Weekend Itinerary

Weekend Purpose

What you and your spouse will hear during the Weekend to Remember® is not just one couple’s opinion on marriage. Instead, it is the result of more than three decades of biblical research by a team of men and women who distilled what it takes to have a successful marriage and family.

Weekend to Remember is designed to equip couples with practical, proven principles for strengthening their marriage. During the conference, you will learn how to:

• Receive your mate as a gift
• Clarify your role as a husband or wife
• Resolve conflict in the relationship
• Maintain a vital sexual connection
• Express forgiveness to one another
• Increase your commitment, creating an even deeper level of intimacy

Weekend Atmosphere

Even though you will sit among hundreds of others in a hotel ballroom, the conference is designed just for you to enjoy with your spouse or prospective spouse.

Weekend Format

The format of the weekend combines general sessions delivered by the four-person conference speaker team (two couples), with designated times set aside for projects to complete as a couple. Though we do not offer a formal question-and-answer time with the conference speakers, they will occasionally make themselves available before and after sessions to answer questions on an individual basis. We do not offer on-site counseling services.

We also offer special breakout sessions that are for pre-married couples.

To make the most of your weekend, we encourage you to do four things:

1. 1. Listen carefully during the messages to the overall purpose and plan for marriage, even if you’re not sure you agree with a particular point at first. Many of the concepts and applications become more clear as the
2. weekend progresses.
3. 2. Think about how you can apply the principles in your own life rather than what you think your spouse needs to learn.
4. 3. Complete the projects—they are crucial to the conference experience.
5. 4. Decide upon at least two or three action points by the end of the weekend that you and your spouse agree to apply in the next thirty days

If possible, arrive early on Friday to give yourselves a chance to wind down from the pace of your week. Also, if you can, plan to go out for dinner after the last session on Sunday. This will help you transition from your weekend away back into everyday life, and will give you time to set a new plan of action for your life together.

Weekend What to Wear

The conference is casual in nature. Dress comfortably. We all have varying degrees of hot/cold comfort, so plan ahead by wearing short sleeves (even in winter months) and bringing a sweater or jacket (even in summer months).

Weekend Meals

Meals are not included in the conference registration fees.

A special part of the weekend is the Saturday evening Date Night. We recommend making special dinner arrangements prior to the conference weekend for this evening.

Weekend Date Night (Saturday Night)

Make Date Night the highlight of your weekend by spending meaningful time together and reclaiming the love and intimacy that is often obscured through the activities of daily living. Rekindle the fire over a candlelight dinner—reserve a romantic table for two. Surprise your spouse with a special gift that you have tucked away in your suitcase. Or simply, hang the “do not disturb” sign outside your door. And, if attending with friends, make sure to reserve this evening just to spend this time together as a couple.