Weddingbee Blog

Updated.

Mrs. Bee here.

According to Brides magazine, December is the most popular month to get engaged. Other popular months include August and September. Let’s do our own poll to see when everyone got engaged!

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Why do so many people get engaged in December?

¢¢â€š¬…”In addition to being a romantic time of year, it is when everyone’s together, so they can start to make plans,¢¢â€š¬? said Millie Martini Bratten, editor in chief of Brides. ¢¢â€š¬…”And the ring is the ultimate gift.¢¢â€š¬?

Carley Roney, editor in chief of The Knot, an online wedding planning company, says its traffic surges each January. About 17 percent of the 2.3 million engagements every year take place in December, The Knot estimates. New Year’s Eve is also a popular time for engagements, Ms. Roney said.

¢¢â€š¬…”A lot of people have end-of-year deadlines for themselves,¢¢â€š¬? Ms. Roney said. ¢¢â€š¬…”You know: ¢¢â€š¬‹Å“If he doesn’t propose to me by the end of the year.’ …¢¢â€š¬? (via nytimes)

So I guess that means we’ll have a lot of new bride to bee readers come January!