Resources

Additional resources, ideas and recommendations...

One of the best things you can do as a couple is invest in your relationship prior to the wedding day. There are many resources, questionnaires, tests, and surveys out there that can be effective discussion starters for you as a couple.

I would encourage you to try some of them out and then take time to talk about the results with each another.

In addition to surveys and such, seeing a reliable counselor a few times is a worthwhile investment…especially if this is a second marriage or if you're blending children into your marriage.

Also, reading a good book on marriage together (not just the wife) is a great starting point for talking about issues that always come up in every marriage.

Here are a few of the resources I’ve found helpful over the years:

Surveys:

• Full Marriage Experience
• NW Wedding Place

Websites:

• About.com Marriage section
• eWedding websites

Books:

• Fit to be Tied, Bill and Lynne Hybels
• The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted, Tim and Julie Clinton
• Questions Couples Ask, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott
• Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, John Gray
• The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman
• Before "I Do": Preparing for the Full Marriage Experience, K. Jason Krafsky