YOU CAN’T BECOME GOLD WITHOUT GOING THROUGH FIRE.
Don't Get Too Comfortable...
We were designed to run toward heaven, but it sure is easier (and more fun) with a helpmate by your side.
Some days, it's hard work.
And that’s not just okay—it’s kind of the point.
(“Iron sharpens iron,” and all.)
GET MARRIAGE & ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT THAT ALIGNS WITH YOUR CATHOLIC VALUES.
So much “advice” out there is self-focused. But God designed relationships to be marked by loving sacrifice.
(Example number one: Jesus)
Marriage? It's a worthy calling.
Five Ways to Pray for Your Spouse
Prioritize Your Prayer Life
As you move toward marriage, the busyness of wedding planning can overshadow the purpose of your relationship. Use this download—designed to be printed and kept where you can see it daily—to pray for your future (or current!) spouse.
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…I’ll come alongside you.
Whether you’re in a season of hoping for marriage, dating someone you could marry, engaged to the love of your life, or already married…
join a group of fellow engaged women who are processing their upcoming life changes together—and deciding how to handle them with grace & love.
If you’re lonely or fearful during engagement,
use the guides and templates to make things easier on yourself and more welcoming for your guests, regardless of their faith.
If you’re planning a Catholic wedding,
start one of my simple prayer guides as a rhythm of growth with your significant other.
If you’re lacking intentionality in your relationship,
Keep your priorities in the right order.
But always start with prayer. Duh.
How you do that is up to you.
Wedding Kits
Wedding planning is quite the undertaking, whether or not you’re working with a professional planner. These resources remove the guesswork and infuse a sense of purpose and clarity into your planning.
“I’ve dreamt of getting married—planning a wedding is a different story.”
Begin your engagement in a rhythm of prayer together by reflecting on Jesus’ example of free, total, faithful, and fruitful love—the kind marriage requires.
The Foundations of Love Prayer Guide
Everything I wish you knew about planning a Catholic wedding is in this guide, ready to help streamline the process for you and your spouse-to-be.
The Wedding Guide
Don’t make it awkward: use this shareable doc to easily set expectations with your bridesmaids and groomsmen about clothing, costs, timing, locations, and more, right from the beginning.
The Wedding Party Playbook
No one needs to ask you a million questions the day of your wedding when they can refer back to this handy guide you lovingly created for them.
The Wedding Weekend Template
This easy-to-customize Canva template walks your guests through a Catholic wedding Mass with clear, simple language to welcome everyone and share the beauty of your faith.
Catholic Wedding Mass Program Template
The Catholic Wedding Kit
Plan WIth Ease
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Get on the same page with your fiance about your wedding plans before you make any big decisions about the day.
First Things First Guide
Right from the beginning, get your bridesmaids and groomsmen in the loop about your wedding vision and what you expect from them during this time.
The Wedding Party Playbook
Begin your engagement in a rhythm of prayer together by reflecting on Jesus’ example of free, total, faithful, and fruitful love—the kind marriage requires.
The Foundations of Love Prayer Guide
The Newly Engaged Kit
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The true high point of your wedding day? The Mass. Use this guide to prayerfully consider all the ways you can be intentional about your readings, music, guest experience, and more.
Planning Your Wedding Mass Guide
Imagine you could sit next to every one of your family members and friends during your own wedding Mass, explaining each part of the liturgy in real time. Well, now you (sort of) can!
Catholic Wedding Mass Program Template
The Wedding Mass Program Kit
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PRAYER GUIDES
These guides make it easy to pray during any season, in any circumstance.
THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO SUPPORT YOUR SPOUSE’S SPIRITUAL GROWTH THAN BY PRAYING WITH AND FOR THEM.
Married love is meant to be free, total, faithful, and fruitful. This reflection explores Jesus’ example of love and asks questions about the choice behind marriage, what giving of your entire self looks like, and ways you can put the other first. The thought-provoking questions provide a pathway to deeper intimacy in your marriage.
Digital PDF download
The Foundations of Love
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LAURA-ANNE APPROVED
A mix of my everyday essentials, inspiring reads, and just-for-fun recommendations to bring a little sunshine into your life, engagement, and marriage.
Created or vetted by yours truly.
Whatever stage you’re at, you should be making memories and documenting your story.
As a human made in the image of God, your life right now has meaning. You don’t need to wait around for the next milestone.
Use these colourful, true-to-life presets—in the same style as my photography—to quickly and simply edit beautiful photos of your day-to-day life and moments with loved ones. Then print them out, display them, and be reminded to cherish your life!
The Presets
Light up your photos
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The presets come with instructions on how to use them with the free Adobe Lightroom app on iOS or Android.
The Brands I Love
The Catholic Date Night
Grow in faith & friendship with your spouse.
The Catholic Bridal Collective
Find an entire team of Catholic vendors for your wedding.
Pietà Paperie
The most stunning stationery for the sacraments.
You can't talk to everyone about each part of the Mass on your wedding day, but the descriptions throughout the program help convey the deep beauty of the Mass in a way that will surely evangelize to everyone who comes to your wedding.
The truth is spoken beautifully and gently and will help everyone feel more included.”
“THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD HAVE COME UP WITH THINGS LIKE THAT.
ENHANCE YOUR PHOTOS
Your memories matter no matter what stage you’re at.
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WELCOME YOUR GUESTS
The Wedding Mass Program Kit makes sharing the faith with your loved ones the easiest part of planning the day.
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PRAY FOR YOUR SPOUSE
Take Jesus’ command to “pray without ceasing” seriously.
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PLAN YOUR CATHOLIC WEDDING
Make decisions with confidence—while focusing on what matters most throughout your engagement.
Yes, Please!
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Be Inspired and Encouraged
The best place to look for marriage insight, whether you’re single or 30 years into marriage? The stories of couples who have gone before you. Join me as I listen to couples share how, through trials and side-by-side refinement, they’ve become gold.
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