Marriage · Workbook · Shipping 2026
Tend: Before the Wedding
Five conversations before you say I do.
A marriage is not primarily a romantic arrangement. It is a practice — something you tend the way you tend a garden or a fire. This workbook is for engaged couples who want to go in honest.
Get it when it's ready.
Drop your email and I'll let you know when Tend ships — along with early access and anything I write about marriage in the meantime.
Anna knew her fiancé had cancer. Small room, no program. She married him anyway.
I performed that wedding.
You hear the same vows so many times they start to sound like furniture. Part of the room. Something you stop noticing. And then you stand next to someone like Anna, and the words get loud again.
— from the opening
Where to find it
The Aisle · Anniston, Alabama · October 18, 2026
Matt Headley is the founding pastor of Ecclesia Community, a flower farmer, and a classically trained singer in Northeast Alabama. He publishes Southern Legends and is organizing The Aisle, an independent bridal show in Anniston.