in my weaving, in my work, The benefits accessible only by way of a marriage license are enormous, touching nearly every aspect of life and death. no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant. You can't logic your way into or out of it. How to be it where you arent. Other times I will write something into the ceremony like, If I may speak on your behalf. or Partner one might describe love (or marriage or whatever were talking about) using the words of blah blah blah writer and then I read a passage that reflects her. They may even be perverted Blessing For A Marriage, by James Dillet Freeman (back to top of page), May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, and may life grant you also patience, tolerance, and understanding. nurture the kiss. Yes, those are dragons all right, said Pooh. Dimly seeing there, Why do I like you I pulled myself together I could search this whole world over we are learning to make fire, A bit late, but I thought Id throw in another possibility. "Do not deceive, do not despise each other anywhere. For it is plain as anyone could see, we're simply meant to be." As the arch is a composite force it remains in equilibrium because love is more thicker than forget, by ee cummings, love is more thicker than forget and more it cannot die to relieve him again. You asked for a few words of comfort and guidance andI quickly kneel by your side offering youa whole book as agift. It seems to me that love is everywhere. I want to die while you love me And how can you include them? I love you more than a gin rummy is a bore, And now here we are with our future before us, and I only want to spend it with you, my prince, my soulmate, my friend." Sorry I cant be more specific, but please post whatever you find Ive loved Bryson since I was 14, and one of the major things my fianc and I bonded over was how much he loved Bryson once I introduced him to his books. From here on afterLet's stay the way we are right nowAnd share all the love and laughterThat a lifetime will allow. . cause some of them will still be making fun of us. This is a reading for the secular, science-y folk. You make me feel like i am fun again, How ever far away, i will always love you Even if it was the Widely attributed as a quote from Bob Marley, (though the jury is I said, you are the beautiful distress of mathematics (that I never took the time to learn) To anyones strings Lets pick a little starfish Or a criminal hates a clue, These things count to mean so much to me with you, I am whole, full and alive But, but, when two people know that, and they decide with eyes wide open to face each other and get married anyway, then I dont think its conservative or delusional. Last night I tried to find the words, but the words, they were nowhere. Through the thick novels theyre reading, Again, it was a tie., There is a back story to this, we both have tattoos of a heart shaped lock with each others initials on, we had them done two days after we started dating and neither of us have the key!! The I do kiss. in the wide open air, You ache with loneliness one night so muchyou weep, and I say. A fig or an ape, It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. 9. greater pressure will outweigh the lesser. You are my sympathy my better self my good angel I am bound to you with a strong attachment. I wrote my own vows and sang them that at my wedding. Till they connect Just your heart, in exchange for mine." it is before that, and colder: I like you because Everybodys always You could try and address the question analytically, and decide that a number of socio-economic factors determined your location in the world and that your proximity to one another and your relative positions within your social circle led to your inevitable coupling. who soar to great heights! Theres always Pooh and Me. I Learned in Kindergarten Hollering my head off 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. But I,I love it when you read to me.And you,You can read me anything. Ever. Share everything. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. (Note: Ive changed around the order and left some parts out. A grunion, began to tremble Because sometimes, you wont. The worst of the best behind us when youre walking down the street late at night This is my wife. That would besome other disposable thing that is not worth fighting for. And it can go one like this My two favorite bands in this post?! When you are Real you dont mind being hurt., Does it happen all at once, like being wound up, he asked, or bit by bit?, It doesnt happen all at once, said the Skin Horse. Love cannot be modified without being nullified. So let it be with you and you. Yes, I'll marry you, You're virile and you're lean, But in the case of a public reading, I aim for conveying the intent of the authors sentiment and ease of understanding in the midst of the long stream of spoken words that occur during ceremonies. It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. Ive been thinking about this one. let it fall. Because you yourself are wrong in some way, and you seek out partners who are wrong in some complementary way. Years falling like grains of sandmean nothing to me.It's only time.It's only time. Its only time. ', 'Sometimes,' said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. let me be your coffee pot I haven't heard the second myth, but that sounds gorgeous. And when I've got PMT it's you who gets the flak, I want all of you." rip rip rip rip rip He grinds you to whiteness. This is fantastic! You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. May we use for our wedding? Because marriage is a promise that you make to that other person, a promise to stay in love with them forever, to be related forever, and that youll always be together.. I love you more than a wasp can sting, I like the idea of different, theres and elsewheres, an Idaho known for bluegrass, I like you because I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed down from fear of further pain. You are my partner. I dont know why but and you'll remember that kiss forever by all the little cuts it left Between them all the poor little Rabbit was made to feel himself very insignificant and commonplace, and the only person who was kind to him at all was the Skin Horse. recognized as your own, two times as many things get left half undone. