Every bachelorette is a party.
Every premarital retreat is clinical.
The Aisle Retreat is both — a real experience you’d want to attend, with a 90-minute facilitated conversation woven in that makes the whole weekend matter.
The counseling component isn’t the main event. It’s the thing that makes the main event worth something.
Retreat formats
Four types. One vision.
Premarital Retreat
Engaged couples · 6–18 months out
A Friday–Sunday weekend for 8–12 couples. Assessment debrief, facilitated conversations across 5 relationship domains, vendor showcase. You leave with clarity — not just plans.
$400–600 / couple
Marriage Enrichment Retreat
Married couples · any stage
Re-administer the Aisle assessment and see what’s drifted from your baseline. Facilitated small groups, honest conversations, and the space to reconnect without distraction.
$400–600 / couple
Bachelorette / Bachelor Retreat
Wedding party + bride or groom
A Thursday–Sunday experience. Real fun. Optional 90-minute facilitated session — "What are you actually walking into?" — that makes the whole weekend matter more.
$200–400 / person
Honeymoon Retreat
Newlyweds · first weekend
Celebration, rest, and an optional debrief with a Guide who’s already read your assessment. The transition into marriage, held with care.
$600–1,200 / couple
Where we’re going
Alabama retreat country.
We’re partnering with Alabama retreat venues — camps with chapels, cabins, and grounds worth being on. Camp Sumatanga in Gallant, AL is our first candidate: a Methodist retreat center with a chapel, cabins, conference space, and outdoor grounds already in Matt’s ministry network.
We don’t own the retreat center. We partner with one and bring the programming.
What a retreat weekend includes
More than a seminar. Less than therapy.
Friday evening arrival, Saturday full day, Sunday morning close
8–12 couples per retreat — small enough to go deep
Aisle Readiness Assessment debrief — your Iris report shapes the weekend
Facilitated small group sessions led by Aisle Certified Guides
Unstructured time — real rest, real meals, real space to talk
Opening session with Matt Headley — the theological anchor piece
Timeline
The expo comes first.
The first Aisle Expo is October 18, 2026 in Anniston, AL. After we’ve run the expo, built the Guide network, and proven the model — retreats launch in Q2 2027. That’s when we open registration to waitlist members first.
First retreat pilot: Spring 2027 · Camp Sumatanga, Gallant, AL