Pack the old love letters up Who will put their arms around me We feel love as we feel the warmth of our blood, we breathe love as we breathe the air, we hold it in ourselves as we hold our thoughts. And now here we are with our future before us, and I only want to spend it with you, my prince, my soulmate, my friend." groom All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Lifes heart. Nothing more exists for us. I love you with all my heart and soul and promise to be with you forever. And now I know I want you to stand beside me for the rest of my life. And now Youre off to Great Places! And I held his paw and I shouted Shoo! Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. There rushes at once through my flesh tingling fire, And you dont tickle me there For me, love like that has happened only once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory." Ive performed about 400 ceremonies over the last nine years mostly meaningful, personalized weddings for couples who arent religious, but still want a special service. If anyone is looking for a set out "script" for the myth, Aristophanes explains it in his speech in Plato's Symposium, and I think "The Origin of Love" song in Hedwig and the Angy Inch is absolutely beautiful. And swing on a vine, The problem with the love-hat relationship is that it is superficial. The lyrics from The Two Of Us by The Mr T Experience: Now there are two of us, instead of only one, But let there be spaces in your togetherness, Its actually The Gorilla NIght from Raffi, [] Offbeat Bride | Awesome wedding readings for bad-ass couples incl To Love is Not to Possess James Kavanaugh, Rilke, Rumi, Adrienne Rich (tags: poetry music relationships) []. You are my sympathy my better self my good angel I am bound to you with a strong attachment. As the High Court loathes perjurious oaths. each voice cried. she had to scream out. Marooned with his drink Love is not a word. You make me feel like i am young again Our true destinations not marked on any charts ~ James Dillet Freeman ~. You might say I love you because you are part of my soul, but you know fine well that a soul is an analogy, and that although this statement is true it can only slide off the surface of real meaning like water off a weasels fur. The storms are raging on the rolling seaAnd on the highway of regret.The winds of change are blowing wild and free,You aint seen nothing like me yet. To see you coming through the door. When we started the voyage, there was just me and you 'It's not always easy,And sometimes life can be deceivingI'll tell you one thing:It's always better when we're together, It's always better when we're togetherYeah, we'll look at them stars when we're togetherWell, it's always better when we're togetherYeah, it's always better when we're together, And all of these momentsJust might find their way into my dreams tonightBut I know that they'll be goneWhen the morning light sings and brings new thingsFor tomorrow night you see that they'll be gone tooToo many things I have to do, But if all of these dreamsMight find their way into my day-to-day sceneI'd be under the impressionI was somewhere in betweenWith only twoJust me and youNot so many things we got to doOr places we got to beWe'll sit beneath the mango tree now, Yeah, it's always better when we're togetherWe're somewhere in between togetherWell, it's always better when we're togetherYeah, it's always better when we're together, I believe in memoriesThey look so, so pretty when I sleepHey now, and when I wake up,You look so pretty sleeping next to meBut there is not enough time,And there is no, no song I could singAnd there is no combination of words I could sayBut I will still tell you one thingWe're better together. Here are some of the most moving I do see great advantages, So I can push you out of bed "Why would I stop loving youa hundred years from now?It's only time.It's only time. Its only time. We choose Union by Robert Fulghum: You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. Speaking so sweetly. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. who soar to great heights! The entire cast is dancing. So be sure when you step. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. I would go on choosing you It cant be listed, it cant be held, it cant be unpacked. you will top all the rest. I wanna be your dreamboat (Only when reflected in your beauty ocean) And your back will be dyed the color of mugwort. The worst kind of cliche It is perfect! And in the long black eternity Love lets you find those hidden places in another person, even the ones they didn't know were there, even the ones they wouldn't have thought to call beautiful themselves. As adults, we co-opt the warmth of baby talk to win a lovers affections. 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., When we find someone If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with? The seat was left straight up, Who used it last my dear?. Throw things away and love will bring them back,again, and again, and again.But most of all, love needs love, lots of it.And in return, love loves you and never stops. though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle's compass come; love alters not with his brief hours and weeks. ', 'And where do we go? And delightful sexual quirks, Neither in kisses nor caress. long ago, except that now we know Mind to mind less bigger than the least begin I love you as much as a beggar needs a crutch, May you succeed in all-important ways with one another, and not fail in the little graces. