When the topic of wedding plans is discussed between college students, most would think of a stressful time while juggling textbooks and nuptial preparation.Stress may be the case for some but not so much for four Point Park University students and their finances. While the average age for marriage is 28 years old, according to a CNN article, these students plan to tie the knot a little earlier.”I have a lot of support behind me,” said Surrae Shotts, a junior sport, arts, and entertainment management major.From surprises on the beach, to surprises on holidays, getting engaged for these Point Park students has been an exciting journey.After meeting in their first grade class, Shotts and her fiance, Adam Field, grew up together and later realized their friendship was love in their senior year of high school.Now 21 years old, Shotts is making arrangments with a wedding planner.”She is pretty much amazing,” Shotts said in a phone interview Wednesday evening.Although Shotts has a wedding planner to help, there still are some struggles of being a student and handling this mature matter.”I think the hardest part is being able to communicate with my bridesmaids about things because our schedules are so different with kids and school work,” Shotts said.Shotts said a great way to keep her romance alive with Field is going to Phipps Conservatory once a year. It has been a tradition for the past three years.Kayli Valentino, a senior elementary education major, is experiencing different difficulties of being an engaged student.”We had to set the date in 2013 to be able to afford exactly what we want,” Valentino said in an interview at Starbucks last Tuesday. “It is kind of disappointing to wait, but will be a lot better in the long run.”Valentino, 21, and her fiance, Tom Krut, 22, began their relationship as high school sweethearts. This January, Valentino and Krut’s family went on vacation. After dinner they went on a romantic walk on the beach, and Tom popped the question.”I was just waiting for him to propose, but when he did, it was romantic, and I was so surprised that I cried,” Valentino said. “It was perfect the way it happened.”Valentino said she is happy with the way they are handling their engagement. She has friends who went straight out of high school into marriage and the work force.”I see them struggle and they make me realize that waiting ‘til 2013 is worth it,” Valentino said.Although most of the planning has been at ease, Valentino said she is torn because she knows she has schoolwork to do, but would really like to plan more things for the wedding.Along with Shotts, Valentino said she has a lot of support from her family.Junior forensics science major Eric Brandt and his fiancee, sophomore math education major Kayla Gajewski are also lacking stress in wedding plans.”We really have not had any struggles yet. When we are at school during the semester, we wouldn’t focus on planning a wedding, and we will focus on academics and on breaks focus on the wedding,” Brandt said in a phone interview Friday night.Brandt and Gajewski met in high school and attended both junior and senior prom together. On New Year’s Eve, Brandt, 21, decided after three years together it was time to propose.The couple has decided to wait until April 2015 to tie the knot. Brandt said it is not frustrating at all to wait three years to become life partners.All of the couples have said their families are helping them afford the wedding to have the best wedding they could imagine.”Our families are happy for us,” Brandt said. “They are being supportive as long as we wait until after graduation to get married.”