Biography – Alan Anderson

 

I have been married for thirty years to my best friend and partner, Terry. We have three grown children. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, spending time outdoors, and expanding my model train collection.

I have approximately thirty years of experience as a pastor; spiritual care advisor and other services to people in the Fraser Valley.  My educational experience is as follows: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religious Education; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Community Services; Master of Arts Degree; One unit in Clinical Pastoral Education.

 I am a firm believer in lifelong learning.  I periodically involve myself in upgrading and improving my skills and knowledge through various courses such as marriage preparation; and, (PREP: the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program).

My involvement in wedding ceremonies stems from my desire to help couples form lasting marriages.  This is a reason for naming the website forevermarry.com.  As we work on the ceremony together we also hope that you as a couple will form a strong foundation for a marriage that will stand the test of time.  This of course, depends on the work the couple is willing to put into this special and profound relationship.  Even after the ceremony is long over I am willing to assist couples in the enriching of their married life.

I am licensed to marry through the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches of British Columbia & the Yukon.  However, couples do not have to belong to a recognized religious body to be married by me.  I welcome your enquiries.

That’s who I am, and here’s what I offer. When you plan your ceremony with me, I will ask you as a couple to think about," What are we saying to people as we become a married couple today?  Such a question will be the focus and will set the pace in order to present a ceremony that you will find meaningful and memorable.

After almost thirty years of working with people it is my intention to help couples form a lasting and cherished marital relationship.  Your wedding day should be a highlight of your life, so don’t settle for an ordinary ceremony that you just slap together.  Allow your ceremony to draw attention to the love and devotion you share with each other.  Let it speak as an example of a relationship of faith, hope and love that those who witness your wedding will be influenced by.  The final result will be up to you as you build and form a marriage that will last the rest of your lives, or in other words one that will last forever.

 

 

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Photos courtesy of Cora’s Photography