Does anybody have any suggestions for a good reading at a wedding?
What did you have when you got married? Have you ever been a guest at a wedding with particularly memorable readings?
Preferably, readings should be non-religious…..so that rules-out most of the traditional ones.
And before anybody asks it isn’t for my wedding…..I’m ashamed to admit I can’t even remember what readings we had! 😮
By: J Boyle - 29th February 2012 at 18:08
I would never do that.
However if I had been in your position, I would have insisted on that just to mock the registrar’s rules.
By: Moggy C - 29th February 2012 at 17:07
I’ll think that over Mr B, but I fear it might just have me accused of dyslexia
Moggy
By: J Boyle - 29th February 2012 at 17:05
Wow! That was so much cheaper than a divorce. 😀
IIRC we had to delete the last line, so
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.‘redacted’ by order of the registrar to
And here with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space.Moggy
To get around the “God” ban…
how about:
I put out my hand and fed the dog.
There, it not only keeps you in PC lockstep with 21st century UK social convention, but also appeases the animal rights crowd.
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th February 2012 at 09:16
Pleased to be of service.
We got married in Kenya. Rather bizarrely the Registrar told us that whilst I could divorce my wife under Kenyan law she could not divorce me. Ever. Even after I was dead she would still be married to me. I suspect the latter bit was to stop embittered Kenyan wives bumping off their spouses in order to re-marry!
By: Moggy C - 29th February 2012 at 09:06
Wow! That was so much cheaper than a divorce. 😀
IIRC we had to delete the last line, so
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
‘redacted’ by order of the registrar to
And here with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space.
I hope P/O Magee wouldn’t mind too much
Most of the guests could complete the last line from memory anyway.
Moggy
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th February 2012 at 08:43
What?
Butcher “High Flight”….??
You must have accidentaly got the Philistine Order of Service instead of the humanist one! 😮
I hereby declare your wedding nul and void.
By: Moggy C - 29th February 2012 at 08:07
As we were married at the Officers Mess, RAF Duxford we both felt it appropriate (if not a little corny) to choose ‘High Flight’
Regrettably it is necessary to butcher the last couple of lines since as has been noted above, mention of ‘God’ is not permitted.
Moggy
By: Arthur Pewtey - 29th February 2012 at 07:33
If you Google “humanist weddings” you might find something or at least get some ideas. I’ve been to a Humanist wedding and the readings were very good indeed; I only wish I could remember what they were!
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