{"id":54006,"date":"2019-09-24T14:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T22:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shutterflywpe.wpengine.com\/?p=54006"},"modified":"2025-10-09T16:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:19:51","slug":"wedding-readings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/ideas\/wedding-readings\/","title":{"rendered":"36 Wedding Readings For Any Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you and your fianc\u00e9 march to the beat of your own drum? Or, do you come from a traditional and religious background? On your big day, it\u2019s important that your officiant recites the wedding reading that fits the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/ideas\/wedding-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wedding ceremony<\/a> theme and you as a couple. Whether it\u2019s the popular Bible verse \u201cLove is patient, love is kind\u201d or something a little more creative and out-of-the-box, think about a message that describes you and your partner best.<\/p>\n<p>Before you send out your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/cards-stationery\/announcements\/save-the-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">save the dates<\/a>, draw inspiration from our collection of 36 wedding readings perfect for any ceremony. From romantic ceremony readings to funny and lighthearted sayings, you\u2019ll have your wedding guests tearing up before you say \u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"quotespost sticky-parent\">\n<div class=\"quotes-menu\">\n<ul class=\"smooth-jumptos\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"smooth-jumptos\">\n<li><a class=\"scroll slide\" href=\"#bible\">Bible Readings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll slide\" href=\"#non-religious\">Non-Religious<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll slide\" href=\"#unique\">Unique<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll slide\" href=\"#funny\">Funny<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll slide\" href=\"#literature\">From Literature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll slide\" href=\"#poem\">Poem Readings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll slide\" href=\"#catholic\">Catholic Readings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<article id=\"bible\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px;\">Wedding Ceremony Bible Readings<\/h2>\n<div class=\"quote-img-container\">\n<p>If your relationship is centered around faith, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/ideas\/wedding-bible-verses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wedding Bible verse<\/a> is the perfect opportunity to show your devotion. From traditional scriptures to spiritual reminders about love, there&#8217;s no better way to honor your religion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>1. 1 Corinthians: 13<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIf I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>2. Colossians 3:12-17<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAs God\u2019s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>3. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cTwo are better than one, because they have a good return for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up. Again, if two lie together, they are warm; but how can one be warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>4. Ephesians 5:25-32<\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"en-ESV-29313\">&#8220;Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and\u00a0gave himself up for her,<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-ESV-29314\">that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by\u00a0the washing of water\u00a0with the word,<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-29315\">\u00a0so\u00a0that he might present the church to himself in splendor,\u00a0without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-29316\">\u00a0In the same way\u00a0husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-29317\">\u00a0For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,<\/span><span id=\"en-ESV-29318\">\u00a0because\u00a0we are members of his body.<\/span>\u00a0&#8216;<span id=\"en-ESV-29319\">Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and\u00a0the two shall become one flesh.&#8217;<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-ESV-29320\">This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>5. Philippians 2:1-2<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIf then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article id=\"non-religious\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px;\">Non-Religious Wedding Readings<\/h2>\n<div class=\"quote-img-container\">\n<p>It can be difficult to find the perfect words to describe the love you and your partner share. Before you say your vows, find a non-religious ceremony reading that will\u00a0fit your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterfly.com\/ideas\/wedding-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wedding theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>6. Contact by Carl Sagan<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cFor small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>7. Marriage Joins Two People In the Circle of Its Love by Edmund O&#8217;Neill<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMarriage is a commitment to life,<br \/>\nthe best that two people can find and bring out in each other.