{"id":3830,"date":"2022-05-12T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:51:05","slug":"readings-and-poems-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/05\/readings-and-poems-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Readings and Poems – Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Children 1<\/strong><\/h2>

Once upon a time you two met. You’ve shared much love and laughter.
May your marriage be a fairy tale. Happy ever after.<\/p>

I’m glad I’m in the fairy tale. And you are too I guess.<\/p>

Congratulations, King and Queen<\/p>

From your fairy tale Princess<\/p><\/section>

Children 2 \u2013 How Children See Your Day<\/strong> by Sandra Cook<\/em><\/h2>

Today you\u2019re getting married; some say you\u2019re getting wed
There\u2019s 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.<\/p>

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.<\/p>

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.<\/p>

Posh car turned up at the door, took my Mum away,
Left me with the other kids but told I couldn\u2019t play.
Lots of photos, lots of fuss, what\u2019s it all about?
Parties are for having fun, there\u2019s no need to shout!<\/p>

Mummy looks real pretty, Daddy\u2019s not too bad,
Someone here is crying but doesn\u2019t look real sad.
Lots of people laughing, sometimes very loud,
Then it goes all quiet, lady talking to the crowd.<\/p>

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.<\/p>

Someone says a poem, lots of people clap,
Waking up the funny man who\u2019s taking a quick nap.
Now we are all standing, watching them both kiss,
They look so very happy, think they call it bliss!<\/p>

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\u2019s come back tomorrow, we can do it all again!<\/p><\/section>

Children 3 \u2013 The Giraffe and The Monkey<\/strong><\/h2>

Wherever we go, whatever we do, whenever there\u2019s me, I hope that there\u2019s you.<\/p>

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\u2019ll always need more.<\/p>

And a muscle-toned body may sound like a dream,
But nobody is better than chocolate ice cream.
What I\u2019m trying to say, is that happiness grows,
Not through your wages, or body, or clothes.<\/p>

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\u2019s weird just like you,
Who laughs when you\u2019re stupid and who makes you laugh too.<\/p>

When you sit on the sofa, not hiding your flaws,
As imperfectly perfect as the hand that holds yours.
When the fortune of kings or purse of a beggar
Won\u2019t change how it feels just being together.<\/p>

When a cuddle and cuppa is all that you need…
Well then\u2026 you\u2019ve found something quite special indeed.
Wherever we go, whatever we do, whenever there\u2019s me, I hope that there\u2019s you.<\/p><\/section>

Children 4 \u2013 My Advice<\/strong><\/h2>

Mum and Dad get married today,
I\u2019d like to help them on their way.
So here\u2019s some special advice from me,
To help them with our family.<\/p>

Keep the drawer filled with sweets,
And give us children lots of treats.
Make sure you spend time together,
To keep your happiness forever.<\/p>

Make sure you spend lots on us,
And then us kids won\u2019t make a fuss.
But the most important thing for you,
Is to show your love in all you do.<\/p>

A caring word, a kiss, a touch,
And those family cuddles that mean so much.<\/p><\/section>

Children 5 \u2013 Dr Seuss<\/strong><\/h2>

Congratulations! Today is your day.
You\u2019re off to Great Places! You\u2019re off and away!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.<\/p>

You\u2019re on your own. And you know what you know.
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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 \u2013 How Children See Your Day by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ceremonies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3830"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10720,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3830\/revisions\/10720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}