The Wedding Chaplain Blog
How Past Relationships Affect Marriage: Lessons from the Beatles’ “Yesterday”
by: David AndersonPublished on: 05/08/2026How do past relationships affect marriage? The Beatles’ “Yesterday” offers a lesson about old wounds, clear boundaries, and premarital counseling.
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When the Father of the Bride Question is Complicated
by: David AndersonPublished on: 06/16/2024For 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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The Blueprint for Engagement Season
by: David AndersonPublished on: 01/21/2023Romans 12 gives engaged and married couples a practical blueprint for genuine love, shared values, honor, patience, prayer, service, and a marriage that blesses others.
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Marriage Boot Camp and SYMBIS: Preparing for More Than the Wedding Day
by: David AndersonPublished on: 10/26/2019SYMBIS and Marriage Boot Camp help engaged couples prepare for communication, conflict, expectations, finances, intimacy, personality differences, and real life after the wedding.
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