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08-01-2006, 06:37 PM
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Too far away?
I just got engaged Recently~! I'm trying to figure out some dates especially since I go back to school in 3 weeks! My grandmother is throwing us an engagement party on the 19th...which is going to be fun celebrating our engagement with everyone!!!
Only thing is were both 25...but I have one more year to finish nursing school. I graduate in May 2007 and he should be graduating from the police academy in the same month. We want to have a wedding in maui (we live in california) but thing is my mom is giving us a couple thousand...we don't know about his family. We want to have our honeymoon there after the wedding but since were both still in school with limited to no money for this would it be bad to wait a year and a half??? or 2 years?? It's hard since I want my sister in the wedding party so we have to coordinate around the school year plus us saving money, and moving into an apartment!!!! Help? any advice?
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08-01-2006, 06:39 PM
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First...  Welcome to Pash! Congrats on your engagement!
Second... waiting a year and a half - two years is perfectly fine! We have a few brides who are already engaged who aren't getting married until 2008.
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08-01-2006, 06:43 PM
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Congrats! I agree that waiting is perfectly fine.
And my fiancé is in police academy, too! Do you have to self sponsor in CA or is he already with an agency?
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08-01-2006, 06:58 PM
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Congrats on your engagement!
My FH and I are also waiting 2 years to get married (Summer 2008) - just b/c life is very hectic right now (we just bought a house and I'm studying for the PE exam) and we want to save up a little money for the wedding/honeymoon.
So, it's PERFECTLY fine to wait - don't let anyone pressure you in to rushing things!!! There's just no reason for it - last I heard there was no "statute of limitations" on engagement :-)
Plus, the longer you have the plan, the more time you have to shop around for the best prices on things :-)
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08-02-2006, 02:49 AM
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welcome. Congrats on the engagement. I am married to a deputy, so it looks like cops wives and FW are becoming more popular.
I think waiting 1.5 to 2 years is perfectly acceptable. Don't let anyone rush you. This is your wedding you can have it your way.
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08-02-2006, 02:57 AM
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First off - congrats on your engagement and welcome to Pash!
There is nothing wrong with waiting a couple of years before you get married. There are several brides on this site who aren't getting married until sometime in 2008.
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09-09-2006, 08:40 PM
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Welcom to Pash
Congrats on your engagement 
I think waiting is fine, our engagement will be a year and a half before we get married. There are benefits to waiting, like you have more time to plan everything out and don't feel so rushed trying to get everything put together, and you have more time to look at ideas you want for your wedding.
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09-10-2006, 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Marge129
First... Welcome to Pash! Congrats on your engagement!
Second... waiting a year and a half - two years is perfectly fine! We have a few brides who are already engaged who aren't getting married until 2008. |
Agreed!!! I know waiting sucks!!!  But I too am waiting! Not until 2008 but I will be engaged for probably over a year when our day come Hang in there!
It seems that all things you need to wait for are very important, and that you need to make it someaht accomidating to some people! Have exactly what you want on your big dat, and if this means waiting and saving some money, finishing school and working with ur sister to make her able to make it... Wait! 
Welcome to Pash! I can't wait to hear what u decide!
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09-10-2006, 06:38 AM
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Well, as you can see my wedding is just under two years away. I've also been engaged for over a year, so by the time we get married we'll have been engaged for more than three years. I'm graduating from journalism school in May, and I know I won't have time to do too much before then. I didn't want to rush the planning and not get what I wanted, so we put it off til September 2008.
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09-10-2006, 05:18 PM
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Congratulations and welcome to Pash!
We set our wedding date a year and a half out from our engagement. We really wanted time to save money and didn't plan on anyone contributing to the cost. We did rec've a couple cash gifts from our families & were very grateful, but our expenses were far above and beyond. So, definitely take time to save some money. You'll be glad you did when all is said and done.
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09-10-2006, 06:41 PM
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I agree with all the others. Just wanted to say and welcome to Pash!
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09-10-2006, 07:23 PM
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I think waiting until 2008 is fine! If you tend to change your mind frequently, maybe don't start a lot of planning until closer to the wedding. I was only engaged for a year and I changed my ideas/centerpieces/decorations at least 5 times.
Welcome to Pash!!
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09-11-2006, 02:11 PM
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First of all, congrats and welcome to PASH! And I think that waiting however long you think you should wait will be fine!
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