Poems and readings for civil weddings

I've been trying to find something without any luck! I don't like the rhymey poems ones and can't seem to find any I like. Will watch this post...

Hehe, its hard isnt it? I dont want anything religeious as he is a JW but needs to be easy for him to read.

I have put a pic on my other post now Geordie x

How old is his brother? I have a really sweet one that I wanted my nephew to do in his cute little french accent...

A wedding is a party with,
Of course, a wedding cake.
But sometimes by the time it comes,
It's hard to stay awake.
People need to talk a lot,
And laugh and joke and kiss,
And cry - why do they cry? - and mention
God and love and bliss.

Two people have decided that
They'll share one house for life,
And call themselves, instead of friends,
A husband and a wife.

And so we have to get dressed up,
And eat a lot, and wait
For hours till they finally serve
The great big wedding cake.

Or what about the 'Eskimo Love Song': http://www.instantforever.com/readings_poems_and_vows_page_1.html

Eskimo Love Song ~ Author Unknown ~

You are my husband, you are my wife
My feet shall run because of you
My feet dance because of you
My heart shall beat because of you
My eyes see because of you
My mind thinks because of you
And I shall love, because of you.

We had these readings:

and

Chapter One of One Thousand by O.J. Preston

For two people this dawn brought on a magical day
Now husband and wife they head on their way
As a boat setting sail may their journey begin
With calmest of waters, most helpful of wind
And if they should stumble upon turbulent sea
May it pass them unharming – leave them be.

For here are two people whom love has well bitten
Here opens their book which has yet to be written
As the first page unfolds and their life inks its path
May it write a true story where forever love lasts
Let their journey be happy till death do they part
Of one thousand chapters may this be the start

Lynsey, I really like the first poem, Made me cry a little!! lol xx

I really like the first one Lynsey. That would be ok for OH sister but my sisters partners brother is 28 but obviously as a downs he struggles with big words and meanings.

Sarah how about making your own up poem for him or asking him what things he'd like to say and maybe you could put something together with words that already mean something to him?

Could you adapt this and make it shorter. Just thinking that the lines 'i will be here' might be easier for him to read if you could come up with another few lines to replace the longer ones.

I will be there

If in the morning when you wake,
If the sun does not appear,
I will be here.
If in the dark we lose sight of love,
Hold my hand and have no fear,
I will be here.

I will be here,
When you feel like being quiet,
When you need to speak your mind I will listen.
Through the winning, losing, and trying we'll be together,
And I will be here.
If in the morning when you wake,
If the future is unclear,
I will be here.
As sure as seasons were made for change,
Our lifetimes were made for years,
I will be here.

I will be here,
And you can cry on my shoulder,
When the mirror tells us we're older.
I will hold you, to watch you grow in beauty,
And tell you all the things you are to me.
We'll be together and I will be here.
I will be true to the promises I've made,
To you and to the one who gave you to me.
I will be here.

Just found this one on the Hitched site

You are my husband, you are my wife
My feet shall run because of you
My feet dance because of you
My heart shall beat because of you
My eyes see because of you
My mind thinks because of you
And I shall love, because of you.

What about

All my happiness goes out to you:
Pride and pleasure, joy, sweet tears, and love!
Reason, hope, and faith together move
In harmony to bless all that you do.
Let this beginning be the golden dawn
At which all dew-drenched nature sings its glory!
Nor should the darkness shrouding every story
Dim the blue-eyed beauty of this morn.
More of life will come than you can hold:
A flood no mortal witness can withstand.
Rest, then, within a quiet, gentle hand,
Knowing where love is as you grow old.

Or

On your joyful wedding day,
You begin a brand new life.
Friends and family give their gifts
To joyful husband, blissful wife.

But the greatest gift you'll ever get,
A gift from heaven above,
Is love forever, ending never,
Everlasting love.

You'll share life's joy and pleasure;
You'll have plenty of that, it's true.
But love is the real treasure
For your new spouse and you.

And if life hands you challenges,
As it does to one and all,
Your love will hold you steady
And never let you fall.

Your wedding day is full of joy;
Tomorrow you cannot see.
But one thing's sure for the two of you:
The best is yet to be.

or

Your wedding day is just the start
Of a lifetime full of love and fun.
It just begins as you take your vows,
When the two of you are joined as one;

We wish for you sweet happiness;
Through the years, may your love grow,
To warm you both from day to day,
In your marriage’s satisfying glow.

L xx

Thanks Lynsey and Bailey!

Lynsey with the opion of asking him I cant as he will not know until about a month before as he wont be able to keep it a secret as he believes this is wrong in his faith.

Ill keep looking for some short ones that he can do. I like the one you just posted too. My sisters partners daughter is in on the secret and is going to help him with it too which is nice of her!