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Other aspects include 'love always trusts.' To say to your partner "I believe in you," is one of the most supportive things that you can do for him or her. 'Love never fails' is another, which does not mean that love always succeeds but rather that it will always continue.
We have all heard it said that 'love covers a multitude of sins', meaning love keeps no record of wrongdoings. Harbouring ill feelings and ruminating upon them will produce a huge store of emotional tension that will one day explode to no one's benefit. Perhaps that is why we should never 'let the sun go down on our wrath'.

Patience is not just a virtue, it is an essential ingredient in married life. There will be times when you simply have to hang in, wait, and handle a dispute at a more suitable time. Other aspects include kindness, never being rude, nor proud, persevering, believing the best, etc. It is these aspects that, in marriage, change from 'falling in love' to 'loving'; it is a learned emotion as well as being a gift to each other.

Like most other major things in life, marriage has to be worked at. However, it is great fun, and, according to research, brings health, happiness and a longer life. Enjoy your wedding day and enjoy your marriage.

Whilst preparing for the great day let us encourage you to prepare for marriage through suitable courses which we and others offer.
Our prayer for you is that whatever you have done in the past, whatever mistakes you will make, you two as a couple will discover all the benefits that marriage, and only marriage, can bring.
Enjoy yourselves.