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Poem or Reading for Wedding Ceremony

FutureMrsC2013 Posted:

Poem or Reading for Wedding Ceremony

Hi ladies,

A good friend of mine is getting married in June & looking for a poem or reading for her ceremony. It's not a religious one because they''ll be married by a friend and will be in the same location as the reception. Any thoughts or suggestions? TIA!
csteen85 Posted:

Re: Poem or Reading for Wedding Ceremony

I'm wondering about this too.

pjt212301 Posted:

Re: Poem or Reading for Wedding Ceremony

This is what we are doing:

The Key to Love'
by Anon, 1st century China

'The key to love is understanding ...
The ability to comprehend not only the spoken word,
but those unspoken gestures,
the little things that say so much by themselves.

The key to love is forgiveness ....
to accept each others faults and pardon mistakes,
without forgetting, but with remembering
what you learn from them.

The key to love is sharing ...
Facing your good fortunes as well as the bad, together;
both conquering problems, forever searching for ways
to intensify your happiness.

The key to love is giving ...
with out thought of return,
but with the hope of just a simple smile,
and by giving in but never giving up.

The key to love is respect ...
realizing that you are two separate people, with different ideas;
that you don't belong to each other,
that you belong with each other, and share a mutual bond.

The key to love is inside us all ...
It takes time and patience to unlock all the ingredients
that will take you to its threshold;
it is the continual learning process that demands a lot of work ...
but the rewards are more than worth the effort ...
and that is the key to love.'
sjr385 Posted:

Re: Poem or Reading for Wedding Ceremony

How about 'Love' by Roy Croft? Check out the ones on this website too: link

I love you,
Not only for what you are,
But for what I am
When I am with you.

I love you,
Not only for what
You have made of yourself,
But for what
You are making of me.

I love you
For the part of me
That you bring out;
I love you
For putting your hand
Into my heaped-up heart
And passing over
All the foolish, weak things
That you can't help
Dimly seeing there,
And for drawing out
Into the light
All the beautiful belongings
That no one else had looked
Quite far enough to find.

I love you because you
Are helping me to make
Of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern
But a temple;
Out of the works
Of my every day
Not a reproach
But a song.

I love you
Because you have done
More than any creed
Could have done
To make me good,
And more than any fate
To make me happy.

You have done it
Without a touch,
Without a word,
Without a sign.
You have done it
By being yourself.
FutureMrsC2013 Posted:

Re: Poem or Reading for Wedding Ceremony

Thank you very much!

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