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Holidays, Families, and Your First Season as a Couple

Holidays, Families, and Your First Season as a Coupleby: David AndersonPublished on: 11/01/2024

The holidays can bring joy, stress, traditions, and complicated family dynamics. Here is how engaged and married couples can protect their relationship during the season.

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Holidays, Families, and Your First Season as a Couple

When the Father of the Bride Question is Complicated

When the Father of the Bride Question is Complicatedby: David AndersonPublished on: 06/16/2024

For brides with a strained relationship with their father, the wedding day can bring painful questions. Here is pastoral guidance for walking through that decision with wisdom and grace.

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When the Father of the Bride Question is Complicated