Ways to De-Stress While Planning Your Wedding
Most stress will catch up with you about 6 - 8 weeks prior to the wedding day. If you find yourselves unexpectedly overwhelmed, call us!! This is the time when the bridal party or family members may get nervous or confused about details, and surprisingly this is where a lot of stress can develop, from the very places and people from whom you least expect it. read more
Finances
Are you and your fiance on the same page financially? Financial problems are the number one cause of divorce, and it is crucial to the life of your marriage that both of you come to a healthy agreement about money. Dave Ramsey puts it this way, you tell the money where to go, don't let the money tell you where to go. read more
Pre-marital Counseling
Surprised to see this kind of information on a wedding planner's website? Most people spend more time, money and effort planning for their wedding day than they do for the health of their entire marital relationship. According to several sources, the average amount of time a bride and groom spend preparing a wedding day is 300 hours. How many hours do brides and grooms prepare for their relationship? If you have not considered premarital counseling, click on the link below and get to know our friends, Dr. Bob and Cheryl Moeller of www.forkeepsministries.com. They will help you know your fiance on a more honest and deeper level than you do now. They will give you the tools you need to keep your relationship healthy and on track when things get tough. read more
The Top 5 Needs of Men and Women
Grade your fiance using the grading system you had in school where A is excellent and F is failing. Do this once a month to gauge the consistency or changes in how both of you are meeting each other's needs. Notice how none of the top 5 needs are the same as well as where each of you may need to improve and learn how to meet the needs of your fiance a bit more! read more
The Promotion and Equality of Your Marriage
Everyone should give and accept treatment that promotes and honors the equality of their marriage above all else. Afterall, somewhere during the marriage vows, you state "forsaking all others". This does not just mean you forsake all other romantic love or lust interests from the opposite sex , but all others who do not promote your relationship or the equality of it. read more
Suggested Reading in Preparing for Marriage
Reading a few books together during your engagement period can help build a foundation to expand the depth of communication in your relationship. Discussing the content of each chapter and answering the questions in the book can help you learn more about each other. It can help you discover how each of you thinks, perceives and reacts to different situations in life. When you can't be in each other's presence to read together, take turns reading to each other over the phone! This can foster closeness and mutual participation in your relationship! read more
Recommended Resources
No one is an expert on everything, and each person has different giftings, talents and insights. If we were all experts, we would have no need for each other. No person or married couple needs to "go it alone" all the time. No engaged or married couple needs to feel like they are wandering their way to the marriage altar. read more
Marriage Exams
Marriage exams are an excellent source of insight as to who you are and getting to know who your fiance really is and how you both truly feel about getting married and just how ready you are. You will be surprised at all you will learn! If you have not taken any marriage exams, stop whatever you are doing and find a pastor or a professional who can administer such exams. Please do not sell yourselves short on knowing each other or knowing yourselves! read more
Create Your Own Wedding Tradition
A wedding tradition is something a husband and wife do to help remind them of some joyful memories about their wedding day, their dating relationship or just simply something cherished between the two of you. It can be romantic, comical or a help of some sort. Whatever you do, it should be a warm reminder of why you married each other in the first place. read more
Fifteen Most Important Do's and Don'ts of Your Wedding
There are so many things to keep track of on the day of your wedding that if you forget any, you may have regrets, and arguments could result among friends and family members. The biggest and most important thing you want to remember is not to assume anything. You can never get your wedding day back. You can try to re-create it, but it will never be exactly the same. The number one thing we hear from brides is...
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