Unique Wedding Readings and Poems
If you are looking to choose the perfect reading or poem to including at your wedding ceremony, look not further. Here is a beautiful collection for you to read, consider and use.
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Marriage is a commitment to life, the best that two people can find and bring out in each other.
It offers opportunities for sharing and growth that no other relationship can equal.
It is a physical and an emotional joining that is promised for a lifetime.
Within the circle of its love, marriage encompasses all of life's most important relationships.
A wife and a husband are each other's best friend, confidant, lover, teacher, listener, and critic.
And there may come times when one partner is heartbroken or ailing, and the love of the other may resemble the tender caring of a parent or child.
Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life.
Happiness is fuller, memories are fresher, commitment is stronger, even anger is felt more strongly, and passes away more quickly.
Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life is unable to avoid. It encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences, new ways of expressing a love that is deeper than life.
When two people pledge their love and care for each other in marriage, they create a spirit unique unto themselves which binds them closer than any spoken or written words.
Marriage is a promise, a potential made in the hearts of two people who love each other and takes a lifetime to fulfill.
By Edmund O'Neill
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Real love is not always glamorous;
It is about being there when it counts
Like when you have a tough day
And your partner sits quietly next to you
Holding your hand
Listening closely as you reveal
Your worries
Your inner struggles
And your brightest dreams.
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Take time to be gentle to each other. Remember, words harshly spoken trouble the spirit, heart and mind.
Take time to talk to each other. The secret to understanding is an open communication.
Don't be afraid to speak your mind, but listen in return and listen carefully, wisely and not selfishly.
Take time to remember why you chose one another, and don't try to change one another, but learn to grow and value one another.
Take time to share respect and be a friend to each other.
Admiration can be seen by others, by that look, by that smile, by that touch.
Be a good teacher, be a good student. You each have so much to share and offer one another.
Take time to be alone, so that you can gather your innermost thoughts, and then share them with each
Other when you're together again. Take time to disagree with one another it clears the air, and the lungs, and agree never to carry a row over to tomorrow.
Remember, there are others in this world, don't live only for each other. You are also part of families and have friends, don't block their love.
Lastly, take time to be loving, it's what everyone needs, every hour, every day and for the rest of your lives.
Love each other, as we love you, today and always. And go on your way, knowing there are others here Today, who love you almost as much as you love one another.
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The key to love is understanding…The ability to comprehend not only the spoken word, but those unspoken gestures, the little things that say so much by themselves.
The key to love is forgiveness...To accept each other’s faults and pardon mistakes, without forgetting, but with remembering what you learn from them.
The key to love is sharing…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…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…realising 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…
That is the key to love.
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Love, trust, and forgiveness are the foundations of marriage.
In marriage, many days will bring happiness, while other days may be sad. But together, two hearts can overcome everything...
In marriage, all of the moments won't be exciting or romantic, and sometimes worries and anxiety will be overwhelming. But together, two hearts that accept will find comfort together.
Recollections of past joys, pains, and shared feelings will be the glue that holds everything together during even the worst and most insecure moments.
Reaching out to each other as a friend, and becoming the confidant and companion that the other one needs, is the true magic and beauty of any two people together.
It's inspiring in each other a dream or a feeling, and having faith in each other and not giving up... Even when all the odds say to quit.
It's allowing each other to be vulnerable, to be himself or herself, even when the opinions or thoughts aren't in total agreement or exactly what you'd like them to be.
It's getting involved and showing interest in each other, really listening and being available, the way any best friend should be.
Exactly three things need to be remembered in a marriage if it is to be a mutual bond of sharing, caring, and loving throughout life: love, trust, and forgiveness.
by Regina Hill
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From this day forward,
Let us laugh together, and plan together,
Let us find our favourite places, and go together...
Let us enjoy the sunshine, and the rain,
Being alone together, and in crowds together...
From this day forward, together,
Let us love! Let us walk together.
Let us walk together yet not as one,
But such that our shadows are separate and distinct,
Such that our souls are unbound and free.
Let us share our time, yet do not give all your time,
Nor take all of mine for in order to develop to the fullest,
To be free, we must have solitude and individuality.
Let me wander in solitude, when I need to be alone,
Yet be near, when I need you. Let us share our love.
Give freely of your love, but do not smother me,
My soul must breathe a free air.
Take my love, but do not demand it, for love given of obligation, is stale and without life. Let us share our lives.
Share my life, but do not try to shape it. Let me share your life, but do not let it revolve around me. Let us share ourselves. Accept me as I am, do not attempt to change me to fit your dreams. Respect me for what I am, not for what I was or one day may be. Share yourself with me, but do not allow me to limit your freedom or bind your soul. Let us share our minds, thoughts, goals, values and dreams. Let us develop these within ourselves without restriction or loss of freedom.
Thus our two free souls, may wander together as they develop in freedom. As we share our lives, as we walk through life together, know my love is yours, but not my soul for it must be free.
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Marriage is a commitment to life ...
To the best that the two people can find and bring out of each other.
It offers opportunities for sharing and growth no other human relationship can equal, a physical and emotional joining promised for a lifetime.
