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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 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? Photo from Melissa Koren Photography in New Hampshire Did you know: nearly a fifth of all...

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?


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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

  • Ashley
    Dedicated August 2019
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    Over....he popped the question in our anniversary 2018 (March) and we’ll be getting married 2019 (August) so 17 month engagement
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  • Alyssa
    Super September 2019
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    Just under 10 months!

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  • Ana
    Dedicated October 2019
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    Under! We will be getting married within 7 months of him proposing! We have known each other for 9 years and dating for 5 of the 9 years.

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  • Jacque
    Dedicated July 2019
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    Under.. a 1 year engagement exactly.. he proposed on our 2yr Anniversary & we will be married on our 3rd yr Anniversary
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  • Heather
    Expert April 2020
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    Over. 16 months!

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  • Kendra
    Devoted September 2019
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    Under, our engagement period is 11 months.
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  • Sarah Eliza
    Dedicated May 2022
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    It’s complicated. Under 14 months if you count informal marriage but over if you count formal wedding
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  • Felicia
    Savvy June 2021
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    Over! Ours will be about 23 months.

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  • Savvy September 2019
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    Way over - engaged in 2015, getting married in 2019!
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  • Makayla
    Savvy October 2019
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    By the time the wedding comes around it’ll have been 2 years 5 months and some change
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  • Pattie
    Expert June 2020
    Pattie ·
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    Over! 18 months
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  • Mrs. Juliana
    Dedicated August 2019
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    Under. A little under 8 month engagement.
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  • Kayla
    Dedicated October 2020
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    Over, 22 months to be exact
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  • Jaden
    Just Said Yes July 2019
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    Over! Just under 16 months
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  • Gabrielle
    Just Said Yes September 2018
    Gabrielle ·
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    Over. 19 months.
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  • A
    Just Said Yes June 2019
    Allison ·
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    Over-- 18 months!

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  • Lindsay
    Just Said Yes June 2019
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    Under! 12 month engagement.

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  • Haley
    Beginner October 2019
    Haley ·
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    Just under!

    We will be engaged for 13 months

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  • Katie
    Dedicated April 2021
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    Under, we will be engaged for just over a year before we are married
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    Under. We were engaged for about a year. Maybe just a little shy of a year
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