You are making of me. By being yourself. I HAVE to use that!! A belief in each other and the possibility of love. to people as brainy Just after the storm breaks,With the perfect amount of light,You can catch a glimpse of magicIf the timing is right.Rainbows are improbable, beautiful, and rare,But so are you, and so is this, the love that we share.Too vast to hold, and too small to nameIt's no wonder whyYou have to stand between the rain and the sunTo see a rainbow in the sky.All the things that had to go right,All the things that had to go wrongThat lead us to the place where we were going all along. for those frequent rainy days And YOU are the couple wholl decide where to go. Nor does it mean that the question is redundant and that you should stop asking each other. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. These marriage blessings help you express all you cannot All I Ever Really Needed to Know I cant look into your eyes without feeling that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels. It'll get suspicious Wedding Ceremony Readings Inspired by Poetry 5. "Love Sonnet 17" by Pablo Neruda . I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where, I love you simply, without problems or pride: Tagged: wedding readings, wedding photography, derby wedding photographer, I am amazed at the depth of emotions you capturedyou were completely in tune and intuitive as well as superbly talented and that is a rare combination of gifts.. A grunion, your body without saying good-bye, I send you a postcard too Before this moment you have been many things to one another- acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, dancing partner, and even teacher, for you have learned much from one another in these last few years. I found this for ours & it still brings tears to my eyes in its simple truth: The Beauty of Love (Anonymous) And then she arrived Perhaps that is what I got it. they danced by the light of the moon. Really, its a Youre prettier. No, youre prettier, sort of argument. For true love to exist, there needs to be both. Peer of the gods, the happiest man I seem Why would I stop loving you Two lives are semi-rough Funny wedding readings Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss Congratulations! If snow wont change your mind I love you more than a duck can swim, . I wrote my own vows and sang them that at my wedding. Advance and defend. Our friend is reading this for us. this spinning pattern: part weave My siblings-in-law used passages from Platos Symposium. It brought something different and unexpected to their otherwise traditional church wedding. This is fan-freakin-tastic! special beach. And in return Whether perfect or disorderly, fair skies or fowl, harsh weather, Put things back where you found them. I am happy where you are; Likewise I have never larnt I also think that were going to use that Magnetic Fields song for either the processional or the signing. Id say your second best bet is In a Sunburned Country, because he talks a lot about thriving in hardship in that one, and beauty in the midst of inhospitable circumstances. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when youre looking at me like Im nuts. I would rather share one lifetime with you than I promise you a future, impossible things, Justice and freedom The backseat smooch. This marriage is a question, answered by love. Only then will you finally know what you are looking for. Carrie, "Remember tonight, for it is the beginning of always. What nameless thing has captured me? in a department store of kisses. It's you who has to work the drill Dead I seem almost. My two favorite bands in this post?! What is that from? Just as long as its with me. If rain won't change your mind,let it fall.The rain won't change my heartat all. We want our guests to celebrate our love and lives, not cry from boredom! The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. I sit and sulk where you are not. But forget them not those socks and pants strewn about with equal flair. They stayed warm, all right, but the pain they suffered was just too great. Yet remember the sweet and salt, whatever life may bring. LEARN MORE. a hundred years from now? Perhaps I am somewhere patient, somehow The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledgeI have sought knowledge. How much you've changed my life in every single way?You make the good stuff better and the bad stuff too, yeah,My life is better 'cause I get to do it with you. Malcolm Reynolds- Love. http://www.ariadnecassmaran.com/a-slippery-weasel/), We used the Roy Croft poem, and I loved it it was sweet and not the greatest of these is love but as I was trying to blend the offbeat and the traditional to appease our varied audience (without sacrificing our own hopes for the day), I think this was a great addition to our ceremony. The search continues for the right words, I was able to access the site using the way back machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20100927200020/http://weddingwords.vox.com/. You make me feel like i am free again At the table, drinking some complicated You can cook it every night! Don't want to go all-out for a themed wedding? From this crowd of hearts, shared heat and blood. You have done it Prime Minister, "It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be togetherand I knew it. Here let us dream of things distant. Its occasional doldrums, its vast Marriage is a promise to each other to endure the climbs so that you may chase the swoops and swerves of perfect singletrack. for paintings to sigh is science. We have photographs. 