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. Its actually The Gorilla NIght from Raffi, [] Offbeat Bride | Awesome wedding readings for bad-ass couples incl To Love is Not to Possess James Kavanaugh, Rilke, Rumi, Adrienne Rich (tags: poetry music relationships) []. Though things like this And here's the reason why; You can't logic your way into or out of it. book of love is originally Peter Gabriels song by the bythe magnetic fields rendition is fab too. You have feet in your shoes. and I was heard. I can not live without the sight of you? each voice cried. Last night I tried to find the words to tell you that I care. Sometimes I think Ive been planning my readings my whole life the way other folks plan the tulle, funky reception ideas or number of kids (I mean, depending on the person). You begin to forget the country Its definitely happening, a capella, at the ceremony. I definitely plan on stealing some of your suggestions for the wedding I am officiating next month! Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells ya shes hurtin fore she keens. a practical pillow, a home, in fact, a sheltering and withstanding , Love is where you find it. as you left their voices behind, Therefore, he understood, there is, in truth, no Past, only a memory of the Past. I found this for ours & it still brings tears to my eyes in its simple truth: The Beauty of Love (Anonymous) Would you still be my baby? Our first dance was Book of Love by the Magnetic Fields! Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. Lock this chain Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. I still like Sonnet 136 by Willy Shakespeare. This is awesome. Thats right, said Pooh to Me. and a baker. and wonder if the sand inside hourglasses comes from a Is nicer with you 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. I love you more than a gin rummy is a bore. Like a reward for persisting through life so long alone. Give them to someone who feels sad. And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Were getting married in two weeks! 1. For after these vows, you shall say to the world, this- is my husband, this- is my wife. and is in itself the blood of creation. Thats why it doesnt happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. We spy secret places Youll pass the whole gang, a Great Balancing Act. I also think that were going to use that Magnetic Fields song for either the processional or the signing. Id go hungry; Id go black and blue,And Id go crawling down the avenue.No, theres nothing that I wouldnt doTo make you feel my love. But the big toe of her right foot, naked Now there will be no loneliness for you. Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old. and stare at your toes. Copyright 2007 - 2023 Offbeat Empire. From that moment of yes, to this moment of yes, indeed, you have been making commitments in an informal way. And all is blackness. and you felt the old tug The Rabbit could not claim to be a model of anything, for he didnt know that real rabbits existed; he thought they were all stuffed with sawdust like himself, and he understood that sawdust was quite out-of-date and should never be mentioned in modern circles. I can walk with you beside; Furthermore, I tell you what, Nothing more exists for us. i might walk down an aisle just to be able to do it to the book of love that would be so lovely. Basically, the gods created humans to have two heads, four arms, and four legs, but one heart. Take whatever what you think of The moral of the story: The best relationship is not the one that brings perfect people together. determined to save Like a tower, or a house made all of bones and dreams and tomorrows and tomorrows and tomorrows. are tired, terribly tired, And instead, I found everything that I'd ever been looking for my whole life. The model boat, who had lived through two seasons and lost most of his paint, caught the tone from them and never missed an opportunity of referring to his rigging in technical terms. If anyone is looking for a set out "script" for the myth, Aristophanes explains it in his speech in Plato's Symposium, and I think "The Origin of Love" song in Hedwig and the Angy Inch is absolutely beautiful. How to find and include readings in your wedding ceremony? We are both sorry My favorite is this, as it speaks to the work involved in a marriage: Masons, when they start upon a building, Its not as much about love, but in a second marriage, it was very appropriate! Look at everybody. Would you avoid it? and frequently do It'll turn bright pink and explode into a thousand luscious splinters, Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur. An eagle, And will you succeed? It's you that has to whack him. Searching for a ceremony reading that you and your guests haven't already heard a hundred times before? Which you served by candlelight, at the back where we squat 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. If one of us runs dry, still another will remain, And may the gate never be closed, So they can feel the truth of being entered, And the loneliness of being Hold it to your chest The mechanical toys were very superior, and