March 7 start
Meetings: March 7, 14 & 21, 2027.
Three consecutive Sundays. Ends before Easter.
Three-session live educational group
Give the conversation more room.
Before We Say I Do: Building a Marriage Together — three live Sunday mornings, 90 minutes each, with focused learning and manageable between-session practice.
2027 cohort dates confirmed · $199 per couple · One couples registration form · Payment after acceptance
2027 virtual cohorts · Sundays
Three opportunities to join the conversation.
All three cohorts meet 10:00–11:30 a.m. Eastern (America/New_York), for three consecutive Sundays. Each provides 4.5 live educational hours. Tuition: $199 per couple, including materials for both partners.
July 11 start
Meetings: July 11, 18 & 25, 2027.
Three consecutive Sundays. Starts after July 4.
November 7 start
Meetings: November 7, 14 & 21, 2027.
Three consecutive Sundays. Ends before Thanksgiving.
Registration requests are being accepted. One form covers both adults. Complete the registration first; we will review it and send the correct $199 payment link privately after acceptance. This website does not collect payment or publish meeting access.
Simple enrollment for two adults
One form. Two voices.
One form. Two voices.
One couple's place.
Marriage preparation should not feel like clinical intake. We keep registration brief while asking both partners to read and accept the program terms.
Register together
Submit one form with both names, one required email and an optional second email. Each adult personally acknowledges the program terms.
Confirm and pay
We review your request first. Once accepted, one partner receives a private, one-time $199 payment link for the selected cohort.
Receive your materials
One confirmation and one private meeting link are sent to the chosen email address. Each partner gets a personal-use workbook copy; materials arrive 24 hours before the first meeting.
Ready to begin? Choose your cohort on the couples registration form. Please do not share private relationship histories or payment details in your form.
Request couples registration →Important before registering
Know your dates before you enroll.
Tuition is $199 per couple. If you choose to cancel or not attend, the payment is not refunded. You may request one move to a later scheduled cohort before your original cohort begins, if there is an opening. The transfer fee is $99.50 (half the course price). A second transfer is not available.
No makeup meetings, private lessons, class credits or refunds are provided for participant absences. You may review missed topics using your workbook. If Earthly Expression cancels the entire cohort, tuition is refunded; if we cannot provide part of the instruction, we will arrange replacement instruction or refund the undelivered part.
Please read the complete participation terms in the registration form. This is secular group education, not therapy, counseling, a compatibility assessment, or a readiness certificate.
The formatThree sessions.
Three sessions.
Four and a half guided hours.
A focused live option for couples balancing work, wedding planning, family, and everyday life.
Each meeting combines focused teaching, a labeled fictional example, private reflection, optional partner practice, and one practical follow-through task. The full workbook supports topics we cannot cover in 4.5 hours.
The group meets live. There is no requirement to post private answers or disclose intimate details to other participants. Each adult may pass, write privately, or choose a safer example.
At a glance
How it works
- Three consecutive Sundays per cohort
- 90 minutes each; 4.5 live hours total
- $199 per couple ($99.50 per partner)
- Required 58-page couples workbook included for each partner's personal use
- Private reflection before optional discussion
- No readiness scores or pressured disclosure
Three focused sessions
A clear starting point for important conversations.
The live program focuses on essential skills and uses selected pages from all six workbook modules for independent follow-through.
Expectations & communication
Explore assumptions, emotional needs, listening, and specific requests. Take home a small expectation-and-listening exercise.
Conflict, repair, intimacy & boundaries
Practice a pause-and-return plan, behavior-based repair, consent, and respectful limits using only chosen, low-stakes examples.
Money, daily life & shared future
Discuss fair responsibilities, practical financial decisions, parenting intentions, and how to revisit unresolved choices.
Between meetings
Learning continues beyond the screen.
The goal is not to collect the “right” answers. It is to notice how a skill works in an ordinary moment and choose what to repeat, adjust, or stop.
Reflect on your own
Complete private writing on a selected topic before deciding what, if anything, to share.
Try one low-stakes practice
Use a simple request, a listening check, or a planning conversation—not a high-conflict subject.
Review what happened
Return to the next meeting with an observation and one question. No one is graded.
“I noticed…” is more useful than “We should be better.”
Progress is reviewed through specific behaviors, not scores or a readiness label.
Participation and scope
Your choice remains yours.
Both partners must willingly participate. Private answers stay private unless you choose to discuss them. The group does not provide therapy, crisis response, couples counseling, compatibility testing, or a recommendation about whether to marry. Joint exercises are not appropriate when there is coercion, intimidation, violence, or fear of retaliation; individualized support is a better fit in those circumstances.
This is an educational group; the privacy of other participants cannot be guaranteed. Do not bring detailed clinical or legal histories into group discussion.
Common questions
Before you inquire.
Is this a recorded course?
No. Three live 90-minute Sunday meetings require attendance. They are not self-paced recordings.
Is the $60 couples workbook part of enrollment?
The 58-page interactive workbook is included with the $199-per-couple live group enrollment. Each partner may keep a personal-use copy; a separate $60 retail purchase is not required. Retail purchase alone does not include live access.
Do both partners need to attend?
Yes, both adults choose to participate. You complete one registration form for the couple, but each partner personally acknowledges the terms. Each adult may still pass on an exercise or keep personal answers private.
How much will the group cost, and when does it begin?
Tuition is $199 per couple, including two workbook copies and required materials. The 2027 Sunday cohorts are March 7, 14 and 21; July 11, 18 and 25; and November 7, 14 and 21, all 10:00–11:30 a.m. Eastern. Submit the couples registration form before paying.
Can we transfer or make up a missed class?
You may request one transfer to a later cohort before your original start date, if there is room, for $99.50. There is no second transfer. Missed classes have no live makeup, private lesson, credit or refund; you can review the workbook on your own.
Live online learning
Choose your cohort and register together.
One form covers both partners. After we review and accept the request, we send one private payment link. Please keep private relationship details out of the form.