Save $60 on the license

With My At-Home Marriage Preparation Course

Use my marriage prep course and you can score a sweet $60 savings on your Tennessee marriage license – which you can then blow on a pair of matching Mr/Mrs socks.

If I am officiating your wedding, this course — including the official TN notarized completion certificate — is included in your wedding fee. No extra charge.

How It Works

  • ✔️ Spend at least 4 hours in the course as required by the state – not me. I’d make it 3 hrs with mandatory snack breaks.
  • ✔️ Email me your answers to the questions listed below (see “Verification Responses”).
  • ✔️ I mail you the notarized certificate — it cannot be emailed or faxed.
  • ✔️ Present the certificate to the clerk when getting your license to receive the $60 license fee discount.

Note: If I’m not officiating your wedding, you may still use the course for free, but there’s a $20 fee to receive the official certificate. Don’t you hate processing fees? But hey, this one still nets you a $40 savings.

Why Couples Love This Course

  • ♦ Complete it anywhere — even from your couch
  • ♦ Cover the same material you’d get in a counselor’s office (without the awkward silences)
  • ♦ Build confidence and explore your strengths and areas of growth
  • ♦ Learn more about each other in a fun, low-pressure way
  • ♦ Save money and go out to eat with what you saved!

Ready to get started? Reach out to me.

Or, take a look at a sample exercise at the bottom of this page.

To Get Your Money-Saving Course Completion Certificate

To receive your official notarized Tennessee course completion certificate, copy and paste the questions below into an email with your responses and send them to ralph.griggs@gmail.com.

Verification Responses for Completion Certificate

  • Bride’s Name and Address:
  • Groom’s Name and Address:
  • What we learned about us and/or marriage:
  • He Said:
  • She Said:
  • What I learned about me:
  • He said:
  • She said:
  • Number of hours completed in the course (at least 4 hrs):
  • Date course completed (must be within 1 year of the wedding):
  • USPS mailing address where you want the certificate sent (cannot be emailed/faxed):

Optional Responses

  • What else we’d like to see in the course:
  • How this course helped us:

What Couples Say About the Course

“It gave us the opportunity to evaluate ourselves as a couple – not as individuals – and helped us focus on what it will take for us to continue to have a successful friendship and partnership, as well as cultivate a successful marriage.”

“It gave us the chance to get some big issues out in the open. It really allowed us in the end to be more confident in our decision to get married.”

“We have nothing but good things to say about the course! I feel we were able to be completely honest with each other — something that would not have happened in a counselor’s office.”

Want to see a sample from the course? Check this out below. Note: This is the interactive version in the works. The PDF version is available now (same basic content)

Stupid Is as Stupid Does – Example Lesson

Stupid Is as Stupid Does (Yep, We’ve All Been There)

Let’s be honest—everyone has dumb arguments. You know the kind. You’re halfway through and thinking, “How did we even get here?”

Here’s a real gem:

A husband is chillin’ in front of the TV, happily munching away on a bag of LAYS. Suddenly, he pulls out The Mother of All Chips—this thing is massive, practically a golden trophy of fried potato. Naturally, he holds it up like it’s a sacred artifact. He’s beaming, proud like he made it himself.

And then—crunch!—his wife reaches over and eats it.

Boom. Instant argument. Over a chip.

So here’s a fun little exercise:

Can you think of a stupid argument you’ve had—or maybe just witnessed (we won’t make you admit to anything)? Then, talk through these:

  • What made it so stupid in hindsight?
  • Why do you think it turned into an argument in the first place?
  • And how could it have been avoided (besides hiding the chips)?

For Further Discussion:

If you find yourselves arguing more often than you’d like, here are a few more good questions to explore together:

  • Are there certain situations that almost guarantee we’ll argue? (Hungry? Tired? Lost?)
  • Could we come up with a few “ground rules” for how we handle disagreements?
  • Do we believe every disagreement has to be solved, or is it okay to agree to disagree sometimes?
  • And what should we do if we hit a truly unsolvable issue?

Arguments happen—potato chip or no potato chip. But learning how to handle them can make all the difference.