Pre-Marriage Seminars

VIPCare offers one-day, Saturday seminars for couples that plan to be married or who are recently married. 

The seminars are designed to help you and your partner become acquainted at a deeper level and to enhance communication within your marriage.  Pre-Marriage Seminars are designed to be used as an addition to the marriage preparation conferences with your minister.

Seminar Topics

  • Getting to Know Each Other
  • Managing Conflict
  • Sharing Expectations
  • Appreciating Each Other's Differences
  • Balancing Private Time With Time Together 
  • Experiencing Intimacy Within Marriage
  • Blending New Family Members 
Participants will have the opportunity to learn their own relationship styles and those of their partner. 

Attention will focus on expectations for your future together and how you will resolve the inevitable conflicts that come with day-to-day living. 

The seminar  emphasizes openness as the key to a satisfying relationship.  Practice sessions will teach fair and honest ways of communicating. 

2006 Pre-Marriage Seminar Dates

Trinity United Methodist Church Richmond

 January 28, 2006
February 25, 2006
March 18, 2006
April 1, 2006
May 6, 2006
July 8, 2006
October 7, 2006
November 11, 2006 		Bruton Parish
Williamsburg

March 11, 2006
April 22, 2006
June 10, 2006
August 26, 2006

To check availablity, call (804) 282-8332.

If none of these dates work with your schedule, contact us to discuss other resources available.

Click here to download the Pre-Marriage Seminar Form: