This is my second Star Wars reference on Weddingbee. I’m kind of ashamed of myself.

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Yesterday, Mr. Blue Moon and I celebrated our two year proposal anniversary. Mr. Blue Moon sent a beautiful flower arrangement to me at work, and we went on a pizza date to Mellow Mushroom. As we sat and reflected on our relationship and everything that has happened over the last two years, we started talking about whether we would do it all over again this way or not.

If we had gotten engaged when we were both out of college, already had enough in savings, and secure jobs, would we have waited two years to get engaged" Probably not. But if we had to do it again on the exact same timeline, we would do this thing the same way. As we’ve spent all this time planning and saving and planning some more, we have realized some definite benefits to having a long engagement, and if anyone else out there is facing a long engagement, take heart! You will get some perks in the planning process that shorter-timeline-couples may not experience. 1. Less Pressure

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The nicest part of a long engagement is that you’re under zero pressure, and can do pretty much everything and make every decision at your own pace. Right after my proposal in 2014, I went into a wedding-planning frenzy. That’s when I put together my super detailed wedding planning binder, pinned all of my inspiration ideas like mad, and started thinking about ceremon...