Help & Support

If you had access to Witness to Love courses or workbook videos before May 2024, click "Login" from the main menu to create a new account in our system. Use the same email you used on app.witnesstolove.org to get access to your courses. Once you verify your email and login, you'll be prompted to fill out a registration form to include your parish and (future) spouse's information. Please do not bypass this form, as it is necessary to properly link you to your fiance, mentors, and parish.

Still can't see your courses? Reach out to us at parishsupport@witnesstolove.org

If you are starting your journey after May 2024, your parish Marriage Formation/Prep Coordinator or coach should invite you to the appropriate course.* The "bride" or "groom" will receive an email to register in our new system, and he or she will be prompted to add his or her (future) spouse and mentors (if applicable).

*If your parish or diocese is subscribed to the Be More Retreat, you do not need your coordinator's invitation. Simply create an account or access your account by clicking Login. When you select a parish or diocese that is subscribed to Be More, you'll get automatic access.

If you completed your registration but didn't get a verification email:

1. Check your spam/junk or trash folders
2. Our system may recognize your email from data transferred from our old app. Sign in and select "Forgot Password"
3. Check spam/junk again if you do not receive this email within 5 minutes. Try refreshing your browser. 
4. Still can't sign in? Reach out to us at parishsupport@witnesstolove.org

The Hybrid Experience combines the accessibility of online marriage prep with the accompaniment that couples deserve.

It offers couples the same formation they would receive at the parish, while Witness to Love trained coaches fulfill the role of the Marriage Formation Coordinator. We work together with your priest/ deacon to make sure you are fulfilling the formation requirements for your diocese.

Our WTL Coaches will support you virtually, while you meet with your mentors in person (if possible). 

You will receive automatic access to the videos in the learning platform under "Courses" upon completion of purchase.

No, engaged couples will need at least 6 months and civilly-married couples will need 4 months to faithfully complete our program.

• Married 5 years or more in the Catholic Church
• Active in the Church
• Have a marriage and family you both admire
• Go to the same church as you do now OR attend the church you will be married at OR attend the church that you will be attending after the wedding
• Should not be immediate family members

Make sure to pray about your choice. Here are some questions to reflect on as you consider who to ask to be your mentor couple:

• Who can challenge you to have a better marriage? 
• Do they have a strong relationship with Christ? 
• Are they the couple you would go to naturally if you needed relationship help in the future? 
• Do you like the way their kids turned out? 
• Would you be happy if you had a marriage relationship like theirs? 
• What specifically that you admire about their marriage? It doesn’t matter if you know them really well, but it does matter that you trust and admire them.

You will meet once a month for an hour and a half.

Yes, although this is not ideal you can still have your meetings virtually. If you both live near each other you should avoid meeting virtually.

Make sure you've started your course by clicking Begin Course and have progressed by clicking Next Lesson. The last lesson in your course, should be a Final Survey. Once you complete the survey, you'll be prompted to certify that you've completed this part of your formation and will get the option to Download  your certificate. If you need to access the certificate again in the future, click on Certificates from the main menu.

Please let us know more about you and your parish by filling out the questionnaire here. Upon completion of the survey, you will be provided information (and a discount code!) to order our Parish Review Pack. This will allow you to familiarize yourself with our materials and mission. You will also be contacted by a Witness to Love Ambassador who will be available to you as you learn more. We are here to support you throughout your discernment and answer any questions you may have.

1. A couple meets with a priest
2. The couple is asked to choose a mentor couple
3. Coaching session with marriage prep coordinator
4. The couple meets with their mentor couple once a month for 6 months. (4 months for civilly married couples)
5. The couple attends a parish or diocese retreat or completes our Be More Retreat. Mentor couple is invited to attend.
6. The priest meets with the couple and mentors the couple for a theology night.
7. Wedding date
8. Continued accompaniment by Mentor couple and parish community.

1. Provides a visible face inviting the engaged couple into the life of the parish
2. Coaches the mentor couples in their role
3. Is known to all in the parish as the marriage prep “go to” person
4. Is available to help and to support the engaged couple and the mentors both before and after the wedding
5. Is an ongoing mentor to the mentors, letting them know about upcoming retreats and parish events
6. Might host get togethers for couples over the years

In short, the Witness to Love MPC has a broad, deep and lasting role that is focused on building relationships with the two couples and evangelizing every step of the way.

As of May 2024, all users, including couples and coordinators who had access to the former WTL website and app, must create a new account on our system.

1. Click the Login button on our main menu and use the same email you used in our old system to register on our new platform.
2. Select your role- any non-couple role will have access to the "Manager" portal, where you can assign couples to courses.
3. You'll receive an email to verify you account and setup a password. Once you login, you'll see Manager on the main menu of the learning platform.
4. Click on Manager from the menu, scroll down to the List of Users, and click Add a User. Add ONLY one user–the "bride" OR "groom."
5. Click on the contact card created for that user to invite him or her to the appropriate course by clicking Add to New Course.* Depending on the materials you've purchased, select the Engaged Couple Course or the Civilly Married Couple course.
6. The user will receive an email prompting him or her to register, add their (future) spouse and mentors, and create a password.
7. Once they Login, they'll see their assigned course under Courses.

