By David Brown of Two Agreed.

As you are looking through this site I presume you, or a couple dear to you, are planning to get married - so congratulations!
This time is very exciting for both you and your families, a time when plans are made and dreams and hopes for the future are in your minds. Whether this is your first or a subsequent marriage, whether you are getting married in a church, hotel or register office, marriage is much more than just two people living under one roof. Marriage is a unique experience for every couple. It is something that changes as the two of you grow and, quite likely, become a family. Believe us, we have 37 years experience, and life is constantly changing. We need to be prepared for it, as constant change is here to stay!

Marriage is not a contract, signed by both parties as a legal agreement and put away to gather dust. Marriage is a spoken covenant between two people, an unwritten agreement, and a closeness that no one should be able to separate. It is a tying of hearts, minds, and an acceptance of each other for whatever faults we may each bring into the relationship.

In our throwaway society we can so easily try to discard this remarkable union. Perhaps we have a 'bed of roses' view? We forget that roses, although beautiful, are beset with sharp thorns which can cause injury. Whatever your views, all marriages will face 'injury' at some time or other. It is at these times that marriage endures - when the love between you begins to work. Endurance is one of fourteen or more aspects of love that were laid down some twenty centuries ago that have never changed.

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