Illinois Premarital Classes through The First Dance
Join other First Dance couples who tell us they had less stress in the months leading up to their wedding, more ability to handle the pressures, and a clearer perspective on what was going on around them. Our telephone coaching sessions, book, DVD, Couple Checkup Inventory, and online chat room give you a variety of ways to get the advice you need.
We have a growing list of marriage educators and religious organizations using the group version of our program. The group version is by far the best way to experience what we have to offer because you share it with your peers who going through similar stresses (and joys!).
If you are part of a religious organization or participate in premarital education, let your educator or leader know about The First dance so they can add us to their offerings. The following list does not represent all the organizations that have our DVD, just those who expressly asked to be listed on this website.
Illinois Group Class Information:
Joilet, Illinois:
June 11, 2008 at Joliet Junior College
It's a Wednesday 6:30-8:30 and will be 44.00 per couple. To register or book additional dates, contact Linda Campbell at (815) 933-8697 or visit the website www.onetimelifetimelegacy.com To register directly with Joliet Junior College, call (815) 729-9020 and ask for Brendal Large.
Read parts of our wedding book, Take Back Your Wedding, to get you started!
- Elizabeth Doherty Thomas, is a co-founder of The First Dance, along with Marriage and Family therapist father Dr. William J. Doherty. The First Dance was a Modern Bride Trendsetter award winner in 2007 for taking on the complex family dynamics of wedding planning. Read Take Back Your Wedding: Managing the People Stress of Wedding Planning
for more advice on working through the people stresses of wedding planning as a couple, with your families, and how to strengthen your upcoming marriage through this enormous first task of married life.
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