All Articles for Engagements and Weddings

As I narrow down my list of potential bridesmaids, I realize I need more than someone to plan a wedding shower. I need someone who will help me be the wife I long to be.

There are benefits to abstaining from sex while engaged. Here are five reasons to say “I won’t” until you say “I do.”

Marriage is a big deal. It makes sense to work through the hard questions together so you're equipped to keep the lifetime commitment you're about to make.

Despite their differing marriage scenarios, my prayer for both the Bezos and Tebows is the same: a happy ending

In these days it takes an intentional effort to arrive at marriage with optimal spiritual, relational, and emotional health.

When Ryan and Sarah were jolted by forces out of their control, they saw God transform the circumstances into good.

The story of two people who realized that commitment to one another is grounded in surrender to Jesus Christ.

A wedding is not the completion of engagement but the beginning of a new life.

When I asked my coworkers about how they got engaged, I discovered some proposals that put a smile on my face.

The second in a 3 part series.

October 2003 Editor’s Note: This is the final article in a three-part series.  You can read part one here and part two here. Our wedding day couldn’t have been more beautiful. The sun was shining, and the breeze was cool. My first waking moments were serene. “It’s my wedding day,” I thought as I enjoyed […]

If you want a truly "happily ever after" ending, you need to look for love the wise way

So you’re getting married! Congratulations! According to the latest research, if you are under the age of 30, there is a 58% chance that you are entering your marriage as a child of divorce. Do you fall into this category? If you’re wondering what on earth that has to do with the fact that you […]

If you’re anything like me, you dread the feelings this season brings.

I have come to see that I must think about my singleness in terms of a space for growth toward Christlikeness.

Many couples today view the wedding as a celebration of what they’ve attained rather than a commitment to spending their lives together.

Why is God so often absent from our ceremonies, except as a token prayer or Scripture reading?

There is a false and harmful notion that a good relationship is something you find, when in fact it is something you make.

Marriage builds a relationship like no other. Don't settle for less.

Bill and Geri Masuzzo are committed to helping engaged couples learn how to be married.

In my mind Bethany is still that little girl who was born with a dimple on her right cheek–just like mine.

The heart of a wedding is really a simple ceremony in which a man and woman pledge their lives to each other.

Little else occupied my mind in the weeks leading up to my youngest daughter's wedding

Even after all the preparation Merry and I had for marriage, there are some important things that we did not fully understand.

Confronting cohabitation in my church.

Whatever you say about the state of marriage today, one thing is sure: Most people get married at some point in their lives. I’ve found that the period before the wedding is a key time for the church to connect with these couples. Think about it: They usually need a pastor to perform the ceremony, and they want to […]

A soul mate isn't someone you discover; it's someone you intentionally and prayerfully become.

Notes from the day my daughter, Rebecca, married Jake Mutz

I saw God's plan for marriage first hand as I walked my daughter down the aisle.

Weddings today are being seen more as a social affair than as a public declaration of the lifelong union of one man and one woman.

Is there really much difference between the weddings in Las Vegas chapels and those that occur every week in many churches across America?

A wedding is not the completion of engagement but the beginning of a new life.

We spend weeks training our dogs how to sit and heel, yet, when it comes to marriage, we leave our children to fend for themselves.