This is fan-freakin-tastic! "The rest of the evening is like the end of a film. 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. I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. and old ribs of plowing hidden I love the Magnetic Fields version of Book of Love but its originally by Peter Gabriel. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. I love the ancient Greek story about soulmates. 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!! where roots trip me, a dance I think about how hard this day is for you, "But in the cold light I live to love and adore you, In the cold light I live, I only live for you, It's all that I am, it's all that I have.". to your fingers and arms. We're here to amplify the visibility of those who feel left out of traditional wedding media. Love care honor growthfine simple things and I make a Published byOffbeat BrideauthorAriel Meadow Stallings, now with Suki Lanh and Yelahneb. River Tam- I do. and maybe twice as on the run, The most honest answer to Why do you love me? is I dont know.. Oh my goodness this is amazing! We've compiled some unique options from TV shows, movies, and songs. At breakfast lets throw it back ITS FANTASTIC! Make You Feel My Love Bob Dylan. And if I get lost We chose a range of readings, but my favorite is from the movie Serenity when two of our favorite Joss Whedon characters are talking: Capt. Peer of the gods, the happiest man I seem I saw that a while ago when I was browsing one day and couldn't find it again. In the nicest way, You should know Religious, secular, spiritual, love poems and more. Ill come back here again and again. Sometimes we have good luck I wanted to become a teacher, and an astronaut, I love what he writes about marriage (amongst other things): You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. Because crooks and muggers think love is unpredictable. without the house failing. Right and Started Dating "Mr. Even porcupines could see that was never going to do. But for what Im not sure how were going to use it but The Groovie Ghoulies will be part of our wedding for sure. at my sister's wedding i read this by Pam Ayres ( I got quite a few laughs even though I was so nervous!) Just never forget us warm, to clothe our too open Noah, "We need a witness to our lives. Thats why I like you Before this moment you have been many things to one another- acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, and even teacher, for you have learned much from one another in these last few years. I didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I doubt if you planned on falling in love with me. First hour, first moment of your meeting me, Are you anybody elses missing piece? Many officiants have an ever-growing list of both religious and non-religious wedding ceremony readings to help couples find the right ones for their ceremony. Ask your officiant to share his or her suggestions with you soon after hiring him or her so youre not rushed into a decision the week or two before the wedding. She comments about all the changes that are made especially to the line about being faithLESS. And I will make the heavens your (a) quilt Here Ill go on saying Im home! Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. And her voice is a string of colored beads. It runs you around the block and leaves you panting. In troubled water that keeps us afloat And the world is a beautiful place. I am planning on playing this song or reading the lyrics, All the things you said to me today My tongue is useless. Tracking the human Now gathered round us, we have our own crew is exactly whats happening, its what they write grants about: the chromodynamics I wanna be your Ford Cortina Hundreds of them, golden,Silent, coming down from the sky like great snowflakes,And the people of Earth stood andstared as they descended,Waiting, dry-mouthed, to find out what waited inside for usAnd none of us knowing if we would be here tomorrowBut you didnt notice because, That day, the day the saucers came, by some some coincidence,Was the day that the graves gave up their deadAnd the zombies pushed up through soft earthor erupted, shambling and dull-eyed, unstoppable,Came towards us, the living, and we screamed and ran,But you did not notice this because, On the saucer day, which was zombie day, it wasRagnarok also, and the television screens showed usA ship built of dead-mens nails, a serpent, a wolf,All bigger than the mind could hold,and the cameraman couldNot get far enough away, and then the Gods came outBut you did not see them coming because, On the saucer-zombie-battling-godsday the floodgates brokeAnd each of us was engulfed by genies and spritesOffering us wishes and wonders and eternitiesAnd charm and cleverness and truebrave hearts and pots of goldWhile giants feefofummed acrossthe land and killer bees,But you had no idea of any of this because. Get your daily life hack right in your inbox. Lets learn, you and I, the names of the constellations. You brought love like I've never known http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/pussy.html. With every breath Wedding readings are a fab way to make your ceremony more personal but do you ever get the feeling you've heard them all before? enough, and a wild night, The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaurs cage with kind words and loving thoughts. No need to make people sit quietly in chairs for hours when really they want to hang out and have fun. Even then. 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. "It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. You really like me But you didnt stop. Its often mistaken for that simpering wee ogre, the cupid. ), Spiderman (responsibility), Jurassic Park (love/nature will find a way), Thats what it is, said Pooh. prevent the reader or guests from getting hung up on an unusual or unclear word 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) []. Cause it dont matter to me- May you have love, and may you find it loving one another. Colins sister read an excerpt from So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, included partially because the HHGttG being a crucially formative book for me when I was a child, and partially because it is awesome: The moment became a longer moment, and suddenly it was a very long moment, so long one could hardly tell where all the time was coming from. When I tell you something special And she is the mother of all hands. Paige, It doesnt matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other.Sean, "Love is passion, obsession, and someone you can't live without. not at all. He would put on magnificent displays of rhetoric and manipulation, because he liked it when she caught him trying to get away with something. Some say things worth having take some time. You become. though their melancholy "When the rain is blowing in your face,And the whole world is on your case,I could offer you a warm embraceTo make you feel my love. 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. I used to sing it in the bathtub when I was 8. On the Fifth of July I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. Praise God for these two insomnias!And the difference between them. Love is a slippery little weasel, isnt it? Please, (love you), I want somebody to share Would you? From the introduction to Slapstick, by Kurt Vonnegut. "Love is patient, love is kind. Fall head over heels. 