About Us
Prepare for the Marriage You'll Actually Live
Most couples spend months preparing for one day.
They tour venues. Taste cakes. Choose flowers. Mail invitations. Pick songs they'll remember for the rest of their lives.
Then the wedding ends.
The next morning, you're no longer planning a wedding. You're building a marriage.
You're learning how to communicate after a difficult day. Deciding how to handle money. Navigating relationships with both families. Repairing after conflict. Making thousands of ordinary decisions together.
That's why premarital counseling matters.
Through personalized online Christian premarital counseling, the PREPARE/ENRICH® assessment, and practical conversations rooted in a biblical worldview, we help engaged and seriously dating couples prepare for the marriage they'll actually live.
Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Facilitators
Biblically Grounded & Evidence-Based
100% Online & Confidential
Available in All 50 States
About Christian Premarital Counseling
Most couples spend months planning their wedding, but never intentionally prepare for their marriage.
They book the venue. Taste the cake. Pick the flowers. Send the invitations.
But conversations about how you'll handle conflict, manage money, communicate well, navigate in-laws, build intimacy, and align your expectations often get postponed until after the honeymoon.
We believe your marriage deserves just as much preparation as your wedding day.
That's why we help engaged and seriously dating couples build a strong foundation through personalized online premarital counseling. Through guided sessions, practical tools, and the trusted PREPARE/ENRICH assessment, we'll help you have the conversations that matter most before you say, "I do."
Why I Started Christian Premarital Counseling
My wife and I started our relationship 300 miles apart.
For nearly two years, we dated long-distance. She was in Buffalo, New York, and I lived near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Our relationship was built on phone calls, long drives, and weekends together whenever we could make them happen.
Looking back, those years taught us something we didn't fully appreciate at the time. Healthy relationships don't happen by accident. They grow through intentional conversations, trust, and choosing each other over and over again.
When we became engaged, we decided to participate in premarital counseling through her church.
I'm grateful we did.
It gave us dedicated time to talk before the wedding and reminded us that preparing for marriage mattered.
But looking back now, I wish the experience had gone deeper.
I don't remember being asked questions about our relationship. Where did we naturally connect? Where were we struggling? What conversations did we need to have before saying "I do?" What was most important to us!
Too much of the process felt like working through a checklist instead of understanding the unique relationship sitting in the room.
Fifteen years later, my wife and I are happily married, and I'm incredibly thankful for that.
But as someone who now works with couples whose marriages are in crisis, I also know that isn't every couple's story. Many of the struggles I see didn't begin five or ten years into marriage. The seeds were often there long before the wedding.
That's why Christian Premarital Counseling exists.
I wanted to create the kind of premarital counseling experience I wish every engaged couple could have. One that's deeply personal, biblically grounded, practical, and designed around the unique story of each relationship.
Because after fifteen years of marriage, here's what I believe.
"Life is hard. Marriage doesn't have to be."
We can't remove every challenge life will bring. But we can help couples build the kind of marriage that faces those challenges together through faith, honesty, and a strong foundation that lasts long after the wedding day.
Our Approach to Premarital Counseling
We don't run you through a curriculum. We start with your relationship.
Every couple is different. We've worked with couples who have been together for ten years and others who have known each other for less than one. Some are planning a wedding on the side of the country, others know a few months before they want to spend the rest of their lives together.
That's why we don't believe every couple needs the same conversations. Before we talk about communication, conflict, finances, or family — we want to understand how the two of you became the two of you.
What made you choose each other?
What kind of marriage are you hoping to build?
What conversations keep getting postponed?
What problems keep getting in the way?
We don't ask these questions to fill out a worksheet. We ask them because they tell us where to begin.
Our Approach to Premarital Counseling
Every disagreement has a story underneath it.
That's what we want to understand.
When one of you feels misunderstood, what happens next?
Does one of you shut down?
Does someone become defensive?
Does one of you pursue while the other needs space?
Those moments don't define your relationship, but they do reveal the patterns that shape it. Left unnoticed, those patterns become habits. When they're understood, they become opportunities to grow closer.
We're preparing you for the marriage you'll live every day.
Imagine it's an ordinary Tuesday five years from now.
Work has been exhausting. Dinner is late. One of the kids is sick. One of you has had a difficult day.
Those ordinary moments are where strong marriages are built.
Our hope is that the conversations we have before your wedding become the foundation for the conversations you'll still be having decades into your marriage.
Your wedding day isn't the finish line. It's the starting point.
That's why our support doesn't end after your final premarital counseling session, we're here.
Online Community
Lifetime access to a private, guided community, and conversation prompts.
Ongoing Newsletter
Practical insights for every stage of marriage delivered to your inbox.
A Team in Your Corner
Encouragement and resources not tied to a single session.
Graduate-Level Training & Theological Education
PREPARE/ENRICH® Certified Facilitators
30+ Years Combined Ministry Experience
Serving Couples Nationwide Online
We celebrate with you, encourage you, and continue creating resources to help you build a marriage that grows stronger over time. Because we don't believe premarital counseling is just about preparing for a wedding. We believe it's about building a marriage that you love.
Meet Your Facilitators
Experienced pastors and marriage professionals helping couples build strong, Christ-centered marriages.
Jared Ruddy
Jared combines theological training and graduate-level counseling education with more than a decade of pastoral ministry to help couples prepare well for a lifelong marriage.
Jesse Miller
Jesse has served in pastoral ministry for nearly two decades and loves helping couples build a strong foundation for a healthy, Christ-centered marriage.
30+ Years
Combined Ministry Experience
Graduate-Level Training
Advanced education in theology and relationships
PREPARE/ENRICH Certified
Evidence-based tools for stronger marriages
Serving Couples Nationwide
100% online counseling wherever you are
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about online Christian premarital counseling. If you don't see your question here, we're happy to answer it during a free consultation.
Every strong marriage begins with intentional preparation.
Schedule your free consultation today and take the first step toward a relationship built on trust, wisdom, and lasting love.
Invest in the most important part of your future.