Can’t find an upcoming scheduled experience date or location that works for your busy schedule?
If you’re saying to yourself,
“none of these dates work. . .” or “these are all too far away. . .”
You can make a special request for a weekend experience
near you and even suggest dates that work for you!
Here’s How!
Step 1
Pick a Weekend Date That Works for YOU!
Determine several weekend dates that work for you and your spouse and that are at least 8-12 weeks from the date of your inquiry with our team. Our weekend experiences typically are held from 7:00 pm Friday evening through 3:00 pm Sunday afternoon..
Step 2
Choose a Local Town or Metro Area!
Choose a city or town near you within the contiguous 48 USA states and no further than a 2-hour drive time from your home. It should have well-known and trusted hotels or a retreat center. A nearby airport for our team to fly into for the experience also will be wonderful!
Step 3
Think of Local Hotels or a Retreat Center
Think of several comfortable hotel or retreat center possibilities in your area that can lodge multiple couples, offer meeting rooms, and provide meals (or allow catered meals). Reputable chain hotels or even a boutique hotel can be good possibilities.
Step 4
Contact Us and Let’s Get Started!
As soon as you have your thoughts and ideas together, contact us via email at info@godlovesmarriage.org or 440-548-1027 to discuss your thoughts with us. Our team will respond to your call or email within 24 hours! Once we have your ideas, we’ll get started.
Step 5
Invite Couples to Attend the Experience With You
- Tell at least 5 (five) couples in your friends, family, work, and church circles that you have made a special request for a Marriage Encounter experience in your local area and invite them to attend.
- When you contact us, we will give you tips on how to invite couples. We also will send you a link to our online application form to copy and send to the couples you invite.
- When couples ask about cost, let them know that a $100 per couple application fee is due upon application online at GodLovesMarriage.org.
- Once you and 5 additional couples are fully registered for a weekend experience, you need to plan your family’s schedule around it so you and your spouse can attend! (Don’t forget that childcare is important to secure, if needed.)
We encourage you to feel free to invite more than 5 couples to the weekend experience if you’d like!
Six couples or more registered for your desired weekend experience is very important to it happening!
Don’t miss out by skipping this step!
Our Commitment To You
Our commitment to you is strong when you come to us with a request for a weekend Marriage Encounter experience in your area. You can feel assured that we will immediately get to work to make your requested Marriage Encounter experience everything it should be by:
- Organizing a team of up to 4 experienced presenting couples (based on number of registrants) to conduct the weekend experience per our program guidelines
- Planning and arranging for lodging and meals based on the dates you need, your location, and your hotel/retreat recommendations
- Publicizing the weekend to others in your area so that even more couples have the opportunity to attend the experience
- Contacting you when we have successfully negotiated lodging and meal contracts
- Contacting you when we begin our publicity of your weekend experience on our GodLovesMarriage.org website and facebook page to alert other area couples about the experience scheduled near them
- Contacting you whenever we have a question or need to give you information
With your 6 couples’ registrations in hand, we commit to making your requested weekend
an experience you and your spouse will always remember!
And we will keep you informed every step of the way!