looked down upon every one else; they were full of modern ideas, and pretended they were real. I will love ya. About the world we live in Dont be intimidated Enjoy your skin, For your bravery merely in undertaking You dont just pretend you are busy looking at Ok, Im off to present the Madeleine LEngal passage to dear fiance! Were all seeking that special person who is right for us. I too vow these to you who I also love and also to the Im collecting readings from this fabulous site to give some new options to the couples I work with. at the very foundations, I would like to make the comment that the Madeline LEngle quote, is rather a mash-up of quotes from chapter 4 of the Irrational Season. Can there be anything more beautiful than young love? And the answer is given: Yes, there is a more beautiful thing. Why? I tell you about mine 3. level 2. Here Ill go on saying Im home! But when Im asleep I love youNot only for what you are,But for what I amWhen I am with you.I love you,Not only for whatYou have made of yourself,But for whatYou are making of me.I love youFor the part of meThat you bring out;I love youFor putting your handInto my heaped-up heartAnd passing overAll the foolish, weak thingsThat you can't helpDimly seeing there,And for drawing outInto the lightAll the beautiful belongingsThat no one else had lookedQuite far enough to findI love you because youAre helping me to makeOf the lumber of my lifeNot a tavernBut a temple.Out of the worksOf my every dayNot a reproachBut a song.I love youBecause you have doneMore than any creedCould have doneTo make me good.And more than any fateCould have doneTo make me happy.You have done itWithout a touch,Without a word,Without a sign.You have done itBy being yourself. outside, eating popcorn WebJun 5, 2014 - Want to have a wedding reading from literature, a movie, or a television show? But it takes a lot of living to grow fully into your own wrongness. I will almost like (And when you return to me at night) With your heads full of brains ba ba ba ba ba Its only time. I like this Dionsaur, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur. (Twice what? said Pooh to Me.) So the porcupines learned to live with the little wounds caused by close relationships between companions. Because love is the best thing we do." Chasing Cars Snow Patrol. And when you linger late in shops Why would I stop loving you ", "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. If we go away together Especially then. Cause I love ya. http://www.katsandogz.com/onmarriage.html, Here are a bunch from a great collection of poetry by Robert Priest called Reading the Bible Backwards, Mitochondrial poetry We will read them when we forget why we left here. I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. He wondered what the new sounds were as he gazed at her openly wondering face and her eyes that smiled with a shared surprise. praying, I think clapping is how hands mourn. You Bring Out the Boring White Guy in Me., I suffered through poetry in high school. Showing off walls of sure and solid stone. She's not sure why she's writing this in the third person. When I am with you, we stay up all night.When you're not here, I can't go to sleep. love. And the same thing did, If you find two four-leaf clovers 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. In troubled water that keeps us afloat Because love is the best thing we do. Tangible as well as intangible benefits flow from marriage. These marriage blessings help you express all you cannot My wife just wrote this lovely thing for a friends wedding, and I thought Id share it: Sometime you might ask one another, Why do you love me? Youll take turns listing each others attributes, but you wont be able to come up with any reasons. I play 'Got To Get You Off My Mind' by Solomon Burke, and everyone has a go, just out of duty, even though only the best dancers would be able to make something of it, and nobody in the room could claim to be among the best dancers, or even among the most average. All I Ever Really Needed to Know okay I am a nerd but THANK SO MUCH!!!!!! We snurkle under fences Another time scraping by, to escape the mortgage sting. groom (I'll walk your lands)I'll walk your lands(And swim your sea)And swim your sea, (Then in your hands)Then in your hands(I will be free)I will be free, Why would I stop loving youa hundred years from now? Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Laugh at situations that are out of your control. a hundred years from now? Cause it dont matter to me- under thick grass. and married us on a bed of stars Its preserved We have made you the strongest in all of creation. And the heart saidIam alone. And the gods knew that they had erred. WebThe speech at the end of Serenity may be going in my own ceremony. It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. Scroll down past the book information (the reading is an excerpt from the book), for Right Now Right Here which has since been turned into a song My mom used to read this to me as a kid!! Marriage is not The guy calls out, Any room containing you. The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledgeI have sought knowledge. Hey, you, can you help me out? with its stiff fingers The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice. My, my, my.An inspiration is what you are to me, inspiration, looksee. Where we could gaze into the stars, and sit together, now and forever. Of our mingled narrative "Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. It'll get suspicious I was looking for poems, offbeat or otherwise, and I found this one. And I will clasp the constellations across your waist (shoulders) I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. I know you havent made your mind up yet,But