Got a good gap between your engagement and the wedding? Well, guess what? It’s actually a great thing! Getting engaged a few months or even a year or so before D-day has its advantages. Here are 10 amazing things about having a long engagement.
1. You have a fiance…for longer!
You’ll be a wife soon enough, so why not enjoy the fiance stage for as long as you can?! When you’re at a party and he goes like, ‘Meet her, my fiance’… Awww. Wouldn’t it be nice to hear that?!
2. The ring!
Getting engaged means you’ll now have a gorgeous ring sitting on your ring finger. While it’ll be there after the wedding too, it’s during your courtship period that every single person wants to have a look and admire your ring.
3. Lots of time to plan
Well, obviously! The real planning actually only starts after you’re engaged. And the sooner the engagement, the more time you have to plan the rest of your wedding.
4. And lots of time to get to know the family
A long engagement means both of you have enough time to get to know each other’s families and bond with them on a personal level since you’re no longer just boyfriend and girlfriend. Make good use of this time, girl!
5. Live all the ‘lasts’
A long engagement means you can celebrate each of your ‘last occasions as a single girl’ in the best possible way! Your last single birthday, the last Diwali at home, the last trip as a single girl… you’ll have all the time to experience all the ‘lasts’!
6. Romance is in the air
Your courtship period is almost like the honeymoon period! Be prepared to be pampered and spoilt rotten. Long romantic drives, surprise gifts and so much more. You’ll get to live it all, all through your long engagement period.
7. Maa ka pyaar!
Love and attention are at an all-time high at home! After all, mommy knows that very soon her little princess is going to get married. And all that extra love, wouldn’t you want it for just a little bit longer?!
8. Go for that bachelorette!
Most brides end up with no bachelorette because, well, where’s the time?! Now that you’re engaged and you have a couple of months or a year or two to go for the wedding, there’s just no excuse to skip this one big all-girls trip! Trust us, you’ll remember this for life!
9. So much time to do all that you want
Be it working out for that envious body or saving up a bit of your salary every month… The more the time, the better.
10. Live it up, girl!
This phase of life is never going to come back. So live it while it lasts. Having a fiance, being engaged, being the bride-to-be, it’s a once in a lifetime scenario. So why not just go with the flow and enjoy every bit of it? And come to think of it, you’re getting to live it longer than others… Lucky you!
