Can we just set a date already?!

Ok, so we've been engaged now for a whole 2 months. I wish I would have kept track of how many times I've been asked over the past months if we've set a date. If I had to take a guess, I'd have to say that it's at least 40-50. I'm guessing Ryan doesn't get asked this nearly as much as I do because he doesn't not seem to be the least bit concerned about doing this. And, I must say, it is getting quite annoying. Every time someone new finds out we've gotten engaged, I usually hear "oh, what a pretty ring" (which is great, and I love hearing it), and "have you set a date yet?" (not so great, getting tired of hearing it). I know it's the next logical question to ask after oohing and ahhing over the ring, but I just don't have a great answer. I guess I should be thankful. Ryan is wonderful, my ring is beautiful, and we have at least figured out the month we will be getting married. Of course, I'm not really sure Ryan had much say in this anyway. I have my heart set on a September wedding, so the most logical timing for the wedding would be September 2008 because 2007 was just too soon for us. Anyway... we now have 2 dates that I like (9/6 and 9/20) and have asked Ryan to consider. Let me take a step back and explain that we supposedly made a deal after we got engaged that we wouldn't start officially planning the wedding until April 16th (after my busy season and tax season for Ryan) - ugh, the joys of being accountants. Ryan swears that I agreed to this on the night we got engaged, but I have no recollection of this due to the shock of the engagement. I guess I should define "official planning" as planning the wedding with Ryan's involvement because I already spend about 90% of my free time thinking about ideas for the wedding, reading my 4 Bridal magazine subscriptions, which have started to arrive this month, and looking online for various things like wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses, CDs which have wedding music on them, photographer portfolios, and pretty much anything else that relates to the wedding. Of course, none of this is "official" because Ryan wants nothing to do with it... won't even talk to me about anything that I have found. This certainly doesn't mean that I don't try though... Anyway, back to the wedding date. Ryan has this idea that when we start looking at reception places, we should go with a few dates in mind, and in a sense, let them choose our wedding date for us (i.e. if they have availability or not). I'm not sure I completely agree with this. I think the wedding date that we choose should be something that we have chosen for a reason, and we should go with that date in mind when we are looking for reception places. I know September is becoming a very popular month for weddings, but I think if we start looking in April/May, we shouldn't have a big problem. I guess if we find a place that we absolutely love, and they aren't available on the day we pick, we could be flexible, but for now, I think we should stick with one date and go with that. I say this knowing that all this is just pretend for now as the real wedding planning has not begun... So, for now when I get I asked if we've set a date, I just laugh and say "Oh, September of 2008 - we have plenty of time." as I pretend that it doesn't bother me at all.