Children 1
Once upon a time you two met. You’ve shared much love and laughter. May your marriage be a fairy tale. Happy ever after.
I’m glad I’m in the fairy tale. And you are too I guess
Congratulations, King and Queen
From your fairy tale Princess
Children 2 – How Children See Your Day by Sandra Cook
Today you’re getting married; some say you’re getting wed There’s crowds of people in our house, and strangers in my bed! We had to get up early, take breakfast all together Allowed to have the TV on to listen to the weather Shower time was hectic, should have seen the queue Girls were taking twice as long and air was turning blue Hair was being straightened, perfume being sprayed Nails were being painted, the boys of course delayed Lots of make-up lots of shoes, sparkles in the hair Pretty cards and parcels, flowers everywhere Everyone had new clothes, Dad even wore a suit Mum is looking stunning, and I look kinda cute Posh car turned up at the door, took my Mum away Left me with the other kids but told I couldn’t play Lots of photos lots of fuss, what’s it all about? Parties are for having fun, there’s no need to shout! Mummy looks real pretty, Daddy’s not too bad Someone here is crying but doesn’t look real sad Lots of people laughing, sometimes very loud. Then it goes all quiet, lady talking to the crowd Daddy holds Mum closely, putting on a ring Says some words and makes a speech and makes them cry again Mummy takes another ring and puts it on his finger Says some words and makes a speech and then we hear a singer Someone says a poem, lots of people clap. Waking up the funny man who’s taking a quick nap Now we are all standing, watching them both kiss They look so very happy, think they call it bliss! Time to do some writing in a great big book And with all those cameras, which way shall we look Is it nearly over, can I go and play? Let’s come back tomorrow, we can do it all again.
Children 3 – The Giraffe and The Monkey
Wherever we go Whatever we do Whenever there’s me I hope that there’s you. Now Money is Funny, it can make people odd. You forget to be happy, and you live for your job And fashion, is a passion, beset with a flaw You can dress to excess, but you’ll always need more And a muscle toned body, may sound like a dream But nobody is better, than chocolate ice cream What I’m trying to say, is that happiness grows Not through your wages, or body or clothes But in laughter and love, and in sharing your life. In the arms of another as husband and wife. So when you find someone who’s weird just like you Who laughs when you’re stupid and who makes you laugh too. When you sit on the sofa, not hiding you’re flaws. As imperfectly perfect, as the hand that holds yours. When the fortune of kings, or purse of a beggar. Won’t change how it feels, just being together. When a cuddle and cuppa is all that you need…. Well then… you’ve found something quite special indeed. Wherever we go Whatever we do Whenever there’s me I hope that there’s you.
Children 4 – My advice
Mum and Dad get married today I’d like to help them on their way. So here’s some special advice from me, To help them with our family. Keep the drawer filled with sweets And give us children lots of treats Make sure you spend time together To keep your happiness forever Make sure you spend lots on us And then us kids won’t make a fuss. But the most important thing for you, Is to show your love in all you do. A caring word, a kiss, a touch, And those family cuddles that mean so much
Children 5 – Dr Seuss
Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the couple who’ll decide where to go
Children 6 – All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten – Robert Fulgham
All of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in Kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school. These are the things I learned… Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Give them to someone who feels sad. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day. Take a nap every afternoon. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.
Children 7 – Dr Seuss
We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness, and call it love.
Children 8 – Some Things Go Together by Charlotte Zolotow
Pairs of things that go together. Pigeons with park Stars with dark Sand with sea and you with me. … Hats with heads Pillows with beds Sky with blue and me with you.
Children 9 – Winnie the Pooh by A.A Milne
“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.’ Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. ‘Pooh?’ he whispered. ‘Yes, Piglet?’ ‘Nothing,’ said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. ‘I just wanted to be sure of you.’ ‘We’ll be Friends forever, won’t we, Pooh?’ asked Piglet. ‘Even longer,’ Pooh answered. ‘If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together…there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart… I’ll always be with you.”
Children 10 – A Lovely Love Story by Edward Monkton
“The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice. Although it was cold, he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage. Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur. The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts. ‘I like this Dinosaur,’ thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur. ‘Although he is fierce he is also tender and he is funny. He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.’ ‘I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur,’ thought the Dinosaur. ‘She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice. She is also a free spirit, which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.’ ‘But he can be so distant and so peculiar at times,’ thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur. ‘He is also overly fond of things. Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of things?’ ‘But her mind skips from here to there so quickly,’ thought the Dinosaur. ‘She is also uncommonly keen on shopping. Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping?’ ‘I will forgive his peculiarity and his concern for things,’ thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur, ‘for they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual.’ ‘I will forgive her skipping mind and her fondness for shopping,’ thought the Dinosaur, ‘for she fills our life with beautiful thoughts and wonderful surprises. Besides, I am not unkeen on shopping either.’ Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old. Look at them. Together they stand on the hill telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs. And that, my friends, is how it is with love. Let us all be Dinosaurs and Lovely Other Dinosaurs together. For the sun is warm. And the world is a beautiful place.”
Children 11 – What is…
What’s Mickey without Minnie,
Or piglet without pooh,
What’s Donald without Daisy?
That’s me without you.
When Ariel Doesn’t sing,
and Pooh hates honey,
when Tigger stops bouncing,
and Goofy isn’t funny.
When Peter Pan can’t fly,
and Simba never roars,
when Alice no longer fits
through small doors.
When Dumbo’s ears are small,
and happily ever after isn’t true,
Even then, I won’t stop loving you.