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Online Catholic Marriage Formation

Online Marriage Preparation • Natural Family Planning • Marriage Enrichment

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Flexible, fun, and accepted by your parish or your money back, guaranteed.

Our courses are promoted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and accepted by dioceses and parishes worldwide. We are also a member of the Catholic Family Life Association.

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Why Couples Love Us

We produce modern courses that deliver a natural and authentic experience for today’s couples. Our presenters are real people, not actors, who speak from the heart about their life experiences and faith stories.

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Why Ministry Leaders Trust Us

We’re the most flexible option for Pre-Cana, NFP, and Enrichment experiences. Our courses can be used with or without mentors, and offers an all-in-one approach to marriage preparation.

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Started in 2009, The Marriage Group is the leading provider of online, on-demand marriage preparation and enrichment courses. We have served nearly 100,000 Catholic couples from all 50 states representing every US diocese, as well as 100 other countries. More than 80% were directed to our course by their priest or deacon.

Couples choose our courses for a convenient, intimate, unhurried experience. We deliver approachable, professionally-produced (award-winning) content that prompts meaningful conversations and transformational bonds.

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Marriage Formation Experiences

Online Pre-Cana

An All-In-One approach to marriage prep, our course, Living Our Faith In Love®, includes Pre-Cana, NFP, Relationship Inventory, Community, and Enrichment.

Natural Family Planning

NFP Life® is a foundational course in Natural Family Planning taught by an OB-GYN and two Fertility Care Practitioners. Learn the female body’s signs of fertility and the foundations of all reliable methods of NFP.

Premarital Inventories

The Couple Checkup is an online assessment tool designed to identify the unique relationship strengths and growth areas of dating, engaged, and married couples.

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New in Spring 2025!

Includes access to the Marriage Every Day™ enrichment community. Couples can connect with other course participants and keep growing healthy relationship skills long after their wedding day.

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