The Marriage Preparation Course
Before the day
The Marriage Preparation course is run by Nicky and Sila Lee, who have been married for over 30 years and speak regularly on relationships and marriage preparation. They are co-authors of The Marriage Book.
The evenings are designed for any engaged couple. While based on Christian principles, the course is relevant and helpful for any couple with or without a Christian faith or church background.
Topics covered include:
- Communication
- Commitment
- Resolving conflict
- Keeping love alive
- Shared values
Each evening begins with supper. There is then a talk, followed by an opportunity for each couple to discuss issues raised. There is no group work. Each couple has the chance to discuss these issues with a married 'support couple' if they wish.
The cost of the course is £65 per couple (Early Booking Rate for bookings made by 23 August) or £75 for registrations received thereafter. Bursaries are also available, please contact us and we will be pleased to discuss this option.
The Marriage Preparation Course takes place over five Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9.45pm at St Paul Onslow Square, SW7 3NX. The next course will take place on the following dates:
- Thursday 24 September 2009
- Thursday 01 October 2009
- Thursday 08 October 2009
- Thursday 15 October 2009
- Thursday 22 October 2009
Registration will open at the beginning of August. We look forward to receiving your registration then.
Online registrations will close on Sunday 20 September 2009. If you would still like to book onto the course after that, please call us on 0207 052 0323.
Please also note that due to the large number of engaged couples who register onto this course we are unable to guarantee that everyone will be able to have a Support Couple that can attend the actual course. We will try our best, however, to still find a couple to take each engaged couple through their FOCCUS questionnaire.
We allocate Support Couples on a first come, first served basis.
If you have time before your wedding to attend the course starting in January 2010, it may be worth considering waiting for that one to begin.
The Spring 2010 course begins on 21 January 2010. Registrations for this course will open towards the end of November 2009. For more information please contact the course coordinator on 0207 052 0323 or email: family.life@htb.org.uk
There are also other Marriage Preparation Courses taking place in other parts of the UK and overseas. Please check our website for the full listing: www.themarriagecourse.org/preparation.
What people have said
'The first session was absolutely amazing. We discovered things about each other that we had not realised in the three years we've been together.'
'We had issues that both of us were too scared to bring up, but did during the course.'