sarah zimmer photography When we talked, I felt brilliant, fascinating; she brought out the version of myself I like most. Nadir Alsadir Recently I learned that close friends of mine (not the couple in photo) are divorcing after twenty years of marriage. I was / am stunned. I had no idea. Not a clue. This blog is about weddings and not divorces. About beginnings and not endings. Yet, it’s been hard for me to write as I …
So What Is The Value of Pre-Marital Counseling??
When not officiating non-denominational weddings here in Los Angeles, among other things I teach at UCLA Extension. Last month I finished up my eleven-week course, The Dynamics Of Interpersonal Communication. All of my communication work – including my pre-marital communication coaching – is based in the belief that we all do what we do and say what we say for a reason. No one “just is.” Flowing from that is my conviction that in every relationship, over …
A Celebration of Choice in Los Angeles!
I recently had a final meeting with a couple who are getting married next month. During a leisurely Starbucks conversation, the groom, Max (names changed, said this to me: “I had to reach rock bottom in past relationships before I could find Kate I had self-imprisoned myself in a gulag of abuse. I knew I wanted better and so I set out in search of Kate.” The old cliché that marriage is a “ball and chain” made …
Do You and Your Partner Laugh Every Day?!
http://moorephotography.com Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly. Rose Franken I recently happened on an old issue of Vanity Fair magazine, in which fashion designer Marc Newsom offers a profile of fellow men’s wear designer Paul Smith. I happen to really like Paul Smith shirts and so I was curious to learn something about the guy. It’s an affectionate tribute, but the real gem from the piece comes in the last sentence. …