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If you're writing your wedding vows or personalizing your wedding
ceremony with meaningful readings, delve into the world of literature,
poetry, quotes and lyrics for inspiration. Here are some sample
passages to get you started...
Poetry
William Shakespeare - "Romeo and Juliet"
My
bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to
thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. William Shakespeare -
"Sonnet 116"
Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit
impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or
bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That
looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every
wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending
sickle's compass come: Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me
proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
Wilferd Peterson - The Art of Marriage
The
little things are the big things. It is never being too old to hold
hands. It is remembering to say, "I love you" at least once a day.
It
is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for
granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon, it should
continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of
values and common objectives. It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family. It is
doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,
but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation,
and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is not expecting the
husband to wear a halo or the wife to have the wings of an angel. It is
not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating
flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor. It is having
the capacity to forgive and forget. It is giving each other an
atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the
things of the Spirit. It is a common search for the good and the
beautiful. It is establishing a relationship in which the independence
is equal, dependence is mutual, and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is BEING the right partner. This is "The Art of Marriage"
Cultural Heritage
Irish Wedding Blessing
May
God be with you and bless you May you see your children's children May
you be poor in misfortunes, Rich in blessings May you know nothing but
happiness From this day forward
Apache Wedding Blessing
Now
you will feel no rain, For each of you will be shelter to the other.
Now you will feel no cold, For each of you will be warmth to each
other. Now there is no more loneliness for you, For each of you will be
comfort to the other. Though you are two bodies, There is but one life
before you. Go now to your dwelling place, To enter into the days of
your togetherness. And, may the days of your life Be good and long upon
the earth.
Hollywood
When Harry Met Sally
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.
To Love and Be Loved
We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
Moulin Rouge
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
The Notebook
The
best love is the kind that weakens the soul, that makes us reach for
more, that plants fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And
that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever.
The Notebook
Poets
often describe love as an emotion that we can't control, one that
overwhelms logic and common sense. That's what it's like for me. I
didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I doubt that you planned
on falling in love with me. But once we met, it was clear that neither
of us could control what was happening to us. We fell in love, despite
our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was
created. For me love like that has happened only once, and that's why
every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never
forget a single moment of it.
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