{"id":3878,"date":"2022-05-13T09:57:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T08:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?p=3878"},"modified":"2022-10-28T10:58:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T09:58:18","slug":"readings-and-poems-wedding-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/05\/readings-and-poems-wedding-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Readings and Poems – Wedding Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Wedding 1 – Today\u2019s the Day <\/strong><\/h5>

Today is a day you will always remember.\u00a0It\u2019s a brand new beginning, the start of a journey.\u00a0<\/span>The dawn of a new life for you.\u00a0<\/span>You stand at the threshold, filled with hope and excitement.\u00a0<\/span>This, the day you\u2019ll become husband and wife.\u00a0<\/span>We, who love you, wish all your hopes and dreams can be real. Although we cannot promise you a life of sunshine.\u00a0<\/span>We cannot promise you riches and wealth.\u00a0<\/span>We cannot promise you an easy pathway, o<\/span>ne that leads away from pain or misfortune.\u00a0<\/span>But, if you can let your love be stronger than your pride or anger,\u00a0<\/span>If you can learn the wisdom of compromise.\u00a0<\/span>That it is better to bend a little than to break.\u00a0<\/span>If you can come to know true friendship between you.\u00a0<\/span>Which is the basis for any lasting relationship, t<\/span>hen, we promise, tomorrow will bring you times of great joy,\u00a0<\/span>Shared moments of happiness, new experiences and much laughter\u00a0<\/span>Love will be your anchor throughout life.\u00a0<\/span>Laughter will be the cement that makes you strong.\u00a0<\/span>Companionship will sustain you.\u00a0<\/span>And when times are dark and the way ahead seems bleak\u00a0<\/span>The hand of a friend will always be near.\u00a0<\/span>Another will share your pain.\u00a0<\/span>And a smile will stem tears of sorrow a<\/span>nd when you grow old.\u00a0<\/span>The gaze that falls each upon the other.\u00a0<\/span>Will still be alive with love a<\/span>nd twinkle yet with laughter.\u00a0<\/span>Tomorrow will bring you a lifetime of memories to reassure and cherish.\u00a0<\/span>And we, your friends and family, will join you at times along the way.\u00a0<\/span>But today is the day it all starts.\u00a0<\/span>We wish you health, gladness, friendship and love.\u00a0<\/span>As, with joy, we celebrate your wedding day<\/span><\/p>

Wedding 2 – The Day <\/strong><\/h5>

May this be the start of a happy new life\u00a0that\u2019s full of special moments to share……<\/span><\/p>

May this be the first of your dreams coming true\u00a0and of hope that will always be there……<\/span><\/p>

May this be the start of a lifetime of trust\u00a0and of caring that\u2019s just now begun……<\/span><\/p>

May today be a day that you\u2019ll always remember\u00a0the day when your hearts become one….<\/span><\/p>

Wedding 3 –\u00a0 On Your Wedding Day <\/strong><\/h5>

Today is a day you will always remember\u00a0\u2013 the greatest in anyone\u2019s life,\u00a0<\/span>You\u2019ll start off the day just two people in love a<\/span>nd end it as husband and wife.\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s a brand new beginning, the start of a journey w<\/span>ith moments to cherish and treasure a<\/span>nd although there\u2019ll be times when you both disagree,\u00a0<\/span>These will surely be outweighed by pleasure.\u00a0<\/span>You\u2019ll have heard many words of advice in the past, w<\/span>hen the secrets of marriage were spoken,\u00a0<\/span>But you know that the answers lie hidden inside w<\/span>here the bond of true love lies unbroken.\u00a0<\/span>So live happy forever as lovers and friends, i<\/span>t\u2019s the dawn of a new life for you. A<\/span>s you stand there together with love in your eyes, f<\/span>rom the moment you whisper \u201cI do\u201d.\u00a0<\/span>And with luck, all your hopes, and your dreams can be real, m<\/span>ay success find its way to your hearts.\u00a0<\/span>Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys b<\/span>ut today is the day it all starts.<\/span><\/p>