Within the circle of its love, marriage encompasses all of life's most important relationships.
A wife and a husband/marriage partners are each other's best friend, confidant, lover, teacher, listener, and critic. There may come times when one partner is heartbroken or ailing, and the love of the other may resemble the tender caring of a parent for a child.
Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life. Happiness is fuller, memories are fresher, commitments are stronger, Love is felt more strongly, and passes away too quickly.
Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life is unable to avoid. It encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences, and new ways of expressing love through the seasons of life.
When two people pledge to love and care for each other in marriage, they create a spirit unique to themselves, which binds them closer than any spoken or written words.
Marriage is a promise, a potential, made in the hearts of two people who love, which takes a lifetime to fulfill.
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I love you, not for what you are, but what I am, when I am with you.
I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but 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 frivolous and weak things that you cannot help seeing there, and for drawing out into the light all the beautiful and radiant things that no one else has looked quite far enough to find...
I love you because you have done more than any creed could have done to make me good, and more than any fate could have done to make me happy.
You have done it without a touch, without a word, without a sign. You have done it by being yourself.
Perhaps that is what being a friend means after all.
(Reading also called 'Love' and 'To my Friend') by Roy Croft
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Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be a shelter to the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there is no loneliness for you, for each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you.
When evening falls, I'll look up and there you will be.
I'll take your hand; you'll take mine and we'll turn together , to look at the road we travelled to reach this - the hour of our happiness. It stretches behind us, even as the future lies ahead.
A long and winding road, whose every turn means discovery. Old hopes, new laughter, shared fears. The adventure has just begun.
May your days be good and long upon the earth!
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May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your home,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And the light of friendship guide your paths together,
And until we meet again.
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Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created.
In the Art of Marriage: The little things are the big ones. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day. It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It is standing together facing the world. It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family. It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humour. 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 establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal. It is not only marrying the right partner, but also being the right partner.
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May your Love be like the earth.
Rich, natural, and deeply rooted
Strong as rock yet soft as sand
Always growing and always patient
May your love be like fire
Passionate, intense and energetic
A flame that never dies
As radiant as the morning sun
And as warm as an evening embrace
May your love be like water
Moving, constantly changing
Never still, never stagnant
As vast as the ocean
And as fresh as a spring's rain
May your love be like air
The sharing of dreams, thoughts and emotions
Always fragrant, always carefree
Found in the breeze of a whisper
Or in the breath of a kiss
May your love be like all four elements
Physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually intertwined
To create the perfect balance
And to craft the perfect ribbon
For to bind these two hearts into one
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True love is and must always be, a free gift with no conditions attached.
The essential message of unconditional love is one of liberation. You can be whoever you are, express all your thoughts and feelings with absolute confidence.
You do not have to be fearful that love will be taken away.
You will not be punished for your openness or honesty.
There is no admission price to love, no rental fees or instalment payments to be made.
There may be days when disagreements and disturbing emotions may come between you.
There may be times when thoughts or physical miles may lie between you. But you have given each other the word of your commitment.
You have set your life on a new course. You should not go back on your word to each other. So feel free to be yourselves.
One thing we all know and should share with each other...we are committed to each other’s growth and happiness.
Above all else, never take each other for granted and always love each other, because true love is unconditional.
By Father John Powell
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Love, Love is the strongest feeling known, an all-encompassing passion, an extreme strength, an overwhelming excitement.
Love is trying not to hurt the other person, trying not to change the other person, trying not to dominate the other person, trying not to deceive the other person.
Love is understanding each other, listening to each other, supporting each other, having fun with each other.
Love is not an excuse to stop growing, not an excuse to stop making yourself better, not an excuse to lessen one's goals, not an excuse to take the other person for granted.
Love is being completely honest with each other, finding dreams to share, working towards common goals, sharing responsibilities equally.
Everyone in the world wants to love. Love is not a feeling to be taken lightly. Love is a feeling to be cherished, nurtured and cared for.
Love is the reason for life.
By Susan Polis Schutz
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Because to the depths of me, I long to love one person, with all my heart, my soul, my mind, my body.
Because I need a forever friend to trust with the intimacies of me, who won't hold them against me, who loves me when I'm unlikable, who sees the small child in me, and looks for the divine potential of me.
Because I need to cuddle in the warmth of the night with someone who is thankful, with someone I feel blessed to hold.
Because marriage means opportunity to grow in love, in friendship.
Because, knowing this, I promise myself to take full responsibility for my spiritual, mental and physical wholeness, I create me, I take half of the responsibility for my marriage.
Together we create our marriage. Because with this understanding the possibilities are limitless.
By Mari Nichols
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Today is a day you will always remember
the greatest in anyone's life.
You'll start off the day just two people in love
and end it as Husband and Wife (*adapt as appropriate)
It's a brand-new beginning, the start of a journey with moments to cherish and treasure;
and although there'll be times when you both disagree, these will surely be outweighed by pleasure.
You'll have heard many words of advice in the past
when the secrets of marriage were spoken,
but you know that the answers lie hidden inside
where the bond of true love lies unbroken.
