As a hen, I will say that is one thing guys don't really think of when proposing. When you propose can really affect when you get married. Women need time to plan a proper wedding. For instance, Anth735 proposed to me in January. That was too short of a time to plan a wedding at the location with wanted with the vendors we wanted in between Derby and football season of that year. So we had to bump it back to the following May. And that made for a pretty long engagement.
Our babysitter wanted to get married before they move across the country together in August. Her man proposed in February, and she had to quickly plan a wedding in less than 5 months. It's all working out fine, but it was pretty stressful. And she was lucky to have a job where she could spend several hours a day "planning" while the baby napped.
Anyways, just food for thought, Chad. No pressure, of course.