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.
Marriage PreparationMarriage AdviceRelationship ReflectionsMarriage Boot Camp
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.
Ceremony IdeasWedding Planning HelpMarriage PreparationRelationship Reflections
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.
Marriage PreparationRelationship ReflectionsMarriage Boot Camp
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.
Wedding Planning HelpMarriage PreparationRelationship ReflectionsMarriage Boot Camp