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Hi! Rollercoasters and Earl Gray Malts,Hasta La Babies but not bath salts,Harvest moon in the arms of a tree,Which has been growing there for centuries.Bassoons, trombones and French horn sectionsBass clarinets and string odd collections.Owls and good saws when they do not matchGilda, Kristen, Cheri, Tina, Amy and Rachael Dratch.All these things, they're just disappointing,All these things, they're just disappointing compared to you.There's nothing more beautiful than your smile as it conquers your face.There's nothing more comforting than to know, know you exist in this time, in this place.The genitive case in German, it's true,Is something that I'm quite partial to.Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Prokofiev,Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Vysotsky n LevFrancis Bacon, The Dolomites,Ballet dancers with or without tights.Central Park on an autumn dayWill always be stunning and never clich.All these things, they're just disappointing,All these things, they're just disappointing compared to you.There's nothing more beautiful than your smile as it conquers your face.There's nothing more comforting than to know, know you exist in this time, in this place. Love is a slippery little weasel, isnt it? They obviously know my MOH is not marrying my fiance. throw up then you are really sorry let me be your coffee pot Well I suppose you do, since you already know what Im about to say. I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore trustworthy. Old Love.. Im collecting readings from this fabulous site to give some new options to the couples I work with. Love care honor growthfine simple things and I make a Leslie, I love that you get cold when its seventy-one degrees out. As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea, Did you use the entire thing for your vows?? And sometimes, when it was needed, theyd remind the spectators that they were actually on the same team all along and would do anything for each other. until youre all wound up and cant move. About some you will say, where painfully and with wonder My favorite quote that I have had memorized forever: To love very much is to love inadequately: We love- That is all. Thats because Why do I like you Near and far, near and far, I love that first one, I am going to have to hide it away for our rehearsal dinner. "When the rain is blowing in your face,And the whole world is on your case,I could offer you a warm embraceTo make you feel my love. Wherever I am, theres always Pooh, Hello Jess! All I Ever Really Needed to Know I cant talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are. Thats how much you I love. we are using this one as well at the end for a reading in lieu of a blessing! Also, can anyone recommend anything else outdoorsy, maybe linked to the beautiful mountains??!! "But love doesn't make sense. dont worry. I want someone who will actually empty the dishwasher instead of just taking out forks, as needed, like I do. My house is like a pigsty When you're sixteen it's easy, When I dont touch you its a mistake in any life, So dull to mark the budding of my tree Dont you River Tam- I do. And you may not find any Thank you. Then grudge me not my fond endeavor, We used the Roy Croft one for our wedding last month. That you cant help WebThe speech at the end of Serenity may be going in my own ceremony. Thanks for posting this. Lock this chain Here I will love you. If one of us runs dry, still another will remain, an epithalamion is a poem written for a bride on her wedding day. kept shouting [] go to wedding reading depositories are this Offbeat Bride post and this thread on Indie Bride. They both take a little bit of digging, but its worth []. I havent heard this in forever! But I,I love it when you give me things.And you,You ought to give me wedding rings. a Bronx where people talk Though the sky be too dark for dim eyes to discover. of my intricate weave, spelling your name in my dance For me passionately Published byOffbeat BrideauthorAriel Meadow Stallings, now with Suki Lanh and Yelahneb. When Im indoors and you are out; But how contentedly I view The excerpt from So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish brought me to tears! If youre looking for something more secular that could cloak itself easily in a traditional ceremony, give Plato a once-over. Its definitely happening, a capella, at the ceremony. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. And more than a toothache hurts. Ba-bum-bump. Fantastic! We plan to have 2 people read it together, alternating sentences. youll head straight out of town. Love doesnt like being left alone for long. May you enter into the mystery which is the awareness of one anothers presence no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side, and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities. My son has asked me to speak at his wedding, and there are some great resources here . You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. So think long and hard before deciding on love. And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each others shadow. The right wrong person someone you lovingly gaze upon and think this is the problem I want to have. silhouetting the city. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. My feet dance because of you We want our guests to celebrate our love and lives, not cry from boredom! Could have done My parents loved that I loved their music. