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posted 3 years ago in Ceremony

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ES123 April 25, 2009 Laurel, MD

I am having a heck of a time selecting readings for our wedding, which is not being held in a church. In an ideal world, I'd be reading great works of literature and finding interesting readings that way, but since the wedding is about 2.5 months away I don't have time for interesting reading.

Does anyone have something that they've used that they'd be willing to share? I've searched all over the internet and I keep seeing the same thing - sonnets, Gibran, etc. Thanks for any help!

3 years ago

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powderpuff July 11, 2009 Chicago

We're using Union by Robert Fulgham.

I also like readings from The Velveteen Rabbit- the passage where the rabbit is talking about becoming real. Very moving.

This poem by Rumi (one of my favorites) is also very sweet:

Children Running Through

I used to be shy.

You made me sing.

I used to refuse things at the table.

Now I shout for more wine.

In somber dignity, I used to sit

on my mat and pray.

Now children run through

and make faces at me.

3 years ago

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cherrytomato1 May 2, 2009 Baltimore

Those are beautiful miss powderpuff! My future in laws (who are members of the clergy) lent us a copy of "Into the Garden, a wedding anthology" edited by Robert Hass & Stephen Mitchell. There are many examples of poetry and prose related to weddings, as well as secular and sacred (plenty of bible verses) texts too.

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3 years ago

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rnc620 June 20, 2009 STL

There's a great post on the blog by miss cheese with lots of diffrent readings. And in the comments everyone else included thier favs.. it might help.

http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/01/27/favorite-words/

and part II

http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/01/29/favorite-words-part-ii/#more-81410

Some of these are just short qoutes... but they might get you headed in the direction you are looking for.. hope it helps!

3 years ago