<br \/>\nIt offers opportunities for sharing and growth<br \/>\nthat no other relationship can equal.<br \/>\nIt is a physical and an emotional joining that is promised for a lifetime.<br \/>\nWithin the circle of its love,<br \/>\nmarriage encompasses all of life&#8217;s most important relationships.<br \/>\nA wife and a husband are each other&#8217;s best friend,<br \/>\nconfidant, lover, teacher, listener, and critic.<br \/>\nAnd there may come times when one partner is heartbroken or ailing,<br \/>\nand the love of the other may resemble<br \/>\nthe tender caring of a parent or child.<br \/>\nMarriage deepens and enriches every facet of life.<br \/>\nHappiness is fuller, memories are fresher,<br \/>\ncommitment is stronger, even anger is felt more strongly,<br \/>\nand passes away more quickly.<br \/>\nMarriage understands and forgives the mistakes life<br \/>\nis unable to avoid. It encourages and nurtures new life,<br \/>\nnew experiences, new ways of expressing<br \/>\na love that is deeper than life.<br \/>\nWhen two people pledge their love and care for each other in marriage,<br \/>\nthey create a spirit unique unto themselves which binds them closer<br \/>\nthan any spoken or written words.<br \/>\nMarriage is a promise, a potential made in the hearts of two people<br \/>\nwho love each other and takes a lifetime to fulfill.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>8. Union by Robert Fulghum<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cYou have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. At some point, you decided to marry. From that moment of yes to this moment of yes, indeed, you have been making promises and agreements in an informal way. All those conversations that were held riding in a car or over a meal or during long walks\u2014all those sentences that began with &#8216;When we&#8217;re married&#8217; and continued with &#8216;I will and you will and we will&#8217;\u2014those late night talks that included &#8216;someday&#8217; and &#8216;somehow&#8217; and &#8216;maybe&#8217;\u2014and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart.<\/p>\n<p>All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding. The symbolic vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, &#8220;You know all those things we&#8217;ve promised and hoped and dreamed\u2014well, I meant it all, every word.&#8221; Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to one another\u2014acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, dancing partner, and even teacher, for you have learned much from one another in these last few years.<\/p>\n<p>Now you shall say a few words that take you across a threshold of life, and things will never quite be the same between you. For after these vows, you shall say to the world, this\u2014is my husband, this\u2014is my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>9. Love is an Adventure by Pierre Tielhart de Chardin<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cLove is an adventure and a conquest. It survives and develops like the universe itself only by perpetual discovery. The only right love is that between couples whose passion leads them both, one through the other, to a higher possession of their being. Put your faith in the spirit which dwells between the two of you. You have each offered yourself to the other as a boundless field of understanding, of enrichment, of mutually increased sensibility. You will meet above all by entering into and constantly sharing one another\u2019s thoughts, affections, and dreams. There alone, as you know, in spirit, which is arrived through flesh, you will find no disappointments, no limits. There alone the skies are ever open for your love; there alone lies the great road ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>10. Every Day by David Levithan<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThis is what love does: It makes you want to rewrite the world. It makes you want to choose the characters, build the scenery, guide the plot. The person you love sits across from you, and you want to do everything in your power to make it possible, endlessly possible. And when it\u2019s just the two of you, alone in a room, you can pretend that this is how it is, this is how it will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article id=\"unique\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px;\">Unique Wedding Readings<\/h2>\n<div class=\"quote-img-container\">\n<p>For a beautiful and truly original ceremony, ask your officiant to include a unique quote or message that no one&#8217;s ever heard before. Whether inspired by nature or passion, you&#8217;ll have friends and family tearing up in no time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>11. Untitled by R.M. Drake<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cYou will be the clouds<br \/>\nAnd I will be the sky.