Choosing a reading for your wedding

Readings

 

Offbeatbride.com. talks about themed weddings and my hit-and-miss research shows indicates that it is lauded that each wedding has two or three Readings.

In part, it is entirely conventional.  However, readings are part and parcel of personalising your ceremony.  It also gives you the opportunity to ask family or close friends to contribute to the ceremony without them stressing cluelessly wondering what they should say or do for you. (Or you stressing anxiously over what they could say or do for you!).

As literacy and the vernacular has changed, will a sonnet or two really hit the mark?  So, how does one choose?

You can pick a theme, you can pick your favourite writers or poems, your favourite scripts, something you both hold a memory too - but here are my simplest tips...

Crepe Bouquet Tips:

 
Choose a reading you would tell a child

Too often have I heard structured and serious readings. It shouldn't matter that the audience are thesis adorned philosophers. They were all once children, there may be children there.  Your wedding should always be a young memory regardless of the time that has passed since your last birthdays.

Choose a reading you want to and CAN remember

You will have a lot to remember that day.  Will you remember this reading?  If not, why not?

Choose a reading you can change and re-write for yourselves

I didn't say the choice would be easy, and you are unique.  A minor tweak of Peter Rabbit, or a song you know, and as long as you had fun it could be your winner.

If in doubt...  Email me and I'll write you a random Haiku.

No one said a reading needs to make sense.  :-)  Have fun!