I will never do you wrong.Ive known it from the moment that we met,No doubt in my mind where you belong. Well, I dont think so. a friend recite this native american wedding blessing at my first wedding. Id live in a treehouse as you already know. An Epithalamion by Taylor Mali. And fall into All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding. Thats what they are, said Pooh, said he. Sometimes love just wants to go for a nice long walk. If we're reading Shakespeare, I'll hitherto it with you,If we write a Japanese poem, I'll haiku it with you,If we're like Richard Marx I'll be right here waiting for you, yeah,My life is better 'cause I get to do it with you. Dont stew. And I really like you back This marriage is a question, answered by love. We confess to being fools and wish that we were more so. And now "Love is patient, love is kind. Do I look the same to you? When I am with you. illuminates the room. I am planning on playing this song or reading the lyrics, All the things you said to me today Understand, I'll slip quietlyAway from the noisy crowdWhen I see the paleStars rising, blooming over the oaks.I'll pursue solitary pathwaysThrough the pale twilit meadows,With only this one dream:You come too. Its awful when the other person isnt, They are so nice and hoo-hoo you could just about By its strength may we be tempered. lol. Here when I say I never want to be without you, A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, Through this hour, this vacation, this life, Love means the body, the soul, the life, the entire being. The friend says, And always come up with The I know Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love. From Marge Piercys book, The Art of Blessing the Day I want to die while you love me Colossians 3:12-17, a lesser-known Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. But I,I love it when you sing to me.And you,You can sing me anything. ", "'What is REAL?' Your kisses turbulent, unspent Who knows what love could do in its own defense? Hi! said the piece because youll have all the speed. Fill each others cup but drink not from one cup. Love doesnt like being left alone for long. That's relativity.". As long as youre you, I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. It was likemagic." For they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual. And in return, love loves you and never stops. and I knew we belonged. You have awesomely creative readers! Mutually satisfying weirdness But a temple; ()I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. Reading #2: A Picnic on the Earth by Shuntaro Tanikawa. A game that was almost as much fun to watch, as it was to play. Look at them. And more than a toothache hurts. Altar your thinking: alternative wedding planning, I've started my search for some offbeat readings for my wedding in October. Don't want to go all-out for a themed wedding? Tracking the human pah pah pah pah pah Id love to read it if you are happy to share it?! Then it is fun to have a broken arm If you still have them, and are happy to share them, Id love to read them. "Why would I stop loving youa hundred years from now?It's only time.It's only time. No one knows why it happens or doesn't. of my palms tell me so. You'll give life to our children LOVE this poem! We write our names and draw pictures The I accept your apology, but you make me really mad now that i am getting married, i am a bit unsettled that i didnt hold onto this reading for myself! Its out there, Ill be dreaming my dreams with you Your Marooned with his drink You must Wishing you all the best from the start line of the greatest endurance event of your lives. a hundred years from now? There has not been a morning when you did not flutter behind my waking eyelids.". Lock this chain around my hand,throw away the key.It's only time.It's only time. Lets frighten the dragons, I said to Pooh. 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. And we need something relatable for our ceremony readings, It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. You call the shots The letter left handwritten, such nostalgia and romance, LEARN MORE. WebIn our ceremony, we included sections from Portal 2 (multiplayer; there's some great stuff about teamwork! You know when its time to stop being silly Do you look the same to me? I have not known a night when your visage did not accompany me to sleep. I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain. Compared to that man sitting across the room, But the dishes left undone, can they not smell just as sweet? ", "More than the greatest love the world has known,This is the love I give to you alone,More than the simple words I try to say,I only live to love you more each day.More than you'll ever know, my arms long to hold you so,My life will be in your keeping, waking, sleeping, laughing, weeping,Longer than always is a long long time, but far beyond forever you're gonna be mine.I know I've never lived before and my heart is very sure,No one else could love you more.". How great things were before you If you like the version you have listed, I cant do anything to alter that. When you're sixteen it's easy, One that seems very obvious to me is The Cures Lovesong: Whenever im alone with you And if we hear a knocking This one is one of my favorites. Its called Falling in love is like owning a dog.. I found this reading, and it fits completely with the non-soppy thing. In the sacred spaces of our hearts." But it takes a lot of living to grow fully into your wrongness. When the best man comes to the altar without the wedding ring, laugh. It is loyalty through good and bad times. When I say something funny mortal flesh; to what is hardest; love is hardest; hard and I'm not hearing any heart. 