For only 6 weeks you are looking very good! And to have encouragement like that from your wife-to-be so close to your wedding is just amazing!! It does seem more and more common these days for spouses to be in favor of us growing our beards. Now is definitely a great time to start. 8 months is a perfect amount of time for your beard to grow. Remember to check out the beard products and care threads for help along the way. I know they were a tremendous help for me growing my first beard! Good luck and keep growing.

Our character tells the world you are a real man. Your beard is merely the exclamation point. -Bearded Gospel Men

I trust everyone. It's the devil inside them I don't trust. -Donald Sutherland (The Italian Job)