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Planning Your Ceremony

Prepare for both your wedding and marriage

Initial Conversation
- One Hour -

Let’s Connect
Meet with April for a cup of coffee and a conversation about your love story.

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Before the Second Session
Share a new experience together—read a book, take a pottery class, try fly fishing, or meet with a counselor to gather tools for your marriage journey.

Joys & Struggles of Marriage
- One Hour - 

Second Session: Deepening the Conversation
During the second session, couples will explore the following ten questions with April:

  1. What did you learn from the new experience or book you shared together?

  2. Describe your partner using three adjectives.

  3. What parts of your life now look like you pictured when you were young?

  4. Who taught you about money?

  5. Tell me about your favorite teacher.

  6. When do you feel closest to God?

  7. What habit do you wish you could make or break?

  8. Tell about a marriage where you witnessed true love.

  9. Share a memory of a couple arguing.

  10. What legacy do you want to leave behind?

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Prior to the Third Session
Couples will their preferences for the following parts of the ceremony:

  • Marriage statements

  • Vows

  • Exchange of rings

  • Scripture verses

Click here to view examples.

Plan Your Ceremony
- One Hour - 

Payment & Planning
The $300 honorarium is collected during the third premarital counseling session. At that time, couples are also encouraged to share the name of their favorite church or charity. In honor of the wedding day, April donates 10% of the honorarium to the designated organization.

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During the third session, couples will walk through the wedding ceremony, selecting options for vows and the exchange of rings. April will also help couples explore creative ways to share their love story—through words, music, and meaningful moments—making the ceremony uniquely theirs.

Ready to begin planning your wedding ceremony?

Contact April to set up the initial conversation

Joy is found with mountains in the background and mission in the heart.

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