The Bard abides: Shakespeare wedding readings and quotes for the rest of us
The Bard is the man. He’s definitely said a fair few words about love. And other topics totally relevant to weddings. I decided to trawl Shakespeare’s most famous works and pick out some rad quotes and readings from which to steal for your vows, readings, speeches, ironic ramblings, and ceremony in general. Shakespeare was a tongue-in-cheek dude, so there’s lots of snark, sweetness, realism, and general awesomeness to nick for your needs.
Secure your love 5ever with this love lock unity ceremony
Jessica and Tyler’s Magic the Gathering wedding featured a love lock unity ceremony where they clasped a lock around a metal tree. Love locks are popular in many cities, including Paris (so popular at the Pont des Arts, Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, and the Pont de l’Archevêché bridges that it’s becoming an architectural problem), but also a lovely idea that, when translated into a love lock unity ceremony, makes us swoon.
17 wedding readings from literature for bookish couples
Bookish couples: we know you and we love you. So we’re sharing a whole new batch of killer wedding readings just for you. We’ve got wedding readings from literature including the classics, children’s books, and even some young adult novels. Yep, love inspiration is errrrrywhere on bookshelves these days. Let’s get to these academic, erudite, and downright adorable wedding readings.
Super sweet foot-washing wedding ceremony idea