Wedding

Rev. Anne was wonderful as the spiritual guide for our wedding. We are not particularly religious people but we wanted to have something that spoke to the sacredness of marriage and Rev. Anne found just the right touch.

We spent some time ahead of the wedding discussing what we wanted to do.  She had some great examples for us to start from, then we added some of our ideas.It all came together beautifully.  Many of our guests commented how moving the ceremony was.

Thank you, Rev Anne, for helping us make our special day perfect!

 

Work together

Reverend Anne (and her husband Bob) demonstrate their dedication towards healthy relationships in many ways. They are open to sharing their own experiences (and not just the positive) Rev. Anne has extensive experience counseling engaged couples and those in all the other phases of mid to long term relationship challenges. Rev. Anne's understanding, caring, knowledgeable approach was comfortable and very helpful to us as we were making some important, life-changing decisions. Never forceful, but direct and to the point, anyone in need of a third party, neutral, guiding force will embrace their friendship with the Welkers and the professional expertise of counsel from Rev. Anne. Amari and I don't think that we'd be married today if we hadn't spent some valuable time with Reverend Anne first.

 

Sincerely,
Mark & Amari Thomas
 


Anne Welker is a gem. After hearing her speak at a Together For Life workshop, I decided then and there that I wanted to say yes to Roger. Roger had been asking me to marry him for about 6 months. We appreciated how flexible Rev. Anne was with scheduling. She was able to see us on our schedule, not hers. First we got together and did a thorough assessment. This assessment helped Roger and me look at things we wanted to address together prior to tying the knot; it also confirmed our decision to marry. Rev. Anne met with us as many times as we felt necessary between then and the wedding.
  

Our wedding ceremony was beautiful. Rev. Anne was open to structuring it almost any way. Since we were clueless as to where to even start, she offered lots of ideas and suggestions. We took most of them since she based her suggestions on our personality and beliefs. She really got to know us so that it felt like a good friend was officiating our wedding. Almost everyone who attended commented to me that this was the most beautiful wedding ceremony they had ever witnessed.

Rev. Anne still counsels us when we feel we need it. I highly respect her for her level headedness and wisdom. I feel so lucky to have her as a part of our support system. Thank you Rev. Anne!

Sincerely,
Roger and Lydia Barr

Rev. Anne is our rock.  When our relationship gets turbulent, a visit to Rev. Anne quickly returns us to a calm, steady and much better place.  She helps us to learn and re-learn (we are poor students) what it takes to really listen and communicate with each other. 

Rev. Anne has a quiet way about her,  yet she has a no-nonsense firmness in her approach.  She is a caring and careful listener.  She has led a full life and has made sure that she has continued to learn along the way.  We feel very fortunate to benefit from her experience and wisdom.

It is so helpful to get an impartial person's point of view on the issues we all struggle with in relationships.  When one spouse has a gripe,  it may be dismissed by the other as a self-interest.  Whenever Rev. Anne supports one spouse's position, the other must really listen and accept it as a genuine and thoughtful point of view.  This is often not easy,  but always helpful.

Rev. Anne also serves as our moral compass.  She lets us know when we are off course and doing things that are unhealthy for our relationship.

It was really great to be married by Rev. Anne and to be able to visit with her from time-to-time to ensure we stay happily married.


Gary and Melanie Lambert

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