Engaged Couples
Congratulations on your engagement!
In order to increase your odds of making your marriage to this person - whom you are head over heals in love with - a marriage that lasts a lifetime, we suggest a proactive marriage preparation program. For specific suggestions on what to include in YOUR marriage preparation program, click on Marriage Preparation Suggestions.
And one other thing. Continue to invest in this marriage relationship even after the wedding! Would you buy a new car and then never change the oil? Of course not - you recognize the importance of "preventive maintenance" for your car. The same exact principle applies to your marriage. We strongly suggest that every married couple participate in some sort of structured "Marriage Enrichment" program every year of their marriage; that's one of the best ways to "keep your love alive". We even have a section on this web site of special programs for Newly Married Couples; check it out either now, or soon after you are married.
- discussion questions and exercises. Free pdf developed and donated to Smart Marriages/CMFCE, LLC by Tamara Ranck.The PreMarital Conversation
It helps to compare a wedding and marriage to building a building. The wedding is the first shovel ceremony with the President of the Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor and City Fathers all present and then the senator makes a speech and turns the first shovel full of dirt and everyone present shakes hands and rejoices at the future of this buildingŠbut the empty lot still sits there. You have to build the building yet. Then you have to use the building. Then you have to pay for the building and keep the building maintained. And furnish it. And decorate it. A dedication is a nice thing and gets everyone pumped, but the work is just beginning.
Bing Wall, www.thrivingcouplesblog.com
Here's another take on the wedding day:
Little Mary was at her first wedding and gaped at the entire ceremony. When it was over, she asked her mother, “Why did the lady change her mind?”
Her mother asked, “What do you mean?”
"Well, she went down the aisle with one man and came back with another one.”
The table below lists some of the programs available for Engaged Couples in El Dorado County. The programs are listed in the order of when they occur. If the "Name of the Program" is underlined, this indicates that if you click there, you will be provided with more information about that program. Please contact the contact person indicated well in advance of the program you are interested in to make arrangements to participate in the program; many of these programs will fill up well before their start date.
The information is presented in the following format:
Name of Program Town offered Providing Organization | Days and Time Dates Cost | Contact Name Telephone Number Email Address |
Marriage Class Online Online course for a general audience: families, young relationships, long-term relationships, singles http://www.marriageclassonline.com/ | Start date: at your leisure Cost: One month subscription - $149.00 | The AngerCoach™ — Dr. Fiore & Associates
381 S. Carole Lane
Orange, CA 92869
(800) 984-4414 [CA Only]
(714) 745-1393
drtony@angercoach.com |
Catholic Engaged Encounter Christ the King Retreat Center Citrus Heights, CA | Begins: Friday, March 16, 2012 at 7:00pm Ends: Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 3:30pm $300/couple, includes room and meals Future dates: Friday, April 13, 2012 at 7:00pm until Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 3:30pm Friday, May 25, 2012 at 3:00pm until Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 6:00pm | Contact Info: sacramentoee@gmail.com
Phone: (916) 534-8602 |
PREPARE Church of Our Saviour 2979 Coloma St Placerville, CA 95667 | This is designed for couple and counselor (up to 7 sessions). Contact the person in the next column for an appointment. $200 per couple | Fr. Craig Kuehn, BCPC 530-622-2441 craig@oursaviourpv.org |
PREPARE Pollock Pines Community Church 6361 Pony Express Pollack Pines | This is designed for couple and counselor (up to 7 sessions). Contact the person in the next column for an appointment. Cost: Contact the church. | Pastor David Morrison (530) 644-2133 office@fbcofpp.com |
PREPARE Green Valley Community Church 3500 Missouri Flat Rd Placerville 95667 | This is designed for couple and counselor (up to 7 sessions). Contact the person in the next column for an appointment. Cost: Contact the church. | LIfe Skills Program at Green Valley Community Church
Cindi Ehrgott
(530) 622-3231 ext. 224
cehrgott@gvcconline.net |