Wedding 4 – Chapter One of One Thousand<\/strong><\/h5>

For two people this dawn brought on a magical day,\u00a0Now husband and wife they head on their way.\u00a0<\/span>As a boat setting sail may their journey begin.\u00a0<\/span>With calmest of waters, most helpful of wind a<\/span>nd if they should stumble upon turbulent sea.\u00a0<\/span>May it pass them un-harming, leaving them be.\u00a0<\/span>For here are two people whom love has well bitten, h<\/span>ere opens their book which has yet to be written.\u00a0<\/span>As the first page unfolds and their life inks its path m<\/span>ay it write a true story where forever love lasts, l<\/span>et their journey be happy till death do they part.\u00a0<\/span>Of one thousand chapters may this be the start.<\/span><\/p>

Wedding 5 – <\/strong>Union<\/strong><\/h5>

You 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 commitments in an informal way. All of those conversations that were held in a car, or over a meal, or during long walks \u2013 all those conversations that began with, \u2018\u2019When we\u2019re married\u2019\u2019, and continued with \u2018\u2019I will\u2019\u2019 and \u2018\u2019you will\u2019\u2019 and \u2018\u2019we will\u2019\u2019 \u2013 all those late night talks that included \u2018\u2019someday\u2019\u2019 and \u2018\u2019somehow\u2019\u2019 and \u2018\u2019maybe\u2019\u2019- and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart. 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, \u2018\u2019you know all those things that we\u2019ve promised and hoped and dreamed- well, I meant it all, every word.\u2019\u2019 Look at one another and remember this moment in time.<\/p>

Before this moment you have been many things to one another \u2013 acquaintance, friend, companion, dancing partner, even teacher, for you have learned much from one another these past few years. Shortly you shall say a few words that will take you across a threshold of life and things between you will never quite be the same. For after today you shall say to the world – This is my husband, This is my wife.<\/p>

Wedding 6 – A New Chapter <\/strong><\/h5>

Today is a very special day, for it is the day you start another chapter in your book of life. As parents we always know that one day our children will grow to need much more than we can offer. Now that day has finally arrived, and you have both found the special person with whom you want to share your love and your life. Someone who can make the sun shine in your heart – even on the cloudiest of days, and someone who will fill the next chapter in your life with happiness beyond your dreams.<\/p>

Live the life you believe in and you will have everything you need to reach those dreams. Just look into your hearts and you will find the strength in each other that will make each new challenge easier to face – TOGETHER.<\/p>

The close friends and family, sharing this day with you, all have memories very precious and personal to each of them, but would ask only this of both of you:<\/p>

Always give the best of yourselves to each other and ask no more than you can give.<\/p>

Accept one another for the way you are. You fell in love with the qualities and abilities and the outlook on life that you both have – don\u2019t try to change them.<\/p>

Share your time, your close attention, and bring joy, strength and imagination into your relationship.<\/p>

Grow along with each other; be willing to face changes as you both change in order to keep your relationship alive and exciting.<\/p>

And, most importantly, love each other in good times and in bad in the only way you know how. Completely and forever.<\/p>

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Wedding \u00a07 – New Beginnings<\/strong><\/h5>

You stand here before us, soon husband and wife,<\/p>

Together you\u2019re pledging the rest of your life.<\/p>

This is a brand new beginning for you,<\/p>

It\u2019s what you have hoped for, a dream coming true.<\/p>

Together you\u2019re facing both pleasure and pain,<\/p>

Good times and bad times, sunshine and rain.<\/p>

But with each day that passes much more you will know,<\/p>

And the bond that\u2019s between you much stronger will grow.<\/p>

Be kind to each other, be faithful and true,<\/p>

Be thoughtful and patient in all that you do.<\/p>

Remember the reasons you stand here today,<\/p>

And you\u2019ll still be happy, don\u2019t throw it away.<\/p>

May you know laughter, good fortune and wealth,<\/p>

Peace and contentment, good luck and good health.<\/p>

May all your tomorrows find love in your hearts,<\/p>

But today, here together, is the day that it starts.<\/p>

Wedding 8 – Into the Future<\/strong><\/h5>

Each Year you\u2019ve been together,\u00a0Your love has grown and grown\u00a0Undaunted by the trials you\u2019ve faced.\u00a0Reassured by the joys you\u2019ve known and now you stand before us,\u00a0Side by side and hand in hand.\u00a0To take this step together towards the future you have planned.\u00a0The promises you\u2019re making,\u00a0You make with love filled hearts.\u00a0Safe in the knowledge that today is the day that future starts.<\/p>

Wedding 9 – Here\u2019s to Right Now<\/strong><\/h5>

You\u2019re surrounded by your loved ones. And all are wishing you well. As you create a brand new chapter. In the story that\u2019s yours to tell. We talk about the memories, you have yet to make together. And the moments you\u2019ve already shared. To be carried with you forever. But take the time to live today<\/p>

