REVIEWS

“We were so happy to find Have & Hold! There’s not much out there for couples looking for a secular, education-based premarital service, but Have & Hold not only fit the bill, it went beyond our expectations. It was a refreshing experience, and we looked forward to every session. Michelle is a gem!! She made us feel totally comfortable, supported us through rich (sometimes heavy) discussion that continued well past we ended our session, and provided additional resources more specific to our needs. Highly recommend!!”

“10/10 would recommend! Even having been together for six years and feeling very comfortable getting married, premarital education through Have and Hold was very valuable to us! It was exciting to sit and talk about “us” and how we see our marriage and life together – each session was a highlight of the week for us.

Even though the material is based on PREPARE/ENRICH, the sessions felt more personal than you would think. Our relationship coach used her professional judgement to determine what topics we could gloss over and what we needed to spend some more time on as a couple and have some more difficult discussions about. We don’t normally discuss our relationship in that much depth with people, but we felt comfortable discussing everything here and felt like there was no judgement cast.

Entering this marriage, we feel more prepared than ever now!”

“We had a fantastic experience with Michelle, and couldn’t be more happy with the guidance and tools we received. Sessions were easy to schedule and took place in a welcoming, positive environment. We felt particularly comfortable knowing that we were participating in a non-faith-based program that supports all couples.

At Have & Hold, we received personalized, non-judgmental coaching that will benefit us for the rest of our lives. In many ways, we were sad to end our last session, but we feel excited and fully prepared to take our next steps as partners in marriage and in life.”

“We had a great time working with Michelle! We learned a lot about our communication styles, managing our finances, and what kind of parents we want to be one day. We loved this program too because they work with all couples no matter your race, gender, religion, etc! Thank you H&H, y’all are great!”

“My fiance and I were looking for secular premarital coaching and found Have & Hold online. We completed our classes over Zoom with a digital workbook. It was a comfortable environment for exploring some hot-button issues in our relationship, and our coach was professional and insightful every session. The workbook is a great resource that I know my fiance and I will return to over the course of our relationship. The supplemental materials are also wonderful, each inspiring and guiding necessary conversations to help us get ready for our marriage.

Very helpful information about how to maintain a healthy relationship, and excellent mastery of online session technology!”

“Payton was AWESOME!!! We had so much fun with her and she made us feel very comfortable. My husband and I learned so much about each other during Have & Hold’s relationship education and we still use a lot of the tools that the program equipped us with. We are looking forward to many happy years together as husband and wife!”

“Absolutely wonderful experience, we were happy to be able to find secular premarital counseling in DFW. We’re taking away great tool sets for our marriage, and Michelle is a joy to work with.
Our coaching sessions provided a good bridge to be able to talk about a few issues that we hadn’t figured out how to communicate with each other about, and gave us tool sets that we used successfully and will continue to use for the remainder of our marriage.
It was very encouraging to hear that we were on a good path, and helpful to get aid in getting even better. We feel like we have created a great starting point to build a marriage way more beautiful than our wedding .<3”