Wedding readings/poems

[P&S]

Hi All,

I have been asked to do a reading or poem at my daughters wedding, has anyone got any nice ones to share maybe?

[Unexpectedpenny]

My brother read this at my wedding. It’s fairly short but I loved it

The One
When the one whose hand you're holding
Is the one who holds your heart,
When the one whose eyes you gaze into
Gives your hopes and dreams their start,
When the one you think of first and last
Is the one who holds you tight
And the things you plan together
Make the whole world seem just right,
When the one whom you believe in
Puts their faith and trust in you,
You've found the one and only love
You'll share your whole life through

[mskitty]

I went to a wedding the other week and there were two readings. The first was called A Lovely Love Story which worked so well as they have two small boys who are mad on dinosaurs.

The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice. Although it was cold he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage.

Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts.

“I like this Dinosaur,” thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur. “Although he is fierce, he is also tender and he is funny. He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.”

“I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur,” thought the Dinosaur. “She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice. She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.”

“But he can be so distant and so peculiar at times,” thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur. “He is also overly fond of things. Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of things?”

“But her mind skips from here to there so quickly,” thought the Dinosaur. “She is also uncommonly keen on shopping. Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping?”

“I will forgive his peculiarity and his concern for things,” thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur, “for they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual.”

“I will forgive her skipping mind and her fondness for shopping,” thought the Dinosaur, “for she fills our life with beautiful thoughts and wonderful surprises. Besides, I am not unkeen on shopping either.”

Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old. Look at them. Together they stand on the hill telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs.

And that, my friends, is how it is with love.


The second is called Marriage Anon

Marriage is about giving and taking
And forging and forsaking
Kissing and loving and pushing and shoving
Caring and Sharing and screaming and swearing
About being together whatever the weather
About being driven to the end of your tether
About Sweetness and kindness
And wisdom and blindness
It’s about being strong when you’re feeling quite weak
It’s about saying nothing when you’re dying to speak
It’s about being wrong when you know you are right
It’s about giving in, before there’s a fight
It’s about you two living as cheaply as one
(you can give us a call if you know how that’s done!)
Never heeding advice that was always well meant
Never counting the cost until it’s all spent
And for you two today it’s about to begin
And for all that the two of you had to put in
Some days filled with joy, and some days with sadness
Too late you’ll discover that marriage is madness

[BucksBugsy]

We were married last week and my OHs eldest and his partner read "the lovely dinosaur" which they did a brilliant job of.

There may be a version of it on youtube

[Noodle500]

At my wedding DFIL read The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear.

My dad passed away when I was 13 but I remember him reading Edward Lear poems to me

[rosiela]

We had “Union” by Robert Fulghum at our wedding in March. Can’t copy and paste it but google it. I love it.

[SquishTheWhale]

Originally Posted by rosiela

We had “Union” by Robert Fulghum at our wedding in March. Can’t copy and paste it but google it. I love it.

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We had this as well, I think it's very meaningful. We also had the one from captain corellis mandolin

Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your root was so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is.

Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being in love, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.

Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two.

[vickitoria10]

I read a reading for my cousin who was married in Italy last year, they love to travel and explore places so this was ideal:

From Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith

"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. Love lets you find those hidden places in another person, even the ones they didn’t know were there, even the ones they wouldn’t have thought to call beautiful themselves."

[Lulu Belle]

My MIL read this at our wedding. It's called A New Chapter.


Today is a very special day, for it is the day you start another chapter
in your book of life.
As parents, we always know that one day our children will grow to need
much more than we can offer. Now that day has finally arrived, and you
have both found the special person with whom you want to share your
love and your life. Someone who can make the sun shine in your heart –
even on the cloudiest of days, and someone who will fill the next chapter

in your life with happiness beyond your dreams.
Live the life you believe in, and you will have everything you need to reach
those dreams. Just look into your hearts and you will find the strength in
each other that will make each new challenge easier to face – together.
The close friends and family, sharing this day with you, all have memories
very precious and personal to each of them, but would ask only this of
both of you. Always give the best of yourselves to each other and ask no
more than you can give. Accept one another for the way you are.
You fell in love with the qualities and abilities and the outlook on life that
you both have – don’t try to change them. Share your time, your close
attention, and bring joy, strength and imagination into your relationship.
Grow along with each other, be willing to face changes as you both
change in order to keep your relationship alive and exciting.
And most importantly, love each other in good times and in bad, in the
only way you know how. Completely and forever.

[Rabel]

My mum read "Yes I'll marry you" by Pam Ayres at our wedding with a few amendments

Yes, I’ll marry you, my dear.
And here’s the reason why:
So I can push you out of bed
When the baby starts to cry.
And if we hear a knocking
And it’s creepy and it’s late,
I hand you the torch you see,
And you investigate.

Yes, I’ll marry you, my dear,
You may not apprehend it,
But when the tumble-drier goes
It’s you that has to mend it.
You have to face the neighbour
Should our labrador attack him,
And if a drunkard fondles me
It’s you that has to whack him.

Yes, I’ll marry you, my dear,
You’re virile and you’re lean,
My house is like a pigsty
You can help to keep it clean.
That sexy little dinner
Which you served by candlelight,
As I do chipolatas,
You can cook it every night!

It’s you who has to work the drill
And put up curtain track,
And when I’ve got PMT it’s you who gets the flak,
I do see great advantages,
But none of them for you,
And so before you see the light,
I DO, I DO, I DO! ”