As your marriage begins. Look around and soak it up. The moment we are in for this is where the magic starts.\u00a0 When you both say your vows. You pledge to spend your lives as one. Because of the love you feel now. So yes here\u2019s to a future that is bright and warm and clean. But more than that here\u2019s to right now and what it means to be here.<\/p>

Wedding 10 – Your wedding day<\/strong><\/h5>

Good Luck, Congratulations!<\/p>

Best Wishes! Cheers! Well Done!<\/p>

The futures full of promise and it\u2019s only just begun<\/p>

You\u2019re starting on a journey<\/p>

A New, exciting life, Together, as a partnership. As husband and as a wife. Adventures, thrills and choices are waiting just for you. The road will have some turnings and perhaps a bump or two. But you\u2019ll be strong together. You\u2019ll come through every test. Your love will deepen week by week<\/p>

Be Happy all the best.<\/p>

Wedding \u00a011 –\u00a0 Dr Seuss<\/strong><\/h5>

Congratulations! Today is your day.<\/p>

You\u2019re off to Great Places!<\/p>

You\u2019re off and away!<\/p>

You have brains in your head.<\/p>

You have feet in your shoes.<\/p>

You can steer yourself any direction you choose.<\/p>

You\u2019re on your own.<\/p>

And you know what you know.<\/p>

And YOU are the couple who\u2019ll decide where to go.<\/p>

Wedding 12 – A Good Wedding Cake<\/strong><\/h5>

4lb of love<\/p>

1\/2lb of sweet temper<\/p>

1lb of butter of youth<\/p>

1lb of blindness of faults<\/p>

1lb of pounded wit<\/p>

1lb of good humour<\/p>

2lbs of sweet argument<\/p>

1 pint of rippling laughter<\/p>

1 wine glass of common sense<\/p>

A dash of modesty<\/p>

Put the love, good looks and a sweet temper into a well-furnished house.<\/p>

Beat the butter of youth into a cream and mix well together with the blindness of faults.<\/p>

Stir the pounded wit and good humour into the sweet argument, then add the rippling laughter and common sense.<\/p>

Work the whole together until everything is well mixed and bake gently for ever.<\/p>

Wedding 13<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0Getting Married Means You’ll Have by Nicholas Gordon<\/strong><\/h5>

Getting married means you’ll have
Someone’s hand to hold,
Even when you’re feeling sick,
Even when you’re old.<\/p>

It means when you sit down to eat,
Someone will be there,
So you won’t have to tell your day
To an empty chair.<\/p>

It means that when you need some help,
Someone will help out,
Someone always near to you
So you won’t have to shout.<\/p>

But best of all is when it’s time
To turn out all the lights:
You won’t have to be alone
Those long and scary nights.<\/p>

So even though you don’t have toys,
You don’t have to care:
Once you’re married you can be
Each other’s teddy bear.\u00a0<\/p>

Wedding 14 – Epithalamium – By Liz Lochead\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>

For marriage, love and love alone\u2019s the argument.
Sweet ceremony, then hand in hand we go
Taking to our changed, still dangerous days, our complement.
We think we know ourselves, but all we know
Is: love surprises us. It\u2019s like when sunlight flings
A sudden shaft that lights up glamorous the rain
Across a Glasgow street \u2013 or when Botanic Spring\u2019s
First crisp, dry breath turns February air champagne.
Delight\u2019s infectious \u2013 your friends
Put on, with glad rag finery today, your joy,
Renew in themselves the right true ends
They won\u2019t let old griefs, old lives, destroy.
When at our lover\u2019s feet our opened selves we\u2019ve laid
We find ourselves, and all the world, remade.<\/p>

Wedding 15 – The Wedding Poem – By Neil Gaiman<\/strong><\/h5>

This for you, for both of you,
a small poem of happiness
filled with small glories and little triumphs
a fragile, short cheerful song
filled with hope and all sorts of futures<\/p>

Because at weddings we imagine the future
Because it\u2019s all about \u201cwhat happened next?\u201d
all the work and negotiation and building and talk
that makes even the tiniest happily ever after
something to be proud of for a wee forever<\/p>

This is a small thought for both of you
like a feather or a prayer,
a wish of trust and love and hope
and fine brave hearts and true.<\/p>

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