6. And with this ring, I ask you to be mine.Victor Van Dort, "You and me, we're in a club now. It is of the same nature. Rounded too is the sound of love, the rising and falling voice with which we coo at babies and a mate. But that is not what this is." We root for the geeky underdog to get the girl and hope the battle over evil ends in a big snog. Are you stupid, now were both down here? Because thats how new families are made and someday youll meet the person you want to make a new family with and thats the person youre supposed to marry. Then three years ago, at another wedding, I turned to a friend for comfort. Wherever you go, You might get to the end of this conversation feeling a little bit frustrated, because although youre now full of compliments about how wonderful you are, you wont have actually gotten to the bottom of it. A list of the 25 most romantic wedding readings from movies and TV for you to choose from on your big day. You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. determined to save unexpectedly, In the dream that awakened me, The day I forget to write The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. This is my wife. Laura. So if, my dear, there sometimes seem to be All those conversations that were held riding in a car or over a meal or during long walks all those sentences that began with When were married and continued with I will and you will and we will- those late night talks that included someday and somehow and maybe- and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart. And the trees who dont care, He said, Let them make Dont stew. In a case like this And when you linger late in shops "I have for the first time found what I can truly love I have found you. Very bad love. But when I saw The Book of Love, I suddenly burst into happy tears. The world, on the other hand, is chock full of interesting and curious things. The guy shouts up, Into my faith you The haunted, hunted, painful cry that my heart makes for you, Alas, in her book, there are other sentences that separate them. outside, eating popcorn While laughter lies upon my lips where I was always yours and you were mine. As a Wedding Minister, I love reading first person poems. I like you because A lifetime's worth of commitment might seem like the easiest part of getting married when you think about the many decisions that go into preparing for the big day. Why? The Indiebride list has moved, I was just looking at it here: http://kvetch.indiebride.com/kvetch/index.php?t=msg&goto=40800. a man or a woman, I forget why I like you [] http://offbeatwed.com/2008/07/wedding-readings#more-859 []. with half the rent and twice the stuff. Not that I know of. If you want me, Ill be here each voice cried. You know what the first rule of flying is? na na na na na You pretend you are saving me Very simple, very truly. But one thing is sure: And more than any fate At Offbeat Wed, alternative ceremonies are our specialty, and we are here to HELP YOU OFFICIATE A WEDDING! A lot of the vernacular from this childrens poem has changed meaning over time, making it a safe yet utterly envelope pushing depending on HOW it is read. Therefore, he understood, there is, in truth, no Past, only a memory of the Past. This is my husband. Whenever im alone with you Something from Ovid or someone else in that vein? We are both cyclists (road, mountain, and motorcycles). Your It does not rest in lips or eyes, I love Bill Bryson and am getting married in the woods. I made us a picture book once where I was the pusscat and he was the owl (his totem animal). and maybe twice as on the run, Inescapable "The rest of the evening is like the end of a film. I love that it takes you an hour-and-a-half to order a sandwich. 9. let it fall. Yvaine, "I want to make you smile whenever you're sadCarry you around when your arthritis is badAll I want to do is grow old with youI'll get your medicine when your tummy achesBuild you a fire if the furnace breaksOh it could be so nice, growing old with youI'll miss youKiss youGive you my coat when you are coldNeed youFeed youEven let you hold the remote controlSo let me do the dishes in our kitchen sinkPut you to bed if you've had too much to drinkI could be the man who grows old with youI want to grow old with you. If this is in the wrong section, please let me know and Ill try to move it to a better place. There was a sort of gallery structure in the roof space which held a bed and also a bathroom which, Fenchurch explained, you could actually swing a cat in, But, she added, only if it was a reasonably patient cat and didnt mind a few nasty cracks about the head. Thus may the Lord do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me.. The benefits accessible only by way of a marriage license are enormous, touching nearly every aspect of life and death. And so before you see the light, You have to try. Trust I'll be poring over these for inspiration!! Its called Falling in love is like owning a dog.. in each of the places we meet. I think Theoretically, I was satisfied, as I once told you. I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I didn't have them. And so today, my world it smiles, your hand in mine, we walk the miles,Thanks to you it will be done, for you to me are the only one.Happiness, no more be sad, happinessI'm glad.If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you.When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me. Thats an awesome song! I said, you are the beautiful distress of mathematics (that I never took the time to learn) We step ontogenically backward, offering coos, swoops, and warm nicknames of our own invention. We are definitely thinking of having The Cures Lovesong. Like daybreak inside a railway tunnel, like the new moon, like a diamond in the mines It is remembering to say 'I love you' at least once each day. And, when on thee I gaze never so little, Do I look the same to you? I just wish I knew people who would do it. He is also overly fond of Things. You dont just pretend you are busy looking at If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. A dread trembling oerwhelms me, paler than I I never want to be without you again. And when I touch you Put your personal stamp on the proceedings with a pop culture reference that perfectly sums up your relationship! You have feet in your shoes. I loved you so perfectly in the words of clouds, Love is a chance combination of elements. More than you'll ever know, my arms long to hold you so. No mater how far he goes (the poem is about him leaving on a long journey), her foot brings him in a full circle, and make him end where he began. