Emily Wilson Ministries

“Navigating Engagement was one of the best parts of my marriage preparation. Amidst all the to-dos of wedding planning, spending time with Emily's invitation into peace, clarity, and intentionality was a balm to my often-anxious heart. I so appreciated her gentle call into focusing on what matters most, while appropriately attending to all the other things that matter too. She speaks with truth and care, as if we were just chatting while having a nice cozy coffee together! I truly believe that of all my energy that went towards things like flowers, music choices, seating charts, and stationery colors, returning to each of these videos was by far the most important and impactful time I spent in engagement. I highly, highly recommend this series for any engaged woman!”

“I have only completed two of the sessions in this program and I am already so blown away at how much peace and clarity Emily has spoken into my heart. I am so grateful for her sisterhood and guidance through this process. Thank you for helping me to keep the Lord front and center and my gaze & heart fixed upon him and my fiancé through this time. Every bride-to-be should have this in her toolkit. <3 ”

“This course by the amazing Emily Wilson Hussem covers many topics, even things that many engaged women would not have thought about. I appreciate her providing advice from other women she surveyed other than herself. I love how she leads you to self-reflection and prayer in the worksheets. The course consists of 10 chapters that don't take long. I like that I could do a couple chapters, save it, and come back to it another time. The course was definitely worth the price. I highly recommend this to engaged women!”

“This video series is really the perfect companion for any woman out there currently in the engagement season. It feels like a big sister is right here next to you going through the process, helping you pray and focus on the most important aspects of what you are going through. You will get both very helpful practical tips and deep profound support which will help you grow both your faith and your discernment. I very highly recommend!”

“I started this series about half way through my year long engagement, and though I wished I had started it earlier so I could apply ALL the tips and consider all the points Emily brings up, I still was able to apply a lot of things and really reflect on how my heart is doing throughout my engagement. Her videos were great reminders to focus on what is ACTUALLY important and they were all very encouraging, like genuinely so! ”

“After dating for three years I felt like I had outgrown all the dating advice videos, but still having a year before getting married, couldn't quite apply those to my life yet either. This was perfect and had solid applicable advice. I loved sitting down with a cup of tea in the afternoons and watching a video and journaling the prompts. It reassured me that what I am feeling is normal and ok, and it helped me get in the right mindset to start planning our wedding.”

“Thank you so much for creating this series. I moved to a new city halfway through my engagement, and my new parish haven't restarted marriage preparation after the pandemic (?!), so I have been praying and searching for online resources to help me prepare. You cannot imagine how helpful this series has been - having a Catholic friend to walk with, and sit with a coffee with (which is exactly what this series feels like) is truly a blessing.”

“Thank you to Emily for an authentic, intentional, and honest heart-to-heart for brides in all walks of life and in all stages of their engagement journeys! I truly believe I have found more peace in the day-to-day, more joy along the journey, and more gratitude in the planning of our marriage. Focus on the sacrament, for the love between a groom and his bride is a beautiful reflection of Christ's love for his Church. Embrace the sacrament, put it in God's hands, and enjoy this incredible season. Thank you, Emily! ”

“This video series brought me so much peace and really helped me work through all of the different feelings, details, and decisions that come along with the season of engagement! ”

“This is exactly what you need, whether you realize it or not! I've been struggling with the transition from living with my parents to now shifting over and preparing to be cared for exclusively by myself and my (soon-to-be) husband and navigating friends along the way. The comparison section hit home for me as I realized that I was holding a lot of expectation and worry in that. It is a huge transitional period for Christian women and I think a lot of people are lacking that emotional and spiritual guidance in their own hearts, not just the spiritual guidance in marriage. Easy to follow, worksheets are beautiful and inspiring. Thank you Emily for blessing me with this and I cannot wait to send my friend one when she gets engaged soon!!”

“This series has helped me so much and I am only on the third chapter! I do not have a sister, but Emily has felt like an older sister helping me through the craziness of engagement and wedding planning. When I feel stuck and alone in the process of planning, I can turn to these videos as a source of loving knowledge that will help me come out on top. Thank you so, so much Emily for sharing your heart!”

“Exactly what I’ve needed! My engagement has been filled with family drama and it’s been hard to be excited about the wedding when there’s a lot of other struggles going on. The lack of excitement had me second guessing myself, not because of my relationship, just because of comparison with my friends’ experiences. Hearing Emily’s experiences and that it’s okay to not be emotional over your wedding dress was so helpful for making me feel a little less crazy in this season. My engagement looks different from my friends’ but that’s okay because they aren’t me and I’m not them.”