What is the Premarital Workshop?

What is the main content of The Premarital Workshop?

We already have a great relationship, why would we need marital education? Isn't love enough?

What if we've been together for a long time and may have some problem areas.
Some couples may participate in couples counseling and The Premarital Workshop. You may find the workshop will be a useful tool as a first step in addressing some issues. The Premarital Workshop covers general issues, develop specific skills, and may help resolve a hot topic for you or it may uncover new ones. You may find your issues are quite normal and they may be addressed in group. Couples may decide to seek private counseling after they have completed The Premarital Workshop. Other couples will discover they had more strengths about their relationship than they thought! It is encouraged that a couple complete the workshop first because it can provide an effective education of marriage success and strategies. Every couple completes a screening before the workshop begins. If a couple is experiencing significant problems they may be referred to seek individual counseling first.

Why a six week course instead of the expensive weekend getaway?

What if we don't feel comfortable talking about our issues in a group setting?

Is this a large group? The weekend getaways are large conference like groups, I may not have individualized learning.

We are not engaged and are not sure if we are ready. Can we still participate?

Why is this workshop non-religious based?

We are an interracial couple, is this workshop for us?

We are a same sex couple, is this workshop for us?

What if as the Workshop progresses, we have doubts about whether to get married?