<br \/>\nYou will be the ocean<br \/>\nAnd I will be the shore.<br \/>\nYou will be the trees<br \/>\nAnd I will be the wind.<br \/>\nWhatever we are, you and I<br \/>\nWill always collide.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>12. The Privileged Lovers by Rumi<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe moon has become a dancer<br \/>\nat this festival of love.<br \/>\nThis dance of light,<br \/>\nThis sacred blessing,<br \/>\nThis divine love,<br \/>\nbeckons us<br \/>\nto a world beyond<br \/>\nonly lovers can see<br \/>\nwith their eyes of fiery passion.<br \/>\nThey are the chosen ones<br \/>\nwho have surrendered.<br \/>\nOnce they were particles of light<br \/>\nnow they are the radiant sun.<br \/>\nThey have left behind<br \/>\nthe world of deceitful games.<br \/>\nThey are the privileged lovers<br \/>\nwho create a new world<br \/>\nwith their eyes of fiery passion.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>13. Excerpt from Mountain Thoughts by John Muir<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWonderful how completely everything in wild nature fits into us, as if truly part and parent of us. The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every finer and cell of the substance of our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own and sings our love.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>14. Buried Light by Beau Taplin<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHome is not where<br \/>\nyou are from<br \/>\nit is where<br \/>\nyou belong.<br \/>\nSome of us<br \/>\ntravel the whole<br \/>\nworld to find it.<br \/>\nOthers,<br \/>\nfind it in a person.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>15. II From Twenty-One Love Poems by Adrienne Rich<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI wake up in your bed. I know I have been dreaming.<br \/>\nMuch earlier, the alarm broke us from each other,<br \/>\nyou\u2019ve been at your desk for hours. I know what I dreamed:<br \/>\nour friend the poet comes into my room<br \/>\nwhere I\u2019ve been writing for days,<br \/>\ndrafts, carbons, poems are scattered everywhere,<br \/>\nand I want to show her one poem<br \/>\nwhich is the poem of my life. But I hesitate,<br \/>\nand wake. You\u2019ve kissed my hair<br \/>\nto wake me. I dreamed you were a poem,<br \/>\nI say, a poem I wanted to show someone\u2026<br \/>\nand I laugh and fall dreaming again<br \/>\nof the desire to show you to everyone I love,<br \/>\nto move openly together<br \/>\nin the pull of gravity, which is not simple,<br \/>\nwhich carried the feathered grass a long way down the upbreathing air.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article id=\"funny\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px;\">Funny Wedding Readings<\/h2>\n<div class=\"quote-img-container\">\n<p>Do you and your partner love to make each other laugh? Carry this through to your wedding day by having a little fun with your ceremony speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<h3>16. We\u2019re All a Little Weird by Robert Fulghum<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness\u2014and call it love\u2014true love.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>17. I\u2019ll Be There For You by Louise Cuddon<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be there my darling, through thick and through thin<br \/>\nWhen your mind\u2019s in a mess and your head\u2019s in a spin<br \/>\nWhen your plane\u2019s been delayed, and you\u2019ve missed the last train.<br \/>\nWhen life is just threatening to drive you insane<br \/>\nWhen your thrilling whodunit has lost its last page<br \/>\nWhen somebody tells you, you\u2019re looking your age<br \/>\nWhen your coffee\u2019s too cool, and your wine is too warm<br \/>\nWhen the forecast said \u201cFine\u201d, but you\u2019re out in a storm<br \/>\nWhen your quick break hotel, turns into a slum<br \/>\nAnd your holiday photos show only your thumb<\/p>\n<p>When you park for five minutes in a resident\u2019s bay<br \/>\nAnd return to discover you\u2019ve been towed away<br \/>\nWhen the jeans that you bought in hope or in haste<br \/>\nJust stick on your hips and don\u2019t reach round your waist<br \/>\nWhen the food you most like brings you out in red rashes<br \/>\nWhen as soon as you boot up the bloody thing crashes<br \/>\nSo my darling, my sweetheart, my dear\u2026<br \/>\nWhen you break a rule, when you act the fool<br \/>\nWhen you\u2019ve got the flu, when you\u2019re in a stew<br \/>\nWhen you\u2019re last in the queue, don\u2019t feel blue \u2018cause<br \/>\nI\u2019m telling you, I\u2019ll be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>18. He Never Leaves The Seat Up by Anon<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHe never leaves the seat up<br \/>\nOr wet towels upon the floor<br \/>\nThe toothpaste has the lid on<br \/>\nAnd he always shuts the door!