Premarital & Relationship Coaching
Starting your married life on the right foot.
Premarital coaching is designed to help couples start their married life on the right foot. Our team of experienced coaches are passionate about working with couples to ensure they have a strong foundation for their future together. We are certified in the Prepare & Enrich program, which is a well-respected and widely used premarital assessment tool.
To help couples prepare for their married life, we have created a special package that includes six sessions with one of our husband and wife coaching couples, as well as the Prepare & Enrich Assessment.
At just $700, our premarital mentoring package offers a deep discount on the normal cost of coaching, making it an affordable option for couples who want to invest in the health of their relationship before tying the knot. Whether you’re just starting to plan your wedding or are counting down the days, our premarital mentoring service is the perfect way to ensure you’re starting your marriage with a strong foundation.
Top 10 Reasons Engaged Couples Should Invest in Premarital Coaching Using the Prepare & Enrich Assessment Tool
Engagement is an exciting and hopeful time, as couples look forward to building a life together. However, while the joy of planning a wedding is exhilarating, the foundation for a strong, lasting marriage is built on much more than love alone. Investing in premarital coaching using the Prepare & Enrich assessment tool can be one of the most valuable decisions you make before saying “I do.” Here’s why:
1. Building a Strong Foundation for Marriage
The Prepare & Enrich assessment is designed to help engaged couples understand each other’s personalities, values, communication styles, and expectations. By identifying these foundational aspects early, you can build your marriage on a strong, informed foundation. Premarital coaching helps you explore these areas in depth, ensuring that you enter marriage with your eyes wide open, equipped to handle the challenges and joys of a shared life.
2. Enhancing Communication Skills
Effective communication is the cornerstone of a healthy relationship. The Prepare & Enrich assessment provides insights into how each partner communicates and processes information. By participating in premarital coaching, you’ll learn how to communicate more effectively, listen actively, and express your needs in ways that your partner understands. These skills are invaluable for navigating both everyday conversations and more difficult discussions that will inevitably arise in marriage.
3. Identifying and Resolving Potential Issues
No relationship is without its challenges, but many potential issues can be addressed proactively. The Prepare & Enrich assessment helps you identify potential stress points in your relationship, such as differences in financial management, family dynamics, sexual expectations, or conflict resolution styles. Premarital coaching uses this information to help you work through these potential issues before they become entrenched problems, setting you up for a healthier, more resilient marriage.
4. Understanding and Appreciating Differences
Every relationship is a cross-cultural relationship. You come from different families with different rules and expectations. The key to a successful marriage is not erasing these differences but understanding and appreciating them. The Prepare & Enrich tool highlights areas where you and your partner are similar and where you differ. Through premarital coaching, you can learn to celebrate these differences, using them as strengths in your relationship rather than sources of tension.
5. Developing Realistic Expectations
Many couples enter marriage with unrealistic expectations about love, roles, and responsibilities. The Prepare & Enrich assessment encourages you to discuss your expectations openly, helping you align your hopes and dreams with the reality of everyday life together. Premarital coaching can help you develop realistic, shared expectations for your future, ensuring that both partners feel understood and respected.
6. Learning Effective Conflict Resolution
Conflict is a natural part of any relationship, but how you handle conflict can make or break a marriage. The Prepare & Enrich assessment reveals how you each tend to deal with conflict and where potential problem areas lie. Premarital coaching equips you with tools and strategies for resolving conflicts constructively, fostering a relationship dynamic that prioritizes understanding and resolution over winning or avoidance.
7. Strengthening Your Relationship with Shared Goals and Values
One of the most important outcomes of premarital coaching is the opportunity to discuss and align your long-term goals and values. The Prepare & Enrich tool prompts conversations about your visions for the future, including career aspirations, family planning, and spiritual beliefs. Premarital coaching helps you clarify these goals and values together, ensuring that your marriage is built on a shared vision for the future.
8. Being ready for Healthy Sexual Intimacy
Premarital coaching is going to guide you through these vulnerable and yet very important conversations. We believe that sex is good and designed by God to be enjoyed by a married couple together. We want to help you achieve this by breaking down the myths, giving you healthy information and answering any questions you might have. We know that the influences of purity culture, porn culture, past truamas, and even past relationships can become a challenge in these areas and we are there to help you process and prepare for this exciting part of your married life together.
9. Preparing for Life’s Transitions
Marriage is full of transitions, from adjusting to living together to navigating what leaving your family actually looks like. The Prepare & Enrich assessment helps you anticipate these transitions and prepare for them as a team. Premarital coaching provides guidance on how to support each other through life’s changes, ensuring that you face future challenges with unity and strength.
10. Laying the Groundwork for a Lifelong Partnership
Ultimately, the goal of premarital coaching using the Prepare & Enrich assessment is to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and insights needed to build a lasting, fulfilling marriage. By investing in this process before your wedding day, you are laying the groundwork for a partnership that can weather the storms of life and grow stronger over time.
An Investment in Your Future Together
Participating in premarital coaching using the Prepare & Enrich assessment tool is an investment in your future together. It provides a safe space to explore your relationship, strengthen your bond, and equip yourselves with the tools needed for a successful marriage. By addressing potential challenges early and building a foundation of understanding, communication, and shared values, you are setting yourselves up for a marriage that is not only enduring but deeply fulfilling.
As you prepare for your wedding day, consider the benefits of premarital coaching with the Prepare & Enrich tool. It is a gift you give each other—a commitment to start your life together with the best possible foundation. Reach out to Aldrich Ministries today to begin your journey toward a thriving, lifelong marriage.