THE AUSTIN WEDDING MINISTER
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"...thank you so very much for marrying us. The ceremony was everything that we hoped for and we are extremely pleased..." -Angela and Shawn
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Steps to reserve Dr. Guess to
officiate at your wedding.
1. E-mail him to inquire about officiating
at your wedding on a particular date and
time. (harold.ucc@juno.com)
2. Set a time to meet with him both to
meet him and get an application form (if
you haven't already done so by e-mail).
3. Make your deposit to reserve his
presence at your wedding, and receive
his Resources for Planning Your
Wedding Ceremony.
[Dr. Guess operates on a "first come first
served" basis. So when your deposit is in
his hands, you get on his calendar.]
4. Work with Dr. Guess to design your
ceremony and meet with him prior to
your rehearsal to go over your wedding
step by step.
LIFE PARTNER CLASSES
Dr. Guess leads the Life Partner classes at
University Christian Church The classes are not
required to be married by him or to have a wedding
at University Christian Church, but they are highly
recommended. The classes are for any couple who
is anticipating marriage, planning to be married, or
who have been married for less than two years.
The classes are held on two different Saturdays
four times during each calendar year.
The first Saturday each quarter looks at the
Prepare-Enrich inventory, which rates your
relationship is a twelve different areas, rating each
area as a strength or a growth area. (See
www.prepareenrich.com) Then the class considers
"financial management", "family of origin", and
"intimacy and sexuality". We also use the Kiersey
Temperament Sorter to help couples get in touch
with their differences.
The second Saturday is a day of communication
and conflict resolution skill building. We use the
materials from Couple Communication, Inc. (See
www.couplecommunication.com) We look at this
particular model of communication and conflict
resolution, focusing on the "process" at and the
same time "resolving" some of our issues.
The scheduled classes are as follows:
July 5 and 12, 2008
October 4 and 11, 2008
The cost of each Saturday class is $50 per couple,
in advance, for registration and materials, and $125
per couple for each workshop.
To register, send your check to Harold Guess with
names, contact phone numbers, e-mail addresses,
and wedding date. I will get back to you for further
information. Click on University Christian Church
to get their website, which has a registration sheet.
Be sure to check out the "Contact me" section to
get things rolling for your wedding and marriage.
Harold Guess is the Austin Wedding Minister. He is an
ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ) and a certified premarital counselor of Prepare-Enrich
and Couple Communication. Until his retirement in 2004
Harold was senior minister of University Christian Church in
Austin, Texas, and is now the Wedding Minister of that
congregation. He officiates at wedding all over the Austin
area, and has officiated at over 300 weddings over the last ten
years. He will make your special wedding day a delight and
joy.
To help you plan your wedding, Harold has compiled the
"Resources for Planning Your Wedding Ceremony." It is a
24 page document that includes 6 different wedding
ceremonies, an assortment of vows, special ceremonies, and
readings that he has used in weddings over the last ten years.
Harold likes for couples to determine what is said during your
special ceremony, and so the "Resources" are available when
you make a deposit to have him officiate at your wedding.