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real., Sometimes, said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. Though it feels like yesterday when we first met. And some horns and some horses If this is in the wrong section, please let me know and Ill try to move it to a better place. Now gathered round us, we have our own crew When with friends to bridge you drive We join up with them Now you are two persons, I promise you a future, impossible things, Justice and freedom You make me feel like i am whole again, Whenever im alone with you Oh my goodness, YES the Avett Brothers. Its often mistaken for that simpering wee ogre, the cupid. I love you And we welt above the flames the whitest gold. You have done it I think it is foolish to go looking for it, and I think it can often be poisonous. You say (We hated the idea of repeating after the minister. I know it will make me bawl crying though. Other one was: 'When you are Real you don't mind being hurt. How frustrating. And it was not happy falling apart or breaking up. Sometimes you want to roll up a piece of newspaper Well, I dont think so. Notice how it I've seen the best and the worst of you. There you stand fit-as-a-fiddle, my what a handsome pair, If we join together, no forces can stop us. And when the two hearts began to beat together, they filled the heavens with a ferocious soundand to this very day, no one can oppose the beating of these two hearts. Far and wide, far and wide, The bury me in an avalanche of tingles kiss. thanks for posting it my brother is officiating my ceremony & i wanted something he could say instead of the typical prayer or blessing. Imperfectly misunderstood , Now go, God said, ", "'What is REAL?' For nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it. and the path the wax will take, no one can know. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. A covenant, which at once binds two souls and yet severs prior ties. Copyright 2007 - 2023 Offbeat Empire. Play fair. We love Nerudas Sonnet LXIX but while lines like I am because you are just make our hearts go pitter-pattersomeone else will say them. outside, eating popcorn She will understand me, I want somebody who cares This is so beautiful and I am definitely having this at my wedding. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. This may sound a little silly, but can anyone think of a Harry Potter reading? Very best to you. as you strode deeper and deeper May you always need one another not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness. You would rather throw stones at a mirror?I am your mirror, and here are the stones. Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution and the decision whether and whom to marry is among lifes momentous acts of self-definition. You knew what you had to do, And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. Consider incorporating these words of love into your wedding vows or readings for a subtle touch of geekery. so the poem that my boyfriend and I are using is this: Malcolm Reynolds- Love. We want to live like trees,sycamores blazing through the sulfuric air,dappled with scars, still exuberantly budding,our animal passion rooted in the city. take me with you anywhere It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. It pulls you in several different directions at once, beautiful in her blue robe! Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur. A mountain needs a valley to be complete. And thats what they did. For it is plain as anyone can see, were simply meant to be., That Day, the saucers landed. He is also overly fond of Things. with both arms. And on this day, the day of our wedding, I promise you this. Then Ill say, Partner 2 would describe his thoughts on love (or whatever) like this and then I put in a different first person poem or reading that reflects his point of view. Diaspora In the infinite, the inexhaustible is requisite. 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. And if you can source your own life from its presence. 2. and answer the door in your underwear. Share my innermost thoughts But ultimately there comes a moment when a decision must be made. One that seems very obvious to me is The Cures Lovesong: Whenever im alone with you But these things dont matter at all, because once you are Real you cant be ugly, except to people who dont understand.. Whatever I do, he wants to do, Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?, Real isnt how you are made, said the Skin Horse. Id say your second best bet is In a Sunburned Country, because he talks a lot about thriving in hardship in that one, and beauty in the midst of inhospitable circumstances. the stars began to burn So we make it into a ring and make a mold. One time spending money, on a wonderful, fanciful thing, He sifts you to free you from your husks. In a case like this It would be so great to use something like this for my FFIL to read! You're the one." Neelix, "I want to tell you, again, I love you. I dont care The book of love is long and boring,And written very long ago.It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes,And things we're all too young to know. I want to hold you close like a lute, so we can cry out with loving. And just to let you know: It seems the Kvetch section of Indiebride.com is down right now. Im totally going to make her read it at the wedding! You make me feel like i am home again which you slowly there are loads on http://weddingwords.vox.com if you want to search by themed tags, Sadly, this website is closed, fyi to all. But if in your fear you would seek only loves peace and loves pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of loves threshing-floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
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