<![CDATA[This study analyzes the Application of Premarital Counseling as an Effort to Prepare Yourself in Building a Sakinah Family for Prospective Brides, the background for efforts to provide premarital counseling guidance to two pairs of prospective brides who do not yet understand how to build a sakinah family. The purpose of the study was to find out the description of the preparation of the bride and groom, the process of pre-marital counseling as an effort to prepare themselves to build a sakinah family and the description of the preparation of the bride and groom at KUA in Menang Village after the implementation of pre-marital counseling. The approach used in this study was qualitative. The research subjects were two wedding couples registered at the KUA of Menang Raya Pedamaran Village. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation. The results showed: (1) Self-preparation in building a family based on the Qur'an and Sunnah, namely the guidance of the bride and groom to learn to direct faith, good deeds, the meaning of affection, love for partners and family, understand the obligations as husband and wife, prepare for knowing household rules, preparing to respect parents and in-laws, maintaining relations with relatives and in-laws, respecting spouses, providing full support to increase harmony in household relationships. (2) Through the preparation stage: directing the catin couple, the stage of stating the problem: providing marriage solutions, the interaction stage: premarital counseling interaction, the conference stage: exchanging opinions, the final/concluding stage: maintaining communication, spending time with your partner (quality time). (3) The description of the preparation of a sakinah family for the bride and groom understand how to build a family in an effort to increase faith and good deeds, love, maintain principles and arrange all planned plans, especially guided by the guidance of the Sunnah of the Prophet.]]>
