that I didn't want a long engagement. It will be 8 months engaged.

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