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Choosing a reading

VanessaB24VanessaB24 member
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Hello,

Well i'm stuck on the readings. We both agreed on Union by Robert Fulghum. I liked the Velveteen rabbit- by Margery Williams and FI thought it was cute but not cute enough to have it read. He liked the art of marriage but I'm not sure i liked it as much. Should i look for something else? I want to have something we'll both like.

If you had readings or will have readings what were your picks? Any suggestions?
http://cwa-union.org/sites/cwaunion/index.php/verigreedy/
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  • cvl105cvl105
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    edited December 2011

    Do you want all non-religious readings?

    I had a catholic ceremony, so they were all from the bible.

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  • VanessaB24VanessaB24 member
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    edited December 2011
    yes i'd prefer a non- religious one please. I'm looking online but can't find any i like yet
    http://cwa-union.org/sites/cwaunion/index.php/verigreedy/
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  • MyeMye
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    edited December 2011
    i think that 1st of Corinthians chapter 13 about love, although overused, is beautiful
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  • MelanieK2011MelanieK2011
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    edited December 2011
    I have a few suggestions: if you're considering poetry, something by ee cummings ("i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)" is a good one, and there are tons more), Rumi, Pablo Neruda (such as Love Sonnet XVII), or Shakespeare (such as sonnet 116) might work.  I also really like "Falling in love is like owning a dog" by Taylor Mali (if you're a dog person, you might love it too), and Edward Monkton's "Lovely Love Story" is cute too.

    Hope this helps!  :o)
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  • VanessaB24VanessaB24 member
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    edited December 2011
    I love the EE Cummings one but we're having other people read them so i didn't want something thats in 1st person. I think if i don't find anything we'll stick to the art of marriage and Union.
    http://cwa-union.org/sites/cwaunion/index.php/verigreedy/
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  • cknud112cknud112 member
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    edited December 2011
    Some suggestions here:

    http://weddings.about.com/od/yourweddingceremony/a/ReadingsLibrary.htm
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  • melissa82melissa82 member
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    edited December 2011
    We also used Union and people really loved it. Our reader was a friend from California that no one else knew, but he said he felt like a celebrity because people just kept coming up to them to say what a great reading it was. It was kinda funny.

    Our other reading was from the Bible, but my best friend had the Blessing of the Hands, which I thought was beautiful as well. (Sounds religious but it's not really.) I'm not sure if that works with Union though? I think it would have to be the first reading. (Since Union talks about the vows and it flows better if it's right before the vows.)
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  • jchristeljchristel member
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    edited December 2011
    I just read The Union and got a little teary. :)
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  • jtheissjtheiss member
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    edited December 2011
    I have a bunch that I'm considering for our ceremony:

    Love, by Roy Croft
    My Love, by LInda Lee Elrod
    Blessing for a Marriage, by James Dillet Freeman
    Foundations of Marriage, by Regina Hill
    I promise, by Dorothy Colgan

    And there's an excerpt from Captain Corelli's Mandolin, by Louis Bernieres that I like:

    Love 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 eternal passion. That is just being in love, 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. Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two.
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  • G&G2010G&G2010 member
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    edited December 2011

    Here are some nice readings:

    http://www.chicagomarriage.com/romantic_readings.htm

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  • ebarracoebarraco member
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    edited December 2011

    Marriage Is Commitment

      Marriage is a commitment to life, the best that two people can find and bring out in each other. It offers opportunities for sharing and growth that no other relationship can equal. It is a physical and an emotional joining that is promised for a lifetime. Within the circle of its love, marriage encompasses all of life's most important relationships. A wife and a husband are each other's best friend, confidant, lover, teacher, listener, and critic. And there may come times when one partner is heartbroken or ailing, and the love of the other may resemble the tender caring of a parent or child. Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life. Happiness is fuller, memories are fresher, commitment is stronger, even anger is felt more strongly, and passes away more quickly. Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life is unable to avoid. It encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences, new ways of expressing a love that is deeper than life. When two people pledge their love and care for each other in marriage, they create a spirit unique unto themselves which binds them closer than any spoken or written words. Marriage is a promise, a potential made in the hearts of two people who love each other and takes a lifetime to fulfill.

    Edmund O'Neill

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  • leah2bleah2b member
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    edited December 2011
    I am a huge fan of Kahlil Gibran "the Prophet".  His meditations are great to read just for everyday life.  He has two that I am considering for my non-religious ceremony
    "on Love" and "on marriage".  
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