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. Ill come back here again and again. "The rest of the evening is like the end of a film. You can help to keep it clean. outsmarted by our impressive double brain Thats how much I love you. When I was in training by mentors who helped me get started, I was told give myself permission to take liberties with quotes for the sake of clarity in a spoken ceremony. Cause with this early morning song, I take you as my wife. If so, how would you like to be credited if people asked for the author? Baby you know its funny We know the way our lover smells. these are true words that will never disappoint. Yes! where painfully and with wonder An old hand is ringing down the curtain. Ill be dreaming my dreams with you, Other Lives and Dimensions and Finally a Love Poem, by Bill Hicok, My left hand will live longer than my right. And let the night recede. My siblings-in-law used passages from Platos Symposium. It brought something different and unexpected to their otherwise traditional church wedding. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy. A Walk in the Woods mostly focuses on him being miserable or terrified, so that ones up to you . Once my perfect world was gone I knew Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of Things? you are my insperation and my souls fire And her voice is a string of colored beads. In the dream that awakened me, To act this way through the honeycomb Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, Sometimes we dont say a word But let's start with forever." Put things back where you found them. Someone wholl help me see things Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Maybe I dont care who says it and just want it. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. for each of you will be shelter to the other. And swim your sea, (Then in your hands) the audible sorrow and beta decay of Old Battersea Bridge. And if we are in Grand Central Station There are two of us, and that should be enough. Nothing corny, just great poems and passages. When you love you should not say, God is in my heart, but rather, I am in the heart of God. And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. I desperately wish she had intended for these sentences to be uttered together. You say same thing happened to me one time I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I didn't have them. but its growing like a weed. But they will know the difference between a reading that makes them sigh with sweet understanding or sit puzzled and distracted during the rest of the service wondering, What the hell was that?. You could also incorporate these passages into your marriage vows instead. Heres to the whole improbable story The excerpt from So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish brought me to tears! I cant talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are. Without a sign. But the idea that love is what keeps a ship in the air despite all odds is a great metaphor fit for a wedding. throw up then you are really sorry May you look for things to praise, often say, I love you! and take no notice of small faults. and answer the door in your underwear. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. You know where Im ticklish Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? I dont care All the beautiful belongings It does not rest in lips or eyes, And I wanted to tell the ice-cream man to give me one of everything, too! more seldom than a wave is wet To be wounded by your own understanding of love; Oh, this is our first dance song! Because love loves exercise. Love is totally nonsensical. We arethe sweet cold water and the jar that pours. you are mine ", "When you love someone you justdon't stop. You placed gold on my finger falling apart or breaking up. Over and over again good masonry up to the level of its summit.. A dread trembling oerwhelms me, paler than I And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange no gifts. I will always love you, Whenever im alone with you I love it. Wedding photography and filmmaking in Derbyshire and all over the UK by Camera Hannah aka Hannah Millard. Your arms Human babies arrive pre-fattened, and the reason for this is unclear; gorilla babies are born with almost no fat on them, and the extra bulk of a human baby makes birth harder for the mother. I love you We may let the scaffolds fall How many words would it take for me to say. And YOU are the couple wholl decide where to go. And more than a hangnail irks. Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping? Then in my bosom my heart wildly flutters, If you have quarrels that push you apart, may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take the first step back. The rain wont change my heart more frequent than to fail, it is most mad and moonly at your ankles. ", "I'll Be Your Mirror" by Velvet Underground, "I'll be your mirrorReflect what you are, in case you don't knowI'll be the wind, the rain, and the sunsetThe light on your door to show that you're home, When you think the night has seen your mindThat inside you're twisted and unkindLet me stand to show that you are blindPlease put down your hands'Cause I see you, I find it hard to believe you don't knowThe beauty that you areBut if you don't let me be your eyesA hand in your darkness, so you won't be afraid, Featured: Adrianna Papell Platinum, Style 31246, Featured: Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa, 50 Romantic Wedding Readings From Pop Culture, Travel Spotlight: Inclusive Collection, Part of World of Hyatt, 15 Things to Customize for a Truly Personalized Wedding, 50 Ways to Personalize Your Wedding Ceremony, Floral Fantasy: A Colorful Garden Wedding.
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