PREMARITAL COUNSELING PART ONE

This is the first in a long time for this wedding blog of ours. It's not that nothing has been happening, we just really wondered if anyone read it. Come to find out, a lot of people have and have wanted to hear more about what has been going on, so we are bringing it back. We will also upload our registry links so people can get a hold of those (hooray for wedding gifts!).

Last night, Rachel and I began our first wave of pre-marital counseling. We are meeting with Gary Bruegman. He is a newly acquired friend and old acquaintance from CBC. Formally the Vice President of Student Development, he now works with marital counseling full time. It was interesting walking into the room. Gary has been meeting with me for several months, but when Rachel and I walked in, there was something odd about it. Gary said that for most people, entering pre-marital counseling is the first stage in the game where you get the feeling that "this is for real." All the invitations, all the deposits, all the swatches, all the appointments, all of them lead to a moment, but don't take on meaning. They are simply things done to make the event for everyone. Pre-marital counseling is one of the things that is solely for Rachel and I. No other people. No other appointments. No other issues. Simply the ones her and I bring to the table. It was great though. You answer really hard questions you may have never said out loud (or some you already have). You get prodded and poked and all to help you love the person you love more. It was great in session one. We'll see about 2-6, but so far so good. And when you end the night with Red Robin, what more could one ask? More to come more often (including blogs from Rachel). Much love - theGroom
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