About Us

Prepare for Marriage is brought to you by the National Couple Support Network - a partnership between Care for the Family and The Marriage Preparation Course, Family Life Department, Holy Trinity Brompton.

We are passionate about supporting lifelong relationships across the UK, and we believe that the best place to start is at the very beginning! Studies show that couples who prepare for marriage have a much greater chance of having a marriage that lasts a lifetime.

Thousands of couples across the UK take part in Marriage Preparation every year, and find that it helps them to get the most out of their relationship.

Every marriage is different

Every marriage is different because each person brings their own unique personality, background, culture and values into a relationship. We understand the diversity of issues that people can experience in preparing for marriage. Our hope is that this website will inspire you to choose a way of preparing for marriage that suits you down to the ground.

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About Prepare For Marriage

The Marriage Preparation Course

Over five evenings you can relax over food and drink, hear useful insights to enable you to make your marriage work, and discuss important issues together as a couple...

21st Century Marriage

An eight-session DVD with a helpful hints booklet, to help you build a long-lasting relationship.  You can use this in your own home, or run it with a small group...

From this Step Forward

Are you about to get married and form a stepfamily?  This unique marriage preparation course will help you to build a strong relationship on which to build your stepfamily...

Relationship Inventories

This questionnaire is designed to help you learn more about yourselves and your unique relationship, with its strengths and challenges...

Rules of Engagement

This is not a course, but a short book packed full of fantastic advice for couples preparing to get married.  Read it together to gain helpful insights and kick-start...

"The Marriage Preparation Course was invaluable to us as a couple. Although we had been going out together for 4½ years and thought we knew everything that there was to know about each other, we learnt so much and benefited from it immensely. We thoroughly enjoyed each evening."

The National Couple Support Network (NCSN)

NCSN is a partnership between Care for the Family and The Marriage Preparation Course, Family Life Department, Holy Trinity Brompton.

Care for the Family

Care for the Family is a national charity which aims to promote strong family life and to help those hurting because of family breakdown. Take a look at this award-winning website from Looking at Life, Care for the Family's initiative for 20s and 30s.

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The Marriage Preparation Course

The Marriage Preparation Course is run by Nicky and Sila Lee, who oversee the Family Life Department at Holy Trinity Brompton.

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