Marriage and commitment
Marriage and Commitment Guidance
For people approaching a serious commitment, and for married couples working through a difficult season — reflection, traditional blessing practice and honest conversation.
All consultations are remote, by phone, video or messaging. No in-person appointments are offered. Adults 18+ only. No particular result is promised or guaranteed. The consultation fee is US$150 (USD); terms are confirmed before booking and payment.
Commitment deserves a clear head
Deciding to marry, or deciding to stay married, is one of the few choices most people make while under considerable pressure from family, culture and their own hopes. A remote consultation offers time to discuss those pressures by phone, video or messaging.
We talk about what you actually want from a shared life, what you are uncertain about, and what you have perhaps never allowed yourself to say. Nothing is pushed in either direction — the aim is a decision you can stand behind a year from now.
For couples in a hard season
Long relationships pass through periods that feel like failure but are often just fatigue: young children, illness, money worries, grief, distance. Guidance here helps name what the season actually is, so it is not mistaken for the whole marriage.
Where both partners wish it, traditional blessing practice can be offered for peace and harmony in the home. It is cultural support offered alongside conversation, not a mechanism for producing a particular result.
- Preparing thoughtfully for engagement or marriage
- Talking honestly about children, money, family and faith
- Working through a period of distance or resentment
- Rebuilding intimacy and respect over time
- Deciding, without pressure, whether to continue
What we will not do
We will not promise a proposal, a wedding date, a pregnancy or a reconciliation. We will not work to make one partner comply with the other. And we will never suggest that spiritual practice can substitute for medical care, legal advice or professional counselling.
In detail
Ways couples and individuals use this guidance
Before engagement
Reflection on readiness, expectations and the practical shape of a shared life.
During wedding preparation
Discussion of family expectations, costs and questions around wedding preparation.
Early marriage
Adjusting to living together, dividing responsibility and negotiating two families.
A strained season
Discussing what has changed and reflecting on possible communication, without promising relationship improvement.
After a betrayal
Careful, slow reflection on whether and how trust can be rebuilt, without pressure either way.
Household harmony
Traditional practice, where welcomed, for calm and goodwill within the home.
Remote consultations
Choose how you would like to speak
Every consultation is remote, by appointment, for adults 18+ in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. No in-person appointments are offered. Pick the format that feels easiest; it can be changed when arrangements are confirmed.
By telephone
A spoken conversation at an agreed time. Prince Edward calls the number you give, or you call him.
Suits you if you would rather talk than type.
Request a telephone consultationBy video call
A call link is shared for the agreed time, so you can see who you are speaking with.
Suits you if you want a face-to-face feel from home.
Request a video call consultationBy written message
WhatsApp or email at your own pace, with replies arranged within the agreed consultation.
Suits you if you cannot speak freely or prefer to write.
Request a written message consultation
Questions
Common questions
Can you make someone propose?
No. A commitment that is engineered is not a commitment. Guidance focuses on your own clarity about what you want and on honest conversation between two willing adults.
Do you work with couples of any background?
Yes. Adults of any faith background, culture, orientation or marital history are welcome, provided both people take part freely.
Is this a religious ceremony?
No. Traditional blessing practice may be offered as cultural practice where it is welcomed, but nothing here replaces or claims the authority of a religious rite.
Related guidance
Where to read next
Closely related consultations and useful reading, so you can find the right starting point.
Request a private consultation
Start with an enquiry, not a booking. The consultation fee is US$150 (USD) and covers the consultation only. Confirm the duration, scope and cancellation terms before booking and payment. Additional work is agreed separately.