Building a Successful Marriage: Premarital Counseling

The centerpieces, the flowers, the dress and the reception makes the wedding but what makes a successful marriage? I think that marriage without a plan is probably doomed to failure. This statement may not make you warm and fuzzy inside and you are probably annoyed by my matter-of-fact way of saying it. I apologize if I have offended you but the one thing we all know is: marriage is a lot of work.

I think we brides, sometimes get so caught up in the beauty and wonderment of planning a wedding that we forget the reason why we are getting married in the first place. It is very easy to forget that for years or maybe months, you have grown to fall in love with a person that makes you feel complete and you are happy to spend the rest of your life with him or her. Marriage will sometimes bring out the worst in us. We will fight, we will cry and we will disagree but the one thing that will not change is the love.

Premarital counseling is one step in the wedding planning process that I have been thinking about lately. I know that in order to have a successful marriage, my fiance and I must be prepared for the bad things that will come along in the future. Studies have shown that couples that go to premarital counseling before they  get married have better marriages and are least likely to get divorced. Premarital counseling will definitely get my fiance and I talking about important things such as, children, our likes and dislikes and how to handle certain situations. (I'm sure the counselor will have a better time coming up with topics to talk about. lol!) I'm in the process of discussing the prospect of going to premartial counseling with my fiance - so far I'm winning the debate.

So, have you thought about going to premarital counseling? Does the prospect scare you?

Save The Dates: Contender #2

From Minted.com

Hello lovely ladies (and gentlemen, if you're reading)! Here is contender #2. These save-the-dates are also from minted.com and they are minibooks. One of the main reasons why I like these is because of the color. Purple is our wedding color and these save-the-dates will fit the tone of the wedding perfectly.

The pages of the minibook can serve a few purposes such as, giving guests information on reserved hotel rooms and including the directions to the venue.


Another reason why I like these is mainly due to its overall uniqueness. I have to be honest, I want to impress my guests with the wedding stationary. I also want the wedding stationary to set the tone for the wedding and give guests an indication of what to expect at the wedding. So, I guess you can tell that I really like these save-the-dates, lol.

I have two more contenders to show you, so get ready. Also, I have to decide very quickly because I have to send out my save-the-dates soon.


If you missed the first sample save-the-dates, here they go:


Save The Dates: Contender #1



So, what do think about these save-the-dates?

How did you decide on the most appropriate save-the-dates for your wedding?