Joycelyn on her wedding day, head bowed toward her bouquet
BEYOND THE AISLE / MARRIAGE AND COVENANT

The wedding is a day.The marriage is a life.

Our mandate is to prepare and equip a generation for marriage beyond the aisle. We do this by returning couples to the design and heart of marriage as God created it.

WHY BEYOND THE AISLE EXISTS

Let’s talk about the marriage, not just the wedding. God designed marriage with a heart and a purpose, and every couple deserves to know it.

Marriage rooted in faith requires intention, preparation and a willingness to keep showing up for one another.

Our heart is to walk alongside people preparing for marriage and couples already building one, through meaningful teaching, testimony and honest conversations anchored in biblical truth.

Because saying “I do” is only the beginning.

Joi in her wedding dress, backlit by a bright window
WHAT IS MARRIAGE WEEK

Marriage Week.

2018Hosting Marriage Week since 2018

Marriage Week began in the United Kingdom in the late 1990s, when Richard and Maria Kane set aside the week leading up to Valentine’s Day to celebrate marriage and strengthen couples. It has since grown into an international movement and is observed in the United States as National Marriage Week, from February 7 to 14.

Beyond The Aisle has been holding Marriage Week since 2018, with one goal: to equip couples through conversation. It is part of our mandate to prepare and equip a generation for marriage beyond the aisle.

Some conversations deserve to be heard again. Explore the gatherings below, with the biblical teaching, testimonies and practical insights shared across the years.

Joycelyn on her wedding day, seated and smiling in lace with her bouquet
Watch and revisit

More than an event. A conversation that continues.

Return to conversations about covenant, the everyday work of marriage, healing, forgiveness, loss and restoration.

01 / FOUNDATION

Covenant and commitment

What biblical marriage means beyond the wedding day.

02 / REAL LIFE

Honest conversations

Communication, expectations, growth and navigating different seasons.

03 / STORIES

Hope and restoration

Testimonies of grace, forgiveness, grief and faithfulness.

SUPPORT THE NEXT MARRIAGE WEEK

Help a couple start well.

Every Marriage Week takes speakers, a venue, recordings and resources. Your gift helps more couples hear the message and return to the design and heart of marriage as God created it.

Give once, in any amount, through our secure giving page.

Give to Marriage Week

Beyond The Aisle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 85-0962030. Gifts go directly to Beyond The Aisle and are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

OUR VIDEO LIBRARY

Watch the conversations.

Choose a Marriage Week or continue the conversation with our monthly series. Watch here or open the full playlist on YouTube.

2023 / VIDEO COLLECTION

Marriage Week 2023

Revisit the conversations and teachings from Marriage Week 2023.

Watch on YouTube
2022 / VIDEO COLLECTION

Marriage Week 2022

Explore the Marriage Week 2022 sessions in one place.

Watch on YouTube
SERIES / VIDEO COLLECTION

Monthly Conversations

Keep learning through the Beyond The Aisle monthly conversation series.

Watch on YouTube
OUR CONVICTION

Marriage is a covenant. And covenant is worth stewarding.

We believe marriage reflects the relationship between Christ and the Church. That understanding shapes what we teach, the stories we share and the conversations we invite others into.