Wedding Preparations

The royal wedding is now over and the happy couple are on the way to their honeymoon. For the last few months, the news media has been all over the preparations for the big day. We have heard all about every detail of every phase of this wedding of the century. My wife and daughter were glued to the TV on that morning. It is estimated that two billion people watched the bride walk 300 hundred steps from the back of the church to the altar for the ceremony. So what have I been thinking about through all of this? To be honest, I am a little tired of all of the hype and hysteria over it, unlike my wife and daughter who, like many women, are enjoying every moment. But I would like to use the occasion of the royal wedding to make a more serious point. It is obvious that no expense was spared to make this wedding the most glamorous. Everything was planned to the last detail. However, with all of these preparations, did any effort go into planning the marriage? What I am talking about here is the importance of preparing for the kind of marriage the husband and wife will have, in other words, pre-marital counseling. Like most couples, a lot of time and energy goes into planning the wedding and reception to follow. And certainly there is nothing wrong with that. I want to make a plea for couples to take as serious the need to get pre-marital counseling so the husband and bride to be can have the greatest opportunity for a successful life together. With the track record of the Windsor family marriages, William and Catherine need all the help they can get, as do any couple contemplating this important commitment for life.
Blessings,
Dr. Paul