The First Dance offers Marriage Preparation Online or at Home. Get wedding discounts for qualifying purchases!
Money: A Top Marriage Stressor ($25)
This award winning game will get you and your partner talking about your ATTITUDES on money...spending, saving, security.
No matter what your money views, there is no "right or wrong." A few big "a-ha" moments may greatly help your wedding and married life. read more
Take Back Your Wedding
A unique book covering all the interpersonal drama of wedding planning. No matter where you are in your planning, reduce conflict and avoid the "emotional landmines" that arise in wedding planning. read more
E-Book download version $12.99
Buy on Amazon here
Wedding Help
- The Hour of Engagement Bliss
- Wedding Vendor Complaints They'll Never Share!
- Saavy Questions to Ask All Wedding Vendors
- Eloping: Avoiding Family Drama or Stirring it Up?
- Can You Afford a Small Wedding?
- What Wedding Planning Taught Me About Marriage
- What Are You Bringing To Your Marriage: Wedding Registry Guide
- Stress and Teamwork
- Wedding Priority Worksheet (PDF download)
- What Do You Want Out Of Your Honeymoon? (Interactive couple guide)
- After the Honeymoon
Common premarriage questions
- How much does premarriage counseling cost?
- We're quite happy, what would we gain from premarital counseling?
- What's the difference between premarital counseling and "regular" couples counseling?
- My fiance doesn't want to go - what can I do?
- We aren't in the same state! What can do?
- My parents are divorced. Does that have any impact on our chances of divorcing?
- What are the differences between counselors, clergy, educators?
Premarital Counseling in Wisconsin
The First Dance won a Modern Bride Magazine Trendsetter award for tackling the complex interpersonal relationships in wedding planning. Wedding planning brings up all the issues you will face as a married couple - budgeting, team work, who is part of your community (guest list.)
A wedding is the most complex interpersonal event of your lives and it happens at the beginning, before you've spent decades working hard to learn the nuance of each other and your families.
Wedding planning can be thrilling and maddening - sometimes at the same time. We have a wide variety of WI premarital counseling and Wisconsin marriage preparation options (scroll below counselor list.) We also have a TELEPHONE listing and a Premarital Classes list.
Wisconsin Premarital Counselors
Wisconsin Premarital Retreat: near Madison, Wisconsin. More information here.
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Wisconsin Premarital Counselors
- Kenosha: Susan Panger
- Lake Geneva: Dr. Jon Carlson (telephone option)
- Verona: Don Ferguson, Ph.D.
- Wausau: Barbara Lonsdorf
Extension Service Using The First Dance material in class settings:
Email: nancy dot brooks@ces.uwex.edu for more information
