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Granny23 Wed 12-Jun-13 12:18:38

DD2 is becoming desperate to find something appropriate for her 5 (nearly 6) year old DD to read during their civil wedding ceremony. I eventually wrote a short piece in rhyming couplet themed on 'there are 3 in this marriage' but DD2 took it and has yet to make any comment so I assume she does not like it.

DGD may only be 5 but she is well capable of saying her piece - see her in action youtu.be/bwufH6kw7xw

Can anyone come up with something suitable - a poem or even a song lyric - must not have any religious content as that is forbidden in a civil ceremony.

gillybob Wed 12-Jun-13 12:43:19

Hi Granny23 I came across this cute (albeit a little long) poem while looking for something similar myself. Perhaps you could cut/adapt it to suit.

Just a thought. Good luck. smile

WEDDINGS
If you go to a wedding, here’s what it means
No one wears trainers and no one wears jeans
Your best new clothes are all that you wear
And everyone in your whole family is there
Even some cousins that you’ve never known
And the grown-ups all say “Oh, how much you have grown!”
So everyone’s sitting in one big room
(except Sally and Richard, the bridge and groom)
Then all of a sudden things quieten down
And music starts playing and people turn round
And really slowly, Sally walks in
And she’s prettier now than she’s ever been.
She’s a bridge and she’s really great looking today
(when normally she looks just kind of okay)
She walks in and stands with her dad for a while
As Richard her boyfriend, awaits in the aisle
His hair is all combed and he’s wearing a tie
And then Sally’s mum starts to sniffle and cry.
And now it comes time for the “get-married” part
The Registrar says that we’re ready to start
So she talks and she talks about serious things
Then their friend Chris steps up holding two rings
He gives one to the groom and the other to the bride
Then his girlfriend, Janaki pulls him aside.
Then Sally and Richard kind of look at each other
And another big sniffle comes from Sally’s mother
And Sally and Richard put on the wedding rings
And they talk and they promise each other some things
They promise that they’ll love each other a lot
And help one another no matter what
And be with each other the rest of their life
Then the Registrar says “Now you are husband and wife”.
Then everyone’s in such a big happy mood
And you go to a party with very much food
Where you dance with some grown-ups and drink some wine
And then do a conga-dance in one long line
‘till Sally and Richard drive off in a car
and everyone’s thinking how happy they are
So we all yell goodbye and throw handfuls of rice
Then the whole thing is over. Weddings are nice!

harrigran Wed 12-Jun-13 12:46:14

Granny23 your DGD is delightful and so articulate, I can not imagine her having any problem with a reading smile

hespian Wed 12-Jun-13 12:49:56

I love a piece of "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams. I am sure you could find it on a search of wedding readings. It is from a children's book but is sometimes used at weddings. (Zara Phillips had it at hers -read by Prince Harry if I remember correctly.)

The piece I am talking about is about becoming real when you are really loved. It could be a lovely thing for a child to read but they would have to be pretty good at reading! The length of the piece could be up to your daughter to choose. Good luck anyway.

Movedalot Wed 12-Jun-13 12:58:56

I found masses on the Internet a couple of years ago. I suggest you Google Wedding Readings.

Grannylin Wed 12-Jun-13 14:52:28

Granny23, that's lovely-I think your DGD is probably capable of writing her own!smile

Granny23 Wed 12-Jun-13 15:11:41

Hespian I have just read your Velveteen Rabbit [sob, sob] and shall be reading it to the DGS when I have a good stock of paper hankies to hand.

Gillybob I like this very much and will pass it on to DD2.

Moved a lot I have been googling like mad but there are very few pieces suitable for the couple's child. I have found one piece called "All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten," by Robert Fulgham, which I will also pass on to DD.

Grannylin I think you are probably right - we should just let her say what she wants.

ninathenana Wed 12-Jun-13 20:42:04

I like this, and it's not too long.

I cannot promise you a life of sunshine
I cannot promise you riches,wealth or gold
I cannot promise you an easy pathway
That leads away from change or growing
But I can promise all my hearts devotion
A smile to chase away your tears of sorrow
A love that's ever true and ever growing
A hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow

These I Can Promise You by Mark Twain