A field of light bordered by love: a wedding reading from Tony Kushner
Looking for wedding readings to honor your favorite soonlyweds? We recently featured the starry union of Raine and Alli who had a space-themed wedding with an astrology-based seating chart as well as this reading: for your consideration, here is An Epithalamion, a poem by playwright Tony Kushner!
It’s always been you, babe: wedding vows that will cause waterworks
Remember Leslie and Lexie’s waterfall wedding in Iceland? We’re honored that they’ve graciously shared their wedding vows with us. Dare we say they might even inspire waterworks (seriously, try not to cry when you read these wedding vows). Leslie’s Wedding Vows My love, you are my life, my love, my best friend, my everything. I […]
A lover’s time capsule: add a wine box ceremony to your wedding (with script)
A wine box (also know as a unity box, and different from boxed wine) at a wedding ceremony is a unique way for couples to mark the occasion – they often hold letters the couple wrote to each other, a bottle of wine, and two glasses, meant to be opened on a special anniversary. Typically, the ritual occurs after the vows are spoken, with the box in view nearby. Personalize this ceremony script to fit your own intentions, or use it as is!
The Seven Blessings: an inspired, personal version for a Jewish wedding
My having a Jewish background and my husband having a German background, we wanted to incorporate both cultures into the ceremony in a meaningful way. I rewrote the Seven Blessings to reflect our secular view of the world, with our family members reciting each one!
Still madly in love: a queer/trans 25th anniversary vow renewal
When we made promises to each other 25 years ago, who could have thought what was in store for both of us? We are both very different people now, and I’m so glad that we did the work as separate people and as a couple to be here today, and not just here. Here, still madly in love with each other after all this time.
The vows from this nerdy Star Wars wedding are Oscar-worthy
Where are the Oscars for wedding vows? Kat and Michael’s kinky and nerdy Star Wars wedding was filled with pop culture references, but their vows were totally original to them! We love that they’re writing their own love story – a Hollywood-worthy one, too! Try not to cry at these heartfelt and tender personalized wedding vows.