I posted this this morning in "Books" but it just occurred to me that in THIS forum, people might actually see/read/respond... so here it is again. Please help! ------------------ All right, I'll be quick because I have a lot to do... We're getting married in a few short weeks, and we're planning the affair on rather short notice. My Mom's performing the ceremony, and our families are making a way bigger deal out of this than we had meant. :& My mom asked us to find and select one or two readings to use in the little "service". I've looked around online and I'm at a total loss. I don't want something that's been done a million times (ie: nothing from The Prophet!) and I don't want something totally cheesy. Just simple and joyful, because that's the kind of couple we are. Thought about using a lyric from the Dead or Ani, but spoken lyrics always sound so cheesy.... so now I'm leaning toward somehing from literature. Or a good piece of poetry, but I can't find anything that really speaks to me (or him). The closest I could come seems to short... a Jubal Harshaw quote from Stranger in a Strange Land... "Love is that condition in which The happiness of another person Is essential to your own." Thought about/thumbed through... Heinlein, Ram Dass, Richard Bach, Tolkein... And I'm at a loss. Can anyone help me here? Sorry if this is in a bad place, too. If anyone can thik of a better forum to post it in any suggestions at all are welcome! (Can you tell I'm a little bit flustered by how our small family affair turned into a 30 + people event?)
sounded like a fun challenge... heres something I found... You are not the air that I breathe, you are the sweet scent that drifts upon it You are not the sounds that I hear, you are the music of my life You are not the food that I need, you are the nourishment of my soul You are not my will to survive, you are my reason for living It is with you that I experience the wonders of the world It is with you that I triumph over the challenges in my path It is your partnership that will lead me to the fulfillment of my dreams It is your friendship that guides me as I grow and learn It is your patience and wisdom that calms my restless nature It is through you that I know my true self I do not take you for granted, I cherish you I do not need you I choose you I choose you today in witness of all the people who love us I choose you tomorrow in the privacy of our hearts I choose you in strength and weakness I choose you in health and sickness I choose you in joy and sorrow I will choose you, over all others, every day for all the days of my life - Submitted by: Rebecca W. - http://www.lovepoemsandquotes.com/WordingWeddingVow01.html I thought that was pretty and could be easily modified if it needed be. good luck!
