Figure 1. How long should the wedding be after the engagement
Engagement is the moment when a young man makes a marriage proposal to his beloved, and she gives her consent to the future marriage. From that moment on, they are considered “engaged”. Historically, at this moment a man presents a ring as a presentation. Upon consenting to the marriage, the girl accepts it.
Initially, such a gift carried two main functions: on the one hand, it showed the welfare of the groom. According to the value of the ring, the bride’s relatives determined how wealthy the young man was and whether he would be able to provide for the future of the family. On the other hand, the engagement ring on the girl’s finger informed the whole circle that she was not free.
Today, the engagement ring has partly lost its “function”: few people choose a life partner by wealth. And the presence of jewelry on the finger of a young lady is not always indicative of her status: it can be just a piece of jewelry.
Nevertheless, most couples hold an engagement ceremony: why deny yourself such a romantic and bright moment?
How long after the engagement is played wedding
How long does an engagement last? Since at this point it is not an official event, there is no time frame. In the status of “engaged” some couples live for years.
If we talk about the minimum term, then it depends not on the day of engagement, but on the normative terms of the registry offices. From the moment of filing an application to the moment of the wedding minimum should pass one month. Exceptions are only individual cases such as pregnancy of the bride, the birth of a child, a serious illness of one of the future spouses (with a threat to life), long business trips. Then the management of the registry office can meet and reduce the period up to the registration on the day of application. However, in the experience of most couples the optimal period of preparation of the wedding celebration is six months.