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Before you plan · 5 subtopics: Engagement season

The months between the proposal and the planning: engagement length, parties, photos and the first big decisions.

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01

How long to be engaged

Average engagements run about a year and a half, but anything from a few months to two years works. Pick the length that lets you plan without dread.

  • Short engagements need flexible dates
  • Long engagements help saving and popular venues
  • Plan around big life events
  • Plan in bursts on long engagements
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03

Engagement photos

A session with your photographer helps you relax in front of the camera and gives you images for save-the-dates.

  • Choose places that mean something
  • Wear outfits you feel like yourselves in
  • Plan for golden hour
  • Bring a second outfit if you like
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04

The first big decisions

Three conversations decide almost everything else: how the day should feel, what you can spend and roughly how many people.

  • Three words for the feeling
  • A spending boundary from real numbers
  • A guest range, not a number
  • A season or date window
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