Before We Say "I Do"
Self-Paced Premarital Workshop

This workshop is for you if…

• You’re engaged or moving seriously toward marriage
• You want to prepare intentionally, not just plan a wedding
• You’re looking for something more meaningful than a premarital checklist
• You want practical tools, not just theory
• You like the idea of going at your own pace, on your own schedule
• You’re doing court-required premarital prep and want something that actually helps

This workshop probably isn’t the right fit if…

• You’re in the middle of a serious relationship crisis, you likely need direct support, not a course
• One of you is being pressured to participate, this works best when both people genuinely want to be here
• You’re looking for a quick certificate to satisfy a requirement and nothing else
   

Everything you need, in one place, at your own pace.

Six video modules

Clear, warm, research-backed teaching you can move through at your own pace. Each module builds on the last.

Six quizzes

Assessments that help you understand your connection style, love languages, conflict patterns, communication tendencies, values alignment, and relationship vision, with detailed result descriptions for each.

Eight guided exercises

Step-by-step instructions for each practice exercise, including examples of what good conversations actually look like, timing guidance, and notes on what to do if things get charged.

Full workbook

All worksheets, conversation prompts, and reflection guides, formatted to print or use digitally.

Four bonus guides

Deep-dive companions that go beyond the workshop:

• 10 Conversations to Have Before You Get Married, the vulnerable, interior conversations most couples never get to
• Quick Connection Guide, simple, specific ways to stay close in everyday life and during busy seasons
• Conversation Reset Tool, a complete guide to pausing, resetting, and re-entering a conversation that went sideways
• Weekly Relationship Check-In Template, a full guide to the practice that keeps small things from becoming big ones

Six-month follow-up email sequence

Supportive touchpoints that check in as you move through the material and beyond, keeping the habits alive well after the last module.

THE CURRICULUM

 Six modules. Six quizzes. Eight guided exercises. And four bonus guides.

Module 1: How Each of You Connects

Understand the natural rhythm each of you brings to closeness and space, and why the gap between those rhythms is so often at the root of disconnection.

Module 2: What Helps Each of You Feel Loved

Go beyond “I love you” to the specific, concrete things that make love actually land, for each of you, in your actual daily life.

Module 3: What Gets in the Way of Feeling Close

Name the pattern your relationship falls into when things are hard, and get a simple, practical tool to interrupt it before it takes over.

Module 4: Talking Through What Matters

Learn a conversation structure that slows things down, keeps both people heard, and actually gets somewhere, especially when the topic is hard.

Module 5: The Conversations Worth Having Before Marriage

Work through eight key life domains, money, family, intimacy, kids, career, lifestyle, and more, with a framework that surfaces real alignment and real differences.

Module 6: Building the Marriage You Want

Bring everything together into a shared vision, daily habits, and a first-year roadmap that keeps the connection you’ve built from drifting once life gets full.

A single session with a licensed marriage and family therapist in the Bay Area runs $200–$300.

A full premarital counseling series typically involves 6–10 sessions, a meaningful investment that many couples don’t have access to, or aren’t quite ready for.

Before We Say “I Do” gives you six modules of structured, research-backed content, six quizzes, eight guided exercises, and four bonus guides, developed by a Gottman-trained LMFT with years of experience working with couples at exactly this stage.

At $197, it’s a fraction of one session. And you can come back to it whenever you need it.

Who made this

Hi, I’m Beth.

I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist based in the Bay Area. I’ve spent years working with couples, some in crisis, some building something strong from the start, and what I’ve seen over and over is that the couples who do best aren’t the ones who had the easiest path. They’re the ones who showed up intentionally.

I built this workshop because most premarital resources are either too clinical, too religious, or too thin to be genuinely useful. I wanted to create something that felt like sitting down with a thoughtful friend who happened to have a deep clinical background, something practical, warm, and actually worth your time.

The frameworks in this workshop draw on Gottman Method Couples Therapy (I’m a Level 3 clinician, currently pursuing certification), Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. But you don’t need a background in any of that to use this. You just need to show up for each other.

Questions couples ask before buying

Is this therapy?

No. This is relationship education and preparation, not therapy. You don’t need to be struggling to do this. It’s designed for couples who are in a good place and want to stay there, or who want to start their marriage with a stronger foundation than most couples have.

If something surfaces during the workshop that feels like it needs more support, I’m available for individual sessions. But the workshop itself is not a substitute for therapy, and it’s not designed to be.

We’ve already done some premarital prep through our church / officiant. Is this redundant?

Probably not. Most church-based or officiant-led premarital programs cover the logistical and values-alignment basics. This workshop goes deeper, into how each of you is wired, how you handle conflict, how love lands for each of you, and the conversations that are easy to assume you’ve had but haven’t fully finished. Most couples find this complements what they’ve already done rather than repeating it.

We’re not engaged yet. Is this still for us?

Yes. The workshop is designed for couples who are moving seriously toward marriage, whether or not a proposal has happened. If you’re thinking about spending your life with this person, the material is relevant, and some of it is easier to work through before the engagement, when the wedding planning hasn’t taken over.

How long does it take?

Plan for about six to eight hours of video content, plus time for the exercises and conversations. Most couples spread it over two to four weeks, doing one or two modules at a time. Some do it in a dedicated weekend. There’s no right pace, you have lifetime access, so you can go as slowly or quickly as works for you.

What if one of us isn’t sure about doing this?

That’s worth paying attention to. The workshop works best when both people are genuinely choosing to be there. If one person is enthusiastic and the other is reluctant, that conversation, about why, and what would make it feel more worthwhile, might be a more important starting point than the workshop itself.

What’s the refund policy?

Due to the immediate access nature of digital products, all sales are final. If you have a technical issue accessing the course, contact hello@bethpiercetherapy.com and we’ll make it right.