THE CONVERSATIONS
WORKBOOK
Plan the wedding. Prep the marriage.
30+ real conversations every engaged couple
deserves to have before they say I do.
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11+ YEARS
OFFICIATING AND COACHING
120+
ENGAGED COUPLES
WORLD-WIDE
VIRTUAL
What's Inside
Six conversations every engaged couple
deserves to have. Built to be done together.
ONE
Communication and Conflict
How you talk when it matters most, and how you handle the moments that test you both.
TWO
Money and Financial Vision
The conversations couples avoid and regret most: money, spending, saving, and the 5-year vision.
THREE
Family and In-Laws
You're marrying your partner and their family. Discuss how you'll handle that together.
FOUR
Intimacy and Communication
Intimacy is more than physical. What does connection mean to each of you, and how do you protect it?
FIVE
Daily Life and Expectations
The unspoken assumptions about everyday life. Household work, weekends, alone time, the small stuff that becomes the big stuff.
SIX
Future and Big Decisions
Kids, careers, where you'll live, what hard seasons might require from each of you. The next 10 years, on the table.
Hi, I'm Kristi.
I've been a wedding officiant for over 11 years. Somewhere along the way I realized the strongest marriages I watched walk down the aisle were the ones who'd done the work before the wedding day.
This workbook is where that work starts.
It's warm, it adapts to your relationship, and it works for couples of any faith, or none at all.
"We thought we were good because we talked a lot. We weren't. Now we know how to really hear each other. Best thing we did to prepare."
SAMI & KADE, MARRIED 2025
Real questions, real answers
Is your program religious based?
Only if you want it to be. The assessment I use has secular, Protestant, Catholic, and other faith-based versions, so we pick what actually fits your relationship instead of forcing you into a one-size-fits-all program. Religious, not religious, or somewhere in between, you're welcome here.
Is this like therapy?
Therapy is for healing. Coaching is for prep. You don't book therapy because you're broken, and you don't do premarital coaching because you're broken either. You do it because you're about to make a big decision and you want to walk in with your eyes open.
We're doing great. Do we really need this?
The strongest couples I work with already think they're solid. That's exactly why they do this. Doing the work before the wedding isn't damage control. It's a head start in preparing for marriage.
How long does the workbook take?
Each section takes 30 to 60 minutes of real conversation. Most couples do one section per sitting over a few weeks. There's no rush. The point is the conversation, not the completion.
What if something surfaces we can't handle on our own?
That's actually a sign the workbook did its job. If something surfaces that you want help working through, my premarital coaching program is built for exactly that. I do free 20-minute consults to figure out if it's a fit.
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