Right after I got engaged, I walked around our city with my new fiancee, dazed; we ended up going to get slushies to revive us from being so stunned that we were now going to become man and wife. Many people find themselves in this middle-state for quite a while after getting engaged, because, after all, the possibility of being married can be enough for quite some time!
As soon as you make your engagement public, you are likely to get questions about when the wedding will be. Not only is it okay to not know the answer, but it is important to not rush it! At the same time, it is worth starting a conversation about wedding time frame soon after engagement, if only to know when you will revisit your wedding plan again. It?s okay to have a long engagement with no specific date in sight for quite some time. However, depending on when each person expects to get married, the time to set a date is different. While no one can tell you the perfect time for you, here are some important things to consider.

Getting Married in 2 or More Years
Long time couples often decide that they know they are ready for a forever commitment, but they also feel no rush on throwing the big party to celebrate that commitment. In some cases, one or both members of the couple are still in school, or there isn?t money in the budget right now to do a wedding the way they like. There are many other reasons to put that decision off, but one smart thing to do is to manage everyone?s expectations fairly early...