How long was your engagement?

Obviously never having been married I don't have my own story. But my sister did. She met her husband in August and started dating in November. Then in February he proposed, and they got married in July. From start to finish from meeting and marrying, it took less than a year. But you know, my sister was 27 and my brother-in-law was 35. I guess they probably knew what they wanted.

Randy and I dated a year and a half before getting engaged and were engaged for a year and a half. He proposed on Valentine's Day 2006 and we got married August 2007. Randy picked me up from school (I was attending college at the time and was 31 years old) and we went for a drive to the Snake Canyon (the place where Evil Knievel made his jump in Idaho). It was cold outside, but we went anyway. Prior to picking me up he had his friend (and co-worker) read a letter that Randy had written and picked out the song "When I Say I Do" by Clint Black. Randy had the radio on while we went for a drive and when his friend Jeff came on the air I was wondering why Randy turned up the radio and when I heard the letter I thought how romantic some man loves his girlfriend a lot and then when got out and I got off the car he kept the radio on. Randy handed me a box of candy (saying that this was all he can afford) and I said it is not the gift, but the thought that counts. I opened the box of candy and saw a smaller box. I opened the small box and started to cry because I was so happy. Randy got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes and now we are married for almost 6 years (it will be August 28th).

Well for me, my now husband asked me to marry him twice. The first time we were engaged for about 5 years. Broke up for about 3 months, got back together, then he asked me to marry him again. We were engaged for about 3 months before we got married. April we will have been married now for 1 year and together for 9. Both times he presented me with the most amazing rings.

Tom did actually propose to me with a ring that we had picked together and he had in layaway for a few months. I cannot actually remember the date that he proposed, but I know that it was either in May or June of 2002. We then did not even start to plan our wedding until January of 2004. That was when we decided that we would get married during that summer. We ended up getting married in July 2004. All of this said, I guess that means that our engagement was twenty five or twenty six months long. So based on what you have said about the length of an engagement, we really did have a long engagement.

30 days, but we were dating for 8 years prior to that and now we've been together for almost 30 years.

For me there really isn't the prescribed length of time for engagement. Whether it is a long engagement or a short one, some relationships even those that seem to be so perfect still end up breaking. In an engagement, it is more than the longevity. Lots of factors come into play. Anyway, on to the question, my husband and I were together as boyfriend and girlfriend for a year and a half. Then he proposed and we were engaged for 6 months. Then we got married 2 years ago and so far so good.

hubby and i dated for six months and then got engaged but were engaged for two years before we got married? why did we do it that way? i am really not sure but we have been married for 25 years so i guess we did something right.

Mine was like yours....we just talked about it then just did it...there was hardly anyone at the wedding....my son is getting married again...but they are engaged and not getting married for a year and a half......and I think that is a good thing. They rushed into it and haven't really went through something tough together and I think they need to in order to make sure it's really love and not just lust if you know what I mean!

I honestly can't remember. I'm not very good with romantic stuff like that!

My boyfriend and I are not yet officially engaged. There will, however, be an official engagement--ring, announcements and all. Once the ring is on my finger, that is when I will officially be in wedding planning mode. Right now, it is more of the "dreaming" stage. I know where I plan to get my dress. I know where I intend to be wed. I know who I want to perform the ceremony. I know where I think I want for the reception to be. We have discussed wedding colors. However, I have not talked to anyone in an "official" planning capacity; I am on the mailing list for the wedding shoppe, but that is it. I haven't started trying on gowns, nor have I figured out an official wedding budget. I anticipate that the official engagement period will be about a year. We've already been living together for a while now, and we entered into this relationship with the intention of getting married.

I always knew that I would say yes but we dated just casually as I was at College. I just don't remember the proposal. I think he just said that he had waited until I finished college and got a job (stipulated by my father) so we should get married. I came out here to meet his parents and then we married the following year and yes, I diud have a ring. My wedding wa great really but not the happiest day of my life. Having my first child after losing three babies in late miscarriages was the happiest day really.

I was engaged for 8 months before getting married to him. I was then married 11 years to him. Im divorced now. But I have a wonderful 14 year old son from it. Makes me very happy. :)

my husband also never proposed really.. we have been together 6 years.. and since pretty much day 1 we talked about getting married.. then in 2011 he bought me a engagement ring (i picked it out) and i just wore it and he still never proposed.. one day in september,2012 we decided it was time that we got married. then Nnovember 2012 we got married.

My engagement was very short. I left for the military with intentions to marry my present wife. When I got back from boot camp I only had 10 days in which we got married and had our first child a year later. I believe that if someone is really in live that there isn't really a need for engagement. I know several young couples that aren't ready for commitment and go each day arguing with there significant other and believing that there is someone else out there for them only to end up marrying that person. I have noticed throughout my years that most true marriages that last are the ones that start at a young age or even high school sweet hearts. Why to u think that is?

My husband propose to me 3 months after dating each other and then got married 3 months after we where engaged. Yes he had the a ring for me. We didn't have a normal wedding at all. We went throw the court after several months of planning a wedding that was 2 years away. I'm glad we got married when we did because then we had no family issues when i got pregnant not to long after getting married. We have almost been married now for 3 years this March.

i've beenmarried five years ago,shortly to discuss the plan with my girlfriend who is now a first wife..estimates only 6 month after i met and cometo know my own home straight of his parents and proposed to her..