Marriage By The Book

Rebekah and I were in Barnes and Noble Bookstore yesterday, browsing the books and having a coffee.  I started looking at the bridal and wedding magazines (which probably looked a little odd since I am a guy).  There were at least a dozen, all targeting prospective brides with advertisements and articles on how to have a beautiful marriage.  Here I was looking at literally thousands of pages of information on having a good wedding, and in all of those magazines, I found one that had a one page article on how to have a good marriage.  Wow. 

A beautiful wedding does not guarantee a good marriage.  Most people don’t want to hear this, but it is true.  Don’t get me wrong, a wedding should be beautiful.  I just don’t think we should forget the marriage in the process leading up to the wedding event.  Statistics show that the average couple spends 250 – 500 hours preparing for a wedding, and 0 – 5 hours preparing for the marriage. 

You don’t start college preparing for the graduation.  Your career preparation (classes, studying, and exams) last nearly until graduation day.  I want to encourage every prospective bride and groom, please take time to prepare for the marriage through premarital counseling and reading.  You will be glad you did.  I want you to have a beautiful wedding AND a beautiful marriage.

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