<br \/>\nShe\u2019s very clean and tidy<br \/>\nThough she may sometimes delude<br \/>\nLeave your things out at your peril<br \/>\nIn a second they\u2019ll have moved!<br \/>\nHe\u2019s a very active person<br \/>\nAs are all his next of kin<br \/>\nWhereas she likes lazy days<br \/>\nHe\u2019ll still drag her to the gym!<br \/>\nHe romances her and dines her<br \/>\nHome cooked dinners and the like<br \/>\nHe even knows her favourite food<br \/>\nAnd spoils her day and night!<br \/>\nShe\u2019s thoughtful when he looks at her<br \/>\nA smile upon his face<br \/>\nWill he look that good in 50 years<br \/>\nWhen his dentures aren\u2019t in place?!<br \/>\nHe says he loves her figure<br \/>\nAnd her mental prowess too<br \/>\nBut when gravity takes her over<br \/>\nWill she charm with her IQ?<br \/>\nShe says she loves his kindness<br \/>\nAnd his patience is a must<br \/>\nAnd of course she thinks he\u2019s handsome<br \/>\nWhich in her eyes is a plus!<br \/>\nThey\u2019re both not wholly perfect<br \/>\nBut who are we to judge<br \/>\nHe can be pig headed<br \/>\nWhereas she won\u2019t even budge!<br \/>\nAll that said and done<br \/>\nThey love the time they spent together<br \/>\nAnd I hope as I\u2019m sure you do<br \/>\nThat this fine day will last forever.<br \/>\nHe\u2019ll be more than just her husband<br \/>\nHe\u2019ll also be her friend<br \/>\nAnd she\u2019ll be more than just his wife<br \/>\nShe\u2019ll be his soul mate\u2014till the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>19. A Word to Husbands by Ogden Nash<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cTo keep your marriage brimming,<br \/>\nWith love in the loving cup,<br \/>\nWhenever you\u2019re wrong admit it;<br \/>\nWhenever you\u2019re right shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>20. He\u2019s Not Perfect by Bob Marley<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not perfect. You aren\u2019t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn\u2019t going to quote poetry, he\u2019s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don\u2019t hurt him, don\u2019t change him, and don\u2019t expect for more than he can give. Don\u2019t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he\u2019s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don\u2019t exist, but there\u2019s always one guy that is perfect for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<article id=\"literature\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px;\">Wedding Readings From Literature<\/h2>\n<p>From classic Hemingway to the romantic Kleypas, choose a message from your favorite novel to recite. If you&#8217;re drawing a blank, get the creative juices flowing with one of our literary ideas.<\/p>\n<h3>21. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAt night, there was the feeling that we had to come home, feeling no longer alone, waking in the night to find the other one there, and not gone away; all other things were unreal. We slept when we were tired and if we woke the other one woke too so one was not alone. Often a man wishes to be alone and a woman wishes to be alone too and if they love each other they are jealous of that in each other, but I can truly say we never felt that. We could feel alone when we were together, alone against the others. We were never lonely and never afraid when we were together.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>22. Delirium by Lauren Oliver<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cLove: a single word, a wispy thing, a word no bigger or longer than an edge. That\u2019s what it is: an edge; a razor. It draws up through the center of your life, cutting everything in two. Before and after. The rest of the world falls away on either side.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>23. Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI no longer believed in the idea of soulmates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>24. The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;A soul mate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we&#8217;re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we&#8217;re safe in our own paradise. Our soul mate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we&#8217;re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we&#8217;ve found the right person. Our soul mate is the one who makes life come to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>25. Captain Corelli&#8217;s Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cLove is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion, it is not the desire to mate every second minute of the day, it is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every cranny of your body.<\/p>\n<p>No, don&#8217;t blush, I am telling you some truths. That is just being &#8216;in love,&#8217; which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>26. Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cLove is the ultimate outlaw. It just won&#8217;t adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words &#8216;make&#8217; and &#8216;stay&#8217; become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article id=\"poem\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px;\">Wedding Poem Readings<\/h2>\n<div class=\"quote-img-container\">\n<p>What&#8217;s more romantic than a poem about love? A poem wedding reading can be heartfelt or unique, just be sure it reflects your personality as a pair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>27. I carry your heart with me (i carry it in) by E. E. Cummings<\/h3>\n<p>\u201ci carry your heart with me(i carry it in<br \/>\nmy heart) i am never without it(anywhere<br \/>\ni go you go,my dear; and whatever is done<br \/>\nby only me is your doing, my darling)<br \/>\ni fear<br \/>\nno fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want<br \/>\nno world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)<br \/>\nand it\u2019s you are whatever a moon has always meant<br \/>\nand whatever a sun will always sing is you<\/p>\n<p>here is the deepest secret nobody knows<br \/>\n(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud<br \/>\nand the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows<br \/>\nhigher than soul can hope or mind can hide)<br \/>\nand this is the wonder that\u2019s keeping the stars apart<\/p>\n<p>i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>28. Quote by Nayyirah Waheed<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cChemistry is you touching my arm and it setting fire to my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>29. The Day Sky by Hafiz<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Let us be like<br \/>\ntwo falling stars in the day sky.<\/p>\n<p>Let no one know of our sublime beauty<br \/>\nas we hold hands with God<br \/>\nand burn<\/p>\n<p>Into a sacred existence that defies \u2013<br \/>\nthat surpasses<\/p>\n<p>Every description of ecstasy<br \/>\nand love.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>30. Habitation by Margaret Atwood<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMarriage is not<br \/>\na house or even a tent<\/p>\n<p>it is before that, and colder:<\/p>\n<p>the edge of the forest, the edge<br \/>\nof the desert<br \/>\nthe unpainted stairs<br \/>\nat the back where we squat<br \/>\noutside, eating popcorn<\/p>\n<p>the edge of the receding glacier<\/p>\n<p>where painfully and with wonder<br \/>\nat having survived even<br \/>\nthis far<\/p>\n<p>we are learning to make fire\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>31. Defeated by Love by Rumi<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe sky was lit<br \/>\nby the splendor of the moon<br \/>\nSo powerful<br \/>\nI fell to the ground<br \/>\nYour love<br \/>\nhas made me sure<br \/>\nI am ready to forsake<br \/>\nthis worldly life<br \/>\nand surrender<br \/>\nto the magnificence<br \/>\nof your Being\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article id=\"catholic\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 30px;\">Catholic Wedding Readings<\/h2>\n<div class=\"quote-img-container\">\n<p>Whether pulled directly from a Scripture or inspired by Catholic teachings, there are endless options to inspire and carry on your family tradition during the big day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>32. To Love is Not to Possess by James Kavanaugh<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cTo love is not to possess,<br \/>\nTo own or imprison,<br \/>\nNor to lose one\u2019s self in another.<br \/>\nLove is to join and separate<br \/>\nTo walk alone and together,<br \/>\nTo find a laughing freedom<br \/>\nThat lonely isolation does not permit.<br \/>\nIt is finally to be able to be who really are<br \/>\nNo longer clinging in childish dependency<br \/>\nNor docilely living separate lives in silence,<br \/>\nIt is to be perfectly one\u2019s self<br \/>\nAnd perfectly joined in permanent commitment<br \/>\nTo another- and to one\u2019s inner self.<br \/>\nLove only endures when it moves like waves,<br \/>\nReceding and returning gently or passionately<br \/>\nOr moving lovingly like the tide<br \/>\nIn the moon\u2019s own predictable harmony<br \/>\nBecause finally, despite a child\u2019s scars<br \/>\nOr an adults\u2019 deepens wounds<br \/>\nThey are openly free to be who they really are- and always secretly were,<br \/>\nIn the very core of their being<br \/>\nWhere true and lasting love can alone abide.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>33. Song of Solomon 8:6-7<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If one offered for love all the wealth of his house, it would be utterly scorned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>34. Isaiah 32:2<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a cover from the tempest, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>35. Isaiah 54:10-14<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you. In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>36. 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