*If you are subscribed to the Be More Retreat, you do not need to invite couples to the Be More Retreat Course. All users in your parish or diocese will have automatic access when selecting your parish or diocese at registration. Direct couples to the "How do I access my courses..." question under "Couples" for guidance on creating an account.

Couples Marriage Prep sets may be purchased from Witness to Love’s online shop here. Each set includes three copies of the Witness to Love Couple’s Guide: Gearing Up for a Lifelong Journey (workbook), one copy of Mentor’s Journey: How Your Marriage Can Change the World, and 4 “seats” in the app course. The future “bride” and “groom” should each get a workbook, while the mentor couple shares a workbook and the Mentor’s Journey book. Please order one set per engaged or civilly-married couple–mentor couple materials are included.

Yes, you can purchase as many sets as you need. We recommend ordering sets for at least half the number of weddings/year. Example: If your parish has 20 weddings/year, order 10 sets so you have some on hand and can order more when the stock is running low.

A parish may be invoiced for a materials order by selecting ‘pay by check’ at checkout.  You will receive an invoice to the email address included on the order form that may be paid by credit card or check after the order is placed.

We do not recommend any specific 'training' or additional resources for WTL mentor couples. They are asked to share their marriage and experiences with the engaged couple using the Mentor's Journey book, WTL workbook, and the videos in the app course as a guide for conversation. This creates an authentic dialogue and opportunity for connection and growth. Engaged or civilly-married couples and their mentors receive an orientation or coaching from the Marriage Prep Coordinator before they begin their regular meetings.

To create a Showcase Mentor Couples album to share with engaged couples having difficulty discerning a chosen mentor couple, you may use this WTL Mentor Showcase Inventory. Here is an EXAMPLE Showcase Mentor Couple Album Page. The engaged couple would ‘choose’ from a recommended list of showcase couples. After discernment and selection, an invitation is extended to the chosen mentor couple by the engaged couple.

Anyone trained in Prepare-Enrich or FOCCUS may cover the inventory results with the engaged couple (i.e. Marriage Prep Coordinator, Coach Couples, Clergy). If anyone on your marriage ministry team needs to be trained in Prepare-Enrich, they may enroll on WTL’s website at a discounted cost here.

Yes. For parishes using both Witness to Love and FOCCUS, please use this resource document for implementation support. This resource was created by both Witness to Love and FOCCUS leaders to provide a collaborative directive.

Licenses are not reusable.  If a couple drops out of the program, please contact our Parish Support Team at parishsupport@witnesstolove.org to reinstate the license in your parish account.

If you diocesan marriage preparation retreat includes the topics of the sacramentality of marriage, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and the theology of marriage (including topics of conjugal spirituality and Theology of the Body) you should not get rid of it - it will complement the Witness to Love preparation beautifully!

The Mentors in our marriage preparation process are lay volunteers who should not be asked to share the Church teachings since, quite often, they are unprepared to share the fulness of the teachings, but also because their role is to accompany the engaged couple, not catechise them. Our materials will prompt the Mentors to share stories from their lives, the times that things went well and the times when things got tough. Thus, they do become “teachers” of sorts, but this teaching aspect serves to bring the couples closer together in trust and friendship. If you are still unclear about the role of Mentors in the Witness to Love marriage preparation process, please reach out to us and we’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Yes! We have seen our ministry work well in both urban and rural settings. Witness to Love is not a rigid, “out of a box” ministry. Each diocese, parish community, and parish have unique needs and we’ve seen a variety of different adjustments that work well for a particular community while integrating the Witness to Love process. Our parish support and diocesan support team work closely with diocesan directors and/or coordinators to resolve any difficulties and share the best practices we have learned over the years.

The best “first step” is to fill out our Diocesan Questionnaire! After filling out the questionnaire, you can purchase our Diocesan Review Pack at a 50% discount. The Review Pack is filled with samples of all of our materials and will give you a  good idea of how our ministry works (email us at diocese@witnesstolove.org to get the discount code). We will also reach out to you and schedule a call to learn more about your needs and answer any questions you may have.

We would recommend that you:

1. Order our Diocesan Review Pack to see our materials;
2. Schedule a conversation with us by emailing Izabella at  diocese@witnesstolove.org;
3. Consider getting trained online. We can offer you a diocesan discount for your training. Please email us at diocese@witnesstolove.org for the discount code.

We are in over 80 dioceses in North America! Email diocese@witnesstolove.org to see how WTL transforming parish communities and evangelizing spouses near you!

Yes! The USCCB Office of Marriage and Family Life Ministry has approved and lists Witness to Love on its full marriage preparation page.