Preparing for Marriage: Conversations to Have before Saying “I Do”

by David Robbins (Editor)

Get Ready for the Marriage You've Always Dreamed Of

Start planning now for life together after the cake is cut and the guests head home. That is when the real adventure begins--the adventure of creating an intimate, lasting, and biblical marriage!

This third edition of the FamilyLife classic has been restructured and refreshed for today's couples. Centered around essential conversations about finances, sex, family, faith, and more, Preparing for Marriage is a fun, romantic study that will help you target areas for growth in your relationship. You can work through the book as a couple, with a pastor or premarital counselor, or with a small group.

Don't just prepare for your wedding . . . prepare for your marriage!

160 pages, Paperback

Published September 12, 2023

About the author

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Reviews

[Christina Koeppel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Workbook to help with conversations and communication before marriage.

[Bri Rohrer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written in a workbook format for you & your future spouse.

This book dives deep into discussions of family history, upbringing, future expectations, finances, faith, relationships with families & friends, conflict resolution, etc. Although the questions are repetitive at times, this book certainly launches you into necessary and beneficial conversations. It was particularly impressive how the author addressed difficult topics in a respectful manner without bypassing them.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved working through this with my fiancé for premarital counseling! A good chunk of this book included topics we randomly brought up before (a surprise to the ones working with us), but I loved the intentionality behind forcing us to talk about it again and in an order that makes sense.
This book emphasizes communication and interdependence in your marriage, with God being the foundation of everything.

[Alena Xuan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some really great chapters and some really useless ones.

But it’s a good prep for marriage nonetheless!

[taylor johnson !!! · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good content but slightly repetitive hahaha

[Joshua Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource for premarital counseling! I loved working through this book with a couple this last session! I plan to use it again!

[Tegan V · Rating 5 out of 5]

This updated and refreshed version of the book is so well done. Excited to use it for pre marital counseling for couples for years to come. Great tool and resource.