01/09/2009
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I had a short chat with our minister today and he brought up the topic of readings at the ceremony. Now we're extremely lucky that our minister is pretty relaxed about personalizing the wedding ceremony to suit our personalities. I started hunting around online for suggested readings for weddings that weren't super traditional or too overused. Searching for "wedding readings" produced a mass of very similar passages (usually repeated on every site) that I've heard a dozen times.

Of course Offbeat Bride and Indiebride had a whack of excellent suggestions, but what interested me most were the return posts from other brides about what readings they really liked/used/wanted to include. There were some amazing suggestions that I had never heard before and I really want to collect more!! I'm adding a reading that I really love here and if anyone has any suggestions of readings that you love then pretty please post them here! Thanks!
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BLESSING FOR A MARRIAGE
~ James Dillet Freeman ~

May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, and may life grant you also patience, tolerance, and understanding.
May you always need one another - not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness. A mountain needs a valley to be complete; the valley does not make the mountain less, but more; and the valley is more a valley because it has a mountain towering over it. So let it be with you and you.
May you need one another, but not out of weakness.
May you want one another, but not out of lack.
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.
May you embrace one another, but not out encircle one another.
May you succeed in all important ways with one another, and not fail in the little graces.
May you look for things to praise, often say, "I love you!" and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart, may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery which is the awareness of one another's presence - no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side, and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities.
May you have happiness, and may you find it making one another happy.
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another.



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irishpocahontas's Purple wedding
irishpocahontas
 |  Cork, Cork, Ireland  |  01/09/2009  | 
Friendship" , by Judy Bielicki

“It is often said that it is love that makes the world go round. However, without doubt, it is friendship which keeps our spinning existence on an even keel. True friendship provides so many of the essentials for a happy life-it is the foundation on which to build an enduring relationship, it is the mortar which bonds us together in harmony, and it is the calm, warm protection we sometimes need when the world outside seems cold and chaotic. True friendship holds a mirror to our foibles and failings, without destroying our sense of worthiness. True friendship nurtures our hopes, supports us in our disappointments, and encourages us to grow to our best potential. (Bride) and (Groom) came together as friends. Today, they pledge to each other not only their love, but also the strength, warmth and, most importantly, the fun of true friendship.”



Hand Ceremony
.............As an expression that your hearts are joined together in love - will you please face each other and hold hands, so you may feel the gift that you are to one another.
These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love for you, that are holding yours on your wedding day as you
promise to love each other today, tomorrow, and forever.
These are the hands that will work alongside yours as together you build your future.
These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, and with the slightest touch will comfort you
like no other.
These are the hands that will tenderly hold your children.
These are the hands that will help you to hold your family as one.
And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken
tenderness with just a touch.




The Art of Marriage
In the art of marriage the little things are the big things...

It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once each day.

It is never going to sleep angry.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

It is speaking words of appreciation and
demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.

It is not only marrying the right partner...
It is being the right partner.




There are some that you might like, I love the one you posted too. I asked my 2 Bm's and MOH to say something at the ceremony so I want to pick one of these for them!
bananapants's Green wedding
bananapants
 |  Minneapolis, MN, USA  |  01/24/2009  | 
What a perfect reading for a mountain ceremony!  Here are my favorites, not already listed by Irispocahonas.  

I'm going to break these up one by one with individual comments because I just tried to combine them all in one and an error came up.  Hopefully the server can handle it this way!  :)  

Also, I wrote out the text of our ceremony on my page, so if you want more ideas, you may want to check it out.  

Excerpt from this poem by Dr. Seuss,
titled “Oh, the Places You’ll Go…”

"Congratulations! Today is your day.?You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!?You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.?You can steer yourself any direction you choose.?You’re on your own. And you know what you know.?And YOU are the couple who’ll decide where to go.?You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care.?About some you will say, “We don’t choose to go there.”?With your heads full of brains and your shoes full of feet,?you’re too smart to go down, any not-so-good street.?And you may not find any you’ll want to go down.?In that case, of course, you’ll head straight out of town.?It’s opener there in the wide open air,?Out there things can happen and frequently do?to people as brainy and footsy as you.?And when things start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew.?Just go right along. You’ll start happening too.??

OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!??