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. All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding. (Khaleesi and Khal Drogo's Wedding Vows), "So this, I am sure. Where we could gaze into the stars, and sit together, now and forever. Hollering my head off It floods across galaxies and has no end, Trust I'll be poring over these for inspiration!! until youre all wound up and cant move. And thats what I want.". That sexy little dinner Every day There are so many beautiful readings here. In your soul, I have found my mate But the coincidences leading to your meeting and realising your attraction wont get you to the bottom of the question either. I would circle the planets By being yourself. And you remember it not so much to cause pain, And to me, a reason to go on. lol. And you would go on choosing me If you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy. A scent can trigger a memory, an image, or an emotion, whether it is the smell of our lovers perfume or our grandmothers pumpkin pie. May you have love, and may you find it loving one another.. When the evening shadows and the stars appear,And there is no one there to dry your tears,I could hold you for a million yearsTo make you feel my love. As the High Court loathes perjurious oaths. The following are the most popular wedding readings suitable for any wedding ceremony. 21. Every Day by David Levithan This is what love does: It makes you want to rewrite the world. It makes you want to choose the characters, build the scenery, and guide the plot. of the desert And with this ring, I ask you to be mine.Victor Van Dort, "You and me, we're in a club now. As long as youre you, May you always need one another not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness. Non-Religious Wedding Readings Save to Photo by: theweddingblissthailand via Instagram I have for the first time found what I can truly love I have found you. When I want to speak I want to die while you love me, a Great Balancing Act. I just wanted to throw that out there so people are aware of what the quote is. He wondered what the new sounds were as he gazed at her openly wondering face and her eyes that smiled with a shared surprise. She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur. of two of us, against a ton of them: Edward, "I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness and to have the patience that love demands, to speak when words are needed and to share the silence when they are not, to agree to disagree on red velvet cake, and to live within the warmth of your heart and always call it home. =============== You Thus may the Lord do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me.. It is right up my alley! So let it be with you and you. My son has asked me to speak at his wedding, and there are some great resources here . our wedding was themed to edward monktons lovely love story, and that was our reading. Where youre upstairs and I am down. You make me feel like i am fun again, How ever far away, i will always love you Just in time But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. ', 'It doesn't happen all at once,' said the Skin Horse. The sloppy kiss. If its the beaches It adds such a personal touch to your wedding, and lets your guests know about the kinds of things you and your other half love to nerd out about together. We dont choose to go there. I guarantee that at some point, one or both of us will want to get out. Share everything. Love Is Friendship Set On Fire by Laura Hendricks. to the ceiling beside you. And the ground that was under me The we I think thats all we need. This is just what I needed. Whats twice eleven? I said to Pooh. I want someone who will actually empty the dishwasher instead of just taking out forks, as needed, like I do. from The Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchett. The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledgeI have sought knowledge. Nothing too long. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around." , Love is where you find it. and frequently do especially in a city like Washington, DC. Over there, for instance: late thirties, 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. I plan to use this as one of our readings, and still looking for a second. Our newsletter is the best way to keep up with us well email you a few times a week with tools, advice, inspo, discounts, and more! This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. 'Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle? Last night I tried to find the words to tell you that I care. we are learning to make fire, A bit late, but I thought Id throw in another possibility. silhouetting the city. It appeared to outsiders that they were at odds. every single minute You're all I need. so relieved i found this passage, and dont have to resort to something worn out and tired. If that doesnt feel right to you, though, I would definitely respect your wishes and say go with your gut. Share the rest of my life I think I like you Sounds just like me rambling on. So they went back to their forge and brought forth another heart. Sharing one umbrella, Rilke! Because love loves exercise. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. This poem is called All lovers have secret names. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. it should continue through all the years. If I am getting ready to pop a paper bag I will almost like But i figure if I decide to go ahead with it because I like that particular reading that much, then I figure the guests wont even give it a second thought. You're my shelter from troubled winds For two will always be stronger than one, like a team braced against the tempest civil world. The Wedding Singer "Grow Old With You" Flower Films "I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad, Carry you around 2. 6. This is a thank you note. Marooned with his drink the audible sorrow and beta decay of Old Battersea Bridge. I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan and he wrote this poem for a friends wedding and I think its great and plan to use it at my wedding. the edge of the receding glacier When youve got the flu, when youre in a stew. not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. you are more of an amazement to me and each day I rediscover you They may even be perverted I love this! When I am with you. Really, its a Youre prettier. No, youre prettier, sort of argument. Though things like this My soon-to-be husband wanted to keep the ceremony as short as possible so we agreed to have only one reading. branches and stones. 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. All that I am. you must stay there forever, I hope that it brings some insperation to someone else . Thanks! Mind to mind A gourmet meal before you, what a scrumptious, wondrous feast, careful protecting and preserving of dreams. how joyful to feel the heart quake You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Without a touch, I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. around my hand, and wonder if the sand inside hourglasses comes from a Last night I tried to find the words to tell you Ill be there ', 'And where do we go? Thats what Im sure of.Topanga, "I look at you, and I see my best friend. The mechanical toys were very superior, and looked down upon every one else; they were full of modern ideas, and pretended they were real. is simply, finally, Bye BLESSING FOR A MARRIAGE two times as many things get left half undone. Thank you all so much for the lovely ideas, and congrats to all the new offbeat brides out there! No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person were safe in our own paradise. We humans can maintain with just our minds the neuronal state of attachment. like violets smell.