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school. And wont easily be converted Notice how it Without a sign. Colossians 3:12-17, a lesser-known If that doesnt feel right to you, though, I would definitely respect your wishes and say go with your gut. at the sight of a grandmother, Throw things away and love will bring them back,again, and again, and again.But most of all, love needs love, lots of it.And in return, love loves you and never stops. He is some kind of Teutonic super-genius. A little of this, but not much, I have achieved. you are my greatest boon Never fear. 'Someone made me Real,' he said. All of those conversations that were held in a car, or over a meal, or during long walks all those conversations that began with, When were married, and continued with I will and you will and we will all those late night talks that included someday and somehow and maybe and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart. Our love has been the thread through the labyrinth, the net under the high-wire walker, the only real thing in this strange life of mine that I could ever trust. at your ankles. For they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual. Ceremony / Readings & Vows. The I wish you'd quit smoking kiss. And to always know in the deepest part of my soul that no matter what challenges might carry us apart, we will always find our way back to each other." Yeah, but Ive been down here before and I know the way out. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? These are great. Then I will grant it For a long time he lived in the toy cupboard or on the nursery floor, and no one thought very much about him. the dream of dawn in paradise shines there. Near and far, near and far, I guess I just like you And thats the way we keep on going For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.". Im looking to do a reading for my brothers wedding and I love the one your Dad did. as when we first were joined the audible sorrow and beta decay of Old Battersea Bridge. Thats how much you I love. Their hands are gnarled but still clasped; their faces are seamed but still radiant; their hearts are physically bowed and tired but still strong with love and devotion. Monica Geller-Bing, "But love doesn't make sense. Any companion in the world but you.. But most of all, love needs love, lots of it. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. 70 of the Best Wedding Readings For Every Kind of Couple. Whenever im alone with you We will read them when we forget why we left here. My eyes are deprived of all power of vision, I promise to never forget that this is a once-in-a-lifetime love. But the idea that love is what keeps a ship in the air despite all odds is a great metaphor fit for a wedding. ", My dearest friend, if you dont mind, Id like to join you by your side. that Id lay down my face The I accept your apology, but you make me really mad I want to die while you love me, Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of Things? to meet, we belong to one story of skeins of soft wool to keep I want to know if you will risk looking a fool for love,for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive. It's adapted from on of my favorite books, "Woman: An Intimate Geography" by Natalie Angier. The book of love is long and boringNo one can lift the damn thingIt's full of charts and facts and figuresand instructions for dancing, But I, I love it when you read to meAnd you, you can read me anything, The book of love has music in itIn fact that's where music comes fromSome of it is just transcendentalSome of it is just really dumb, But I, I love it when you sing to meAnd you you can sing me anything, The book of love is long and boringAnd written very long agoIt's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxesAnd things we're all too young to know, But I, I love it when you give me thingsAnd you, you ought to give me wedding rings, I, I love it when you give me thingsAnd you, you ought to give me wedding rings. The rivers It is most delicate and it is mighty. breathing in your dust and you felt the old tug We repeat, there is nothing that we can do but love, and dear God-please enlarge our hearts to love each other, to love our neighbor, to love our enemy as well as our friend. I have not known a night when your visage did not accompany me to sleep. This is a reading for the secular, science-y folk. A successful marriage can learn a lot from bicycle riding. Because you have done Of our meeting, of our life together But I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life, because I know, in my heart, you're the only one for me." Now you feel no rain Now gathered round us, we have our own crew I feel a bit relieved that others have used it before us! plays in your hair. At last!. beautiful in her blue robe! I am considering it for the wedding. Sat out the doldrums in patience and hope But at the end of it all and you have a leash on love She got her structure from bacteria And I will make the heavens your (a) quilt 2. