Uncover the secrets to a lasting, supportive, transformational marriage!

For more than 50 years, Worldwide Marriage Encounter has helped over 3.5 million couples in almost 100 countries unlock the power of their relationships with new ways to do the “I do.” The Marriage Encounter experience helps you listen, share, and connect more deeply. There’s no group discussion. It’s just about the two of you learning to be the best, most loving and thriving couple you can be.

Nine in ten couples who attend a Marriage Encounter recognize a long-lasting positive effect on their lives. 

Uncover the secrets of a lasting, supportive, transformational marriage!

For more than 50 years, Worldwide Marriage Encounter has helped over 3.5 million couples in almost 100 countries unlock the power of their relationships with new ways to do the “I do.” The Marriage Encounter Experience helps you listen, share, and connect more deeply. There’s no group discussion. It’s just about the two of you learning to be the best, most loving and thriving couple you can be.

Nine in ten couples who attend a Marriage Encounter recognize a long-lasting positive effect on their lives.

What Happens?

Over the course of the experience – typically a weekend – three couples and a priest provide new tools, using examples from their own lives, to help couples work through common themes we can all relate to.
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Who Is It For?

Worldwide Marriage Encounter is an enrichment for married couples who value their relationship and desire a richer, fuller life together. It is also for priests and religious who want to strengthen their relationships with their church communities.

What’s the Cost?

A Worldwide Marriage Encounter experience is remarkably affordable! All that is needed to secure your spot at an experience is a non-refundable application fee, with fees varying from area to area.
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Every relationship is a journey, and the grind of everyday life can cause you to lose touch with your spouse.

If you have a “normal” marriage, you know that the “honeymoon” doesn’t last forever. Long-term relationships inevitably have moments of disillusionment, boredom, or isolation. But that doesn’t have to be the end of the story! Make the time to come closer together and learn the tools to keep nurturing your love.

Every relationship is a journey, and the grind of everyday life can cause you to lose touch with your spouse.

If you have a “normal” marriage, you know that the “honeymoon” doesn’t last forever. Long-term relationships inevitably have moments of disillusionment, boredom or isolation. But that doesn’t have to be the end of the story! Make the time to come closer together and learn the tools to keep nurturing your love.

Weekend, non-residential, weeknight, and virtual formats available!

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Weekend, non-residential, weeknight, and
virtual formats now available!

what couples say

“It was amazing! The most fruitful weekend my wife and I have ever had. Do whatever it takes and schedule yours now!”

Bruce R.

“When my husband and I had no more hope, we found this organization. . . .We reconnected and fell in love all over again!”

Charlotte T.

“This experience is A MUST for all couples. It will definitely bring back romance and joy in your marriage.”

Oliver A.

“We had been married for ten years when we went. . . .We became much better parents because of it.”

Barbara W.