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@Knubbsy-Wubbsy: Maybe have the Pastor read it during the sermon? That's what would happen in a Catholic wedding at least. Or include it in the program?
The program is a possible concession; we’re just not sure what we’re including yet on our programs (or the layout) to decide for sure.
A friend of mine along with a scripture reading had a really nice poem read as well by two of the girls in her house party. I think it worked really well. I even heard people talking about the poem after the ceremony...they loved it.
Non-Biblical people are quoted quite often in my church. As long as you clearly indicate that you're not quoting Scripture I think it's perfectly fine. I love CSLewis and he has some beautiful imagery and analogies related to marriage.
Some of the things he says about his wife are amazing and hilarious. I just read this last night and wrote it down. Maybe not appropriate to a formal ceremony but it shows how awesome he is :D
"What was [Joy] to me? She was my daughter and my mother, my pupil and my teacher, my subject and my sovereign; and always, holding all these in solution, my trusty comrade, friend, shipmate, fellow-soldier. My mistress; but at the same time all that any man friend (and I have good ones) has ever been to me. Perhaps more. If we had never fallen in love we should have none the less been always together, and created a scandal."
- C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
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FH and I have been debating this.
We both absolutely love C.S. Lewis’s works (my copy of “The Screwtape Letters” is incredibly marked up and we are amassing a nice collection of his other works) and we’re going through “The Green Letters” now and I can see some great quotes in there as well.
While I would like to have Biblical readings, I also would like to include a Lewis quote (something from Surprised by Joy I thought would work well) as well, or perhaps another great Christian. FH is less taken with the idea, saying that he wants the ceremony to be like a church service, which I countered with the fact that Lewis, Moody, etc are quoted in “big church” plenty. The quote would be topical and not seemingly random (as much as I love the quote about tea and books, that’s not really appropriate for our wedding.)
Well, bees, what is your opinion on this?