February 8th, 2012 by Laura M. Brotherson
Less than a week left til Valentine’s Day! Do you have plans?!
Valentine’s Day is one of my very favorite holidays! It’s a wonderful opportunity to make sure your sweetheart knows how much you love them, and to create a fun family tradition for your children as well. I hope you all will make Valentine’s Day a special day for showing your love!
Valentine’s Chocolate Nuggets Labels
I’m so glad I learned about this wonderful blog “Love Actually” that has tons of great romantic ideas to keep the spark alive in your marriage. It provided a perfect, fun idea for me to add to our romantic Valentine’s Day festivities this year! My husband’s favorite candy is those Hershey Nuggets with toffee and almonds, so the cute Valentine’s Day labels were perfect.
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January 19th, 2012 by Laura M Brotherson
Get your cameras ready!
We’re excited to announce our annual Couples Contest / Valentine’s Giveaway to the romantic Anniversary Inn. And to celebrate the release of And They Were Not Ashamed in eBook form (Kindle, Nook, etc.) we are adding a “prop” to the couples photos for you to send us.
Just send us a photo of you and your spouse with a copy of our book or eBook And They Were Not Ashamed: Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment for a chance to win a fabulous ~ FREE ~ one-night getaway to the delicious Anniversary Inn of your choice, in the suite of your choice! (Valued up to $289!) …and that’s any Anniversary Inn in any state!
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December 9th, 2011 by Laura M. Brotherson
It’s Friday night. Do you have some plans for date night with your spouse?! It need not be expensive, just something to give you a chance to reconnect after a long week. It’s also great for emotional foreplay for both husband and wife! : )
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April 10th, 2011 by Laura M. Brotherson
We are thrilled to announce that The Anniversary Inn is now offering our StrengtheningMarriage.com fans a fabulous discount at all their Anniversary Inn locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, Logan, Utah and Boise, Idaho!
You can now enjoy a 25% off discount on any romantic, luxurious Anniversary Inn suite (any night, any location, Sappire level suites excluded)! Check out all fun themed suites by Clicking Here! Read the rest of this entry »
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December 10th, 2010 by Laura M. Brotherson
2/23/11 UPDATE — All Couples Photos for the annual Anniversary Inn giveaway have been posted on the Couples Photos Page. Congratulations to Chris and Shelby for winning the random drawing. We had over 100 entries this year! Thank you to everyone for sharing your fabulous photos!
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We’re excited to announce our annual Valentine’s Giveaway to the romantic Anniversary Inn. Just send us your favorite photo of you and your spouse for a chance to win a FREE one-night getaway to the delicious Anniversary Inn of your choice, in the suite of your choice! (Valued up to $289!)
Contest Details
To enter the drawing, send us your favorite husband/wife photo by Tuesday, February 15th, 2011. Even if you’ve sent us a photo before we’d love to see your new favorite photos. All new entrants will be added into this drawing.
All photos will be posted on our Couples Photos page. So, send us your uncropped, 300 dpi/high res photo with your first and last names, and how many years you’ve been married. You can see all the fabulous couples photos we’ve previously received here. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 1st, 2010 by Laura M. Brotherson
Date night is simply one of the best things couples can do for their marriage. It nourishes the relationship mentally, emotionally, socially and even sexually (…if you’re lucky!).
Couples generally do the best they can when it comes to having a date night, so I really hate to be too hard on them about it. But it may be time to step it up a notch. Consider these four rules for raising the bar on date night: Read the rest of this entry »
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September 7th, 2010 by Laura M. Brotherson
Here are the questions from “The Marital Intimacy Show” episode #043 “Let’s Play 20 Questions.”
To help make it easier for you and your spouse to talk about your sexual relationship I encourage you to play this little game called “20 Questions–Your Conversation Starter about Sex.”
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July 19th, 2010 by Laura M. Brotherson
In honor of celebrating 19 years of marriage with my sweetheart, here are a few wedding anniversary traditions to consider for your own celebrations.
- Get your rings cleaned.
- Go out for a special breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- Watch your wedding video.
- Go through your wedding photo album.
- Write down your “How We Met” story or review it!
- Review and revise your lists of the top 10 things that make you feel loved.
- Get away for an overnight stay. A favorite place is The Anniversary Inn! Fans of StrengtheningMarriage.com can even receive a fabulous 25% discount!
- On your special getaway take the book 365 Questions for Couples and/or the Table Topics Couples Edition to get to know each other even better!
- Have a special couple portrait taken. Chek out the many fun Couples Photos on StrengtheningMarriage.com!
- Make love as many times that day (or week, or month) as the number of years you’ve been married (whichever is more doable! : )
- Go for a nice romantic walk some evening…be sure to hold hands though!
- Get some pretty flowers. You gotta have flowers! (…unless your wife is an anti-flowers type! : )
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June 29th, 2010 by Laura M. Brotherson
One of my favorite websites/blogs for couples–The Love, Actually Blog (creative date ideas) is having a giveaway of our book “And They Were Not Ashamed–Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment” and my talk on CD “Love 101–Learning to Love More Meaningfully.” Be sure to check it out! The Love, Actually Blog is a fabulously fun site for couples to receive many fun date night ideas to keep your marriage strong!
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June 4th, 2010 by Laura M. Brotherson
Yay for Date Night! In light of the news of Al Gore and his wife getting divorced it’s a reminder to us all that marriage requires constant nourishment. Date night nourishes the relationship mentally, emotionally, physically and even sexually…if you’re lucky! : )
Don’t miss date night. Make it a habit. Make it your highlight of the week!
For more date night tips, visit “Yay for Date Night!”
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