Does premarital counseling with the pastor satisfy the State of Minnesota requirement for a cheaper wedding license?
The state of Minnesota allows for reducing the cost of a marriage license if the wedding couple can present a certificate showing twelve hours of premarital counseling. Your premarital counseling with the pastor of our church can provide up to six hours toward this total, but cannot provide the full twelve hours required for the cost savings. If you will be having additional premarital counseling with a marriage and family counselor or other clergyman, we can provide you with a letter to document the six hours spent with us. Sadly, getting this much premarital counseling can cost significantly more than the amount you would save in getting your license. Go to the Blue Earth County website for more information about marriage licenses. How personal will the pastor get in premarital counseling. Premarital counseling is more concerned with general topics than individual details. For example, one question on the PREPARE inventory is “My partner shows me enough affection” to which you will a
