Marriage Preparation Intensive in Salt Lake City, UT
Two-Day Intensive
10 hours total | $3,750 per couple
You want a marriage built to last.
Understand each other deeply. Build a foundation that lasts.
A strong marriage starts with understanding how each partner thinks, feels, and handles stress. The two-day intensive gives you time to explore your backgrounds and expectations, then practice the skills you will rely on for years. This premarital counseling in Salt Lake City looks at how your families of origin, past relationships and personal values shape the way you love and argue. Understanding these patterns before the wedding helps you build a healthy marriage on purpose rather than by accident.
Spreading the work across two days leaves room for honest conversations and real practice. The first day focuses on understanding each other, and the second day builds communication and conflict resolution skills you can use right away. Time between the days also gives you a chance to reflect, talk on your own and come back ready to go deeper in your marriage preparation.
Day One: Understanding Each Other
- Explore how your family of origin shapes expectations.
- Discuss values, goals, and the vision you have for your marriage.
- Talk through finances, roles, and household responsibilities.
- Identify potential areas of conflict before they become problems.
Day Two: Building Skills Together
- Practice healthy conflict and repair on real topics.
- Develop habits for emotional and physical intimacy.
- Plan for children, extended family, and boundaries.
- Create a shared plan for your first year of marriage.
You'll build a foundation for the years ahead
You'll leave with: Deeper understanding of each other, practiced conflict skills, and a clear plan for your first year of marriage. Many couples leave feeling confident, connected and ready for marriage, with a clear sense of each other's needs and hopes. You'll have healthy conflict resolution skills and shared agreements on money, family and roles to help you build a strong marriage from the start.
Best for: Couples who want thorough, personalized preparation before marriage. It's a strong fit if you want premarital counseling in Salt Lake City that goes beyond the basics, if you're blending families or bringing past relationship hurts into your marriage, or if you want to get on the same page before the wedding. It also works well for couples who prefer a two-day marriage preparation intensive to months of weekly sessions.
My Approach for Marriage Preparation
I am so excited to work with you! I know your relationship is likely in a rough spot right now and you are feeling so many different emotions. I am here for you and I am invested in helping you find a path forward - whether that is together or otherwise. Every intensive starts with careful preparation: a couples consultation, individual meetings with each partner, and questionnaires. This helps me understand your relationship, your families and your hopes for marriage before we begin.
We will go at your pace. Using Gottman-informed premarital counseling methods, we talk through expectations around money, family, faith and roles, practice handling conflict well, and build the friendship that carries a marriage. You'll leave with clear agreements and practical tools for the years ahead.
The Intensive Process
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Presenting Problem
You're engaged or newly married and want to build a strong foundation from the start.
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Pain Points
- Unspoken expectations
- Unsure how to handle conflict
- Different views on money, family or roles
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What We Cover
- Expectations and shared values
- Money, family and roles
- Healthy conflict and repair
- Intimacy and long-term connection
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Your Experience
10 hours over two days, so insight on day one turns into practice on day two.
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Takeaways
- Shared vision for your marriage
- Tools for handling conflict well
- Confidence going into marriage
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How to Book with Hugh in Salt Lake City, UT
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Book a free consultation
A short call to talk through what's going on and whether an intensive fits your relationship.
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Couples consultation and individual assessments
A 60–90 minute couples consultation, then about an hour with each partner on their own, plus a few short questionnaires so we come in with a clear plan.
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Choose your length and schedule
Pick a half-day, one-day, two-day, or three-day intensive and set dates that work for both of you.
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Your intensive
Focused, private time together to do the real work, with a clear plan for what comes next.