The New Year is here and along comes bright beginnings! I am taking my 10 years of Marriage Family Therapy and my 18 years of Wedding Planning and creating Wedding Planning Group Therapy for anyone navigating the wedding planning journey.What happens: every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, attendees come together in a group setting (circle time with others going through the same journey) to discuss their fears, anxiety, challenges, and joys of getting to “I do”. I would be the facilitator to keep the group on track and growing.Please share the news with your brides, grooms or couples. My hope is to keep fears, anxiety and “family issues” to a minimum by giving the group a space to share…and in return, you can better enjoy what you love to do!!!

“Wedding Planning Group Therapy” for anyone navigating the wedding planning journey. A confidential sacred space to share your anxiety, fears, frustrations, and joy while you travel the sometimes bumpy road of planning a wedding day. Time: 6:00pm-7:30pmDate: every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, Starting on January 12, 2010Location: A Legendary Affair Showroom, 505 N. Sepulveda # 10, Manhattan Beach 90266RSVP: 310.372.5200 (not necessary, but appreciated) or email: m@marydann.comCost: $ 25. per person (cash or check)

Facilitated by: Mary Dann-McNamee, MA Clinical Psychology and Wedding Planner Since 1991, Mary Dann-McNamee and her team have been responsible for detailed wedding planning and are known for their commitment to surpass expectations for a long list of clients, including many of Hollywood’s elite. Mary holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and was a former licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Intern. Her passion for the industry and helping others along their journey, has led her to mentoring and career counseling other wedding planners and event professionals from around the world. She created and produced 2 top rated DVD’s amongst experienced and novice wedding planners: The Path of the Planner(2004) and The Balanced Planner(2006). She is a contributing writer for both Ceremony and Inside Wedding magazines. Mary has been on 8 episodes of the StyleNetwork’s’ s “Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?”, and “Married Away”, along with the WE network’s “Platinum Weddings”. She has her own wedding luxury gratitude note card line, wedding wands and has authored Wedding Wisdom (amazon.com) She resides in Manhattan Beach with her husband and 2 daughters.

Visit her at: http://www.marydann.com or call her directly at 310.413.2526.