Does poetry make you swoon or leave you cold? There are so many wonderful, inspirational passages that you can use for your wedding ceremony. But as with anything in your wedding ceremony, you want it to look like you and to sound like you. If you don't have a "poetic soul," don't sweat it! There are plenty of writers, writing amazing things, to choose from. And if you like poetry, this is a real opportunity to use it. The important thing is to find words to explain how you feel about one another and reinforce the depth of your devotion.
Poetry: There is such a wide range of choices to be made. I love poetry, I love to hear its rich phrases read well by someone who likes to read. Weddings are one of the few places in our daily lives where we encounter public poetry.
* Classical: There are timeless words of great poets that echo through the ages. The metaphor for love in Robbie Burn's "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" provides the opportunity for an exchange of red roses that can happen at your wedding ceremony and throughout your marriage.
* Modern: In Alice Walkers "Beyond What" she says, "call it a council between equals, call it love." This is a wonderful metaphor for a marriage today.
* Songs: You have a favorite love song. Everyone does. And whether Frank Sinatra sang it, or John Lennon, or Madonna, the words may well be perfect to let people know just how much you love one another. The poetry in songs is often strong enough to stand without the music.
Prose: Just because there's no rhyme or rhythm, doesn't mean that there isn't sweet, sweet meaning. Often prose can speak directly to a point as Sam Keene does in his book To a Dancing God where he explores "What does it mean to take a vow?" Charles Dickens exhorted the married life when he said: "Come let's be a comfortable couple and take care of each other."
Who are your favorite authors? What do you need your wedding ceremony to emphasize? What's important in your life together? Find the words, search the net, haunt your libraries and bookstores, and then fold them into your ceremony to help your community understand why your wedding vows and your marriage matter to you.
Bottom Line?: Give your relationship the chance it deserves to succeed wildly, against all odds! After all, you deserve it. Your relationship deserves it! And now I'd like to invite you to sign up to receive 2 free templates for creating the wedding ceremony of your dreams, the wedding vows of your heart and the marriage of a lifetime.
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