You’ll be on your way up! You’ll be seeing great sights!?You’ll join the high fliers who soar to great heights!?You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have all the speed.?You’ll pass the whole gang, and you’ll soon take the lead.?Wherever you fly you’ll be best of the best.?Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.?Except when you don’t. Because sometimes, you won’t.?You’ll get mixed up of course, as you already know.?You’ll get mixed up with so many strange birds as you go.?So be sure when you step.?Step with great care and great tact?and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.?Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.?And never mix up your right foot with your left.?And will you succeed??Yes! You will indeed!?(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)??

KIDS, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!??

So, be your name Buxbaum or Dowrie or Bass?or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea,?you’re off to great places!?Today is your day!?Your mountain is waiting.?So … get on your way!"
bananapants's Green wedding
bananapants
 |  Minneapolis, MN, USA  |  01/24/2009  | 
Lance’s Story:?

When I heard that Derek and Heather were to be married, my first thought was, “I have to buy a new suit!”? ?

Bringing a new suit into your life is not something to be taken lightly. There are a lot of things to consider, and you need to be very careful and thoughtful about your choice. Sure, you can see something in the window, draped ever so flatteringly on a mannequin, and think to yourself, “that is SO me.” Then you try it on for size, take it for a test drive, look in the mirror and realize, nope, this is so NOT me.? ?

So you move on. There are racks and racks of suits out there, friends. So many choices you can get dizzy or frustrated or depressed when you keep trying them on and they just don’t quite work. The fit is a little off, the color doesn’t compliment your eyes, wide lapels are out, too many or too few buttons on the jacket ... and those pants make your ass look huge.? ?

Huge.? ?

Sometimes you wear something just because it’s convenient. You know it’s not exactly right, but you wear it anyway. And all the while you feel just a little uncomfortable, just the slightest bit ... wrong.? ?But every once in a while, and very rarely, you find something that is perfect. This suit, for example. After Christmas sale, Barney’s New York, Costume National, half price. Italian tailoring, 100% Gabardine wool, hand-stitching along the lapels, lovely detail work inside the jacket, double vents, no pleats.? ?

Once in a great while, it all comes together. It all falls into place. It all works.? ?

All it takes is a little luck, like finding yourself in the right place, at the right time, having the patience to wait for the right one, and never losing hope that somewhere, out there, is the perfect suit for you.

I’m so happy that each of you found your perfect suit in one another.
bananapants's Green wedding
bananapants
 |  Minneapolis, MN, USA  |  01/24/2009  | 
“The Key to Love”
The key to love is understanding …?as it is the little things that say so much by themselves.? ?

The key to love is forgiveness ….?to accept each other’s faults and pardon mistakes.? ?

The key to love is sharing … Sharing and facing your good fortunes as well as the bad, together; both conquering problems, forever searching for ways to intensify your happiness.? ?

The key to love is giving …?Giving without thought of return, but with the hope of just a simple smile, and by giving in but never giving up.? ?

The key to love is respect …?Respect realizing that you are two separate people, with different ideas; that you don’t belong to each other, that you belong with each other, and share a mutual bond.? ?

The key to love is inside us all …?It takes time and patience to unlock all the ingredients that will take you to its threshold; it is the continual learning process that demands a lot of work … but the rewards are more than worth the effort … and that is the key to love.
bananapants's Green wedding
bananapants
 |  Minneapolis, MN, USA  |  01/24/2009  | 
An Untitled Reading by Roy Croft?

I love you,?
Not only for what you are?
But for what I am?
When I am with you.? ?

I love you,?
Not only for who?
You have made of yourself?
But for what you are making of me.?

I love you,?
For the part of me?
That you bring out;?
I love you,?
For putting your hand?Into my heaped up heart?
And passing over?
All the foolish, weak things?
That you can’t help?
Dimly seeing there,?
And for drawing out?Into the light?
All the beautiful belongings?
That no one else had looked?
Quite far enough to find.
bananapants's Green wedding
bananapants
 |  Minneapolis, MN, USA  |  01/24/2009  | 
And, this last one just for a laugh. Ogden Nash are funny, memorable and to the point:

To keep your marriage brimming,
With love in the loving cup,
Whenever you're wrong, admit it;
Whenever you're right, shut up.
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