 Publisher's Note
Are couples focusing on the one day event
more than the long-term commitment?
I was contacted by a casting director of Wedding Day, a new prime-time TV series premiering June 16th on TNT, to help get the word out that they were looking for an inspirational couple to showcase for their next season. The selected couple would receive an all expense paid “dream wedding”. I received an overwhelming response of emails from couples stating various reasons why they deserved a dream wedding.
One of the definitions of dream is a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep. After skimming through several of the emails I wondered if many of the couples were asleep. Most of them didn’t even meet the criteria that the casting director specified. Some of the couples were already married!
It’s sad that couples are so excited about a minimal chance to be selected for a TV show but they aren’t excited about the opportunity to get educated about their marriage. Too many couples spend more time planning their wedding than planning their marriage. For several months I offered relationship and financial teleseminars but there was very little interest. Yet, financial hardship was the common issue that existed among all the couples. Only one couple could be selected for the show but the teleseminars were available to everyone. Unfortunately, the selected couple will probably still have financial problems after the show is aired (if they are still married.) It’s like a person that wins the lottery and ends up broke again because they never knew how to manage money in the first place.
 I am not trying to paint a gloomy picture but I am trying to wake everyone up. You can get lots of wedding ideas on the Internet and in magazines but AWI offers the right information to educate you beyond the wedding day to have a peaceful and prosperous marriage. We don’t want you to go into debt over a one day event without knowing if you’re even ready to get married or know how to remain married.
Arba
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