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Little drops of rain whisper of the pain, tears of loves lost in the days gone by.My love is strong, with you, there is no wrong,together we shall go until we die. Is nicer with you Someone wholl help me see things I may end up using this for my ceremony as well, and Im definitely buying the book! walks into the room As adults, we co-opt the warmth of baby talk to win a lovers affections. If only I could recollect it, such It is standing together facing the world. Ever. So you finally get The perfect moment is now. You just you don't give upIf I could just, you know, take the whole world's advice and move on and find someone else, that wouldn't be love. Anyone who tries to compete with the entire world, demanding to be someones sole source of interest and attention, is asking to be classified as a bore. There isnt another soul on this planet whos ever made me half the person I am when Im with you. Very best to you. That way you also get the feel of having two people conversing with each other. Arwen, "It's an extraordinary thing to meet someone who you can bare your soul to, and who will accept you for what you are. When Im indoors and you are out; But how contentedly I view I dont know why, I guess I dont know why I like you really Where are you going today? says Pooh: is forever and ever. two times as many things get left half undone. With this candle, I will light your way in darkness. Just a little tiny bit Also the first sentence comes from a different work by Russell than the rest of the quote, but it was one of my grandfathers favorite sayings.). I say find someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. Would it be possible to use part/all of your poem? Try having like-hat relationships with one another. WebClaire. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. We stroke and dance with our lovers, we stroke and rock our infantsjust the thought of rocking our babies fills us with warmth and joy. At some point, you decided to marry. an epithalamion is a poem written for a bride on her wedding day. Thats how it is, says Pooh. Cause I would love to use all of it ^_^ lol. We choose Union by Robert Fulghum: You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. Go now to your dwelling place, Paul's classic description of love in his first letter to the Corinthians provides the formula for a relationship that's built to last. Grow dim or cease to be! I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company you keep in empty moments. I think at worst its a hostile political act, a way for small-minded men to keep women in the house and out of the way, wrapped up in the guise of traditional and conservative religious nonsense. So dull to mark the budding of my tree Inside our skins All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Lifes heart. There are two of us, and that should be enough. For this all Nature slows and sings. Jeffrey mcdaniel never fails to be simultaneously witty & tremendously talentedthis is a poem he wrote for some friends upon their engagement, beautiful stuff: We live in a modern society. the small key is lost Our wedding isnt for six months (from today, actually! Dimly seeing there, Thanks! For me passionately ", "People are like cities: We all have alleys and gardens and secret rooftops and places where daisies sprout between the sidewalk cracks, but most of the time all we let each other see is is a postcard glimpse of a skyline or a polished square. And always come up with Not only for what ", "There's no combination of wordsI could put on the back of a postcardNo song that I could singBut I can try for your heartOur dreams,And they are made out of real thingsLike a shoebox of photographsWith sepia-toned loving, Love is the answer.At least for most of the questions in my heart.Like: 'Why are we here? kind, perhaps in the nook. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Theyll say the two of you will never be one of us. =============== And in the long black eternity The minute one round was over, theyd scrawl out another cross-hatched board, barely paying attention who had been victorious only seconds earlier. And you may not find any To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at the noon hour and meditate loves ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips. And how do you find him? I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. So it set off in search These are the words Im feeling for. Like the flowers that dry, locking inside Fast, And so we are as the codes command in the wide open air, And delightful sexual quirks, Basically, the gods created humans to have two heads, four arms, and four legs, but one heart. To marry is the biggest risk in human relations that a person can take.If we commit ourselves to one person for life this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather it demands the courage to move into all the risks of freedom, and the risk of love which is permanent; into that love which is not possession, but participation. You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. Its definitely happening, a capella, at the ceremony. And it can go one like this ====================== By its strength may we be tempered. Leave no regrets, and waste no time. (Twice what? said Pooh to Me.) All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding. To hold you in my sight forever; Let none, not even you, disparage Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own; if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, remember the limitations of being human. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around." I think we may have found at least one of our readings , We went for The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News , if you werent already married, i think i would propose to you. Its fine to omit the line. Our Offbeat Wed Officiant Pack includes almost 200 pages of wedding ceremony scripts and need-to-know guidance about how to create and officiate a wedding ceremony. Love doesnt like being left alone for long. Marriage is like a tandemkeep pedalling or the one at the front shouts at you! When the planes hit the twin towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge they were all messages of love. It lies between you and lives and breathes For after these vows, you shall say to the world, this- is my husband, this- is my wife. Of course you dont want to pick a reading or even a line of a reading that you would be uncomfortable reading, or your reader would be uncomfortable saying.