Strange Wedding Reading question…

We had these two:

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 proclamation 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.

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

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 promises and agreements in an informal way.

All those conversations that were held riding in a car or over a meal or during long walks - all those sentences that began with “When we’re married” and continued with “I will and you will and we will”- those late night talks that included “someday” and “somehow” and “maybe”- 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, “You know all those things we’ve promised and hoped and dreamed- well, I meant it all, every word.”

Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to one another- acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, dancing partner, and even teacher, for you have learned much from one another in these last few years.

Now you shall say a few words that take you across a threshold of life, and things will never quite be the same between you. For after these vows, you shall say to the world, this- is my husband, this- is my wife.

Union Robert Fulghum

Have a google for the poem in captain correll'ys mandolin, or the saying from, or words from trees and roots ???. Shortly after this film came out every other wedding had it as a reading, and I have not come across it for a while, but it is as read from a 3rd party

EDIT

Ahh not quick enough, as I wrote the post the one before me was what I was thinking of

Yeah no i've seen all those. I think I've probably read a hundred different readings in the last few days. Absolutely nothing is right. It's just not "us". This is one that we both want >

Why Marriage?

Because to the depths of me, I long to love one person, with all my heart, my soul, my mind, and my body…
Because I need a forever friend to trust with the intimacies of me, who won’t hold them against me, who loves me when I’m unlikable, who sees the small child in me, and looks for the divine potential of me…
Because I need to cuddle in the warmth of the night with someone who is thankful, with someone I feel blessed to hold…
Because marriage means opportunity to grow in love, in friendship…
Because marriage is a discipline to be added to a list of achievements…
Because marriages do not fail, people fail when they enter into marriage expecting another to make them whole…
Because knowing this, I promise myself to take full responsibility for my spiritual, mental and physical wholeness…
I create me; I take half of the responsibility for my marriage, and together we create our marriage…
Because with this understanding the possibilities are limitless.

- Mari Nichols-Haining, 1995.

So are you saying this isn't appropriate for someone else to read?

We had this one:

Now you will feel no rain,
for each of you will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold,
for each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there will be no loneliness,
for each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons,
but there is only one life before you.
May beauty surround you both in the
journey ahead and through all the years,
May happiness be your companion and
your days together be good and long upon the earth.

Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and
remind yourselves often of what brought you together.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness,
gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves.
When frustration, difficulties and fear assail your relationship,
as they threaten all relationships at one time or another,
remember to focus on what is right between you,
not only the part which seems wrong.
In this way, you can ride out the storms when
clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives – remembering that
even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there.
And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your
life together, it will be marked by abundance and delight.

THIS GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS

Ok I've attempted to rewrite it - does it still make sense and read well?!

Because to our very depths we long to love one person, with all our heart, our soul, our mind, and our body…
Because we need a forever friend to trust with our intimacies, who won’t hold them against us, who loves us when we’re unlikable, who sees the small child within us, and looks for our divine potential…
Because we need to cuddle in the warmth of the night with someone who is thankful, with someone we feel blessed to hold…
Because marriage means opportunity to grow, in love, in friendship…
Because marriage is a discipline to be added to a list of achievements…
Because marriages do not fail, people fail when they enter into marriage expecting another to make them whole…
Knowing this, promise to take full responsibility for your spiritual, mental and physical wholeness…
You create you; You take half of the responsibility for this marriage, and together you both create the marriage…
Because with this understanding the possibilities are limitless.

We are having the following:

His ‘hello’ was the end of her endings.

Her laugh was their first step down the aisle.

His hand would be hers to hold forever.

His forever was as simple as her smile.

He said she was what was missing.

She said instantly she knew.

She was a question to be answered.

And his answer was “I do”.

It was read byCarrie in Sex and the City. We both love the programme x

We had The One

When the one whose hand you're holding
Is the one one who holds your heart
When the one whose eyes you gaze into
Gives your hopes and dreams their start,
When the one you think of first and last
Is the one who holds you tight,
And the things you plan together
Make the whole world seem just right,
When the one whom you believe in
puts their faith and trust in you,
You've found the one and only love
You'll share your whole life through.

Today is a day you will always remember
The greatest in anyone’s life
You’ll start off the day just two people in love
And end it as Husband and Wife

It’s a brand new beginning the start of a journey
With moments to cherish and treasure
And although there’ll be time when you both disagree
These will surely be outweighed by pleasure

You’ll have heard many words of advice in the past
When the secrets of marriage were spoken
But you know that the answers lie hidden inside
Where the bond of tru love lies unbroken

So live happy forever as lovers and friends
It’s the dawn of a new life for you
As you stand there together with love in your eyes
From the moment you whisper ‘I do’

And with luck, all your hopes, and your dreams can be real
May success find its way to your hearts
Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys
But today is the day it all starts.

Try looking at these:http://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/registration/readings.pdf

theres a few really nice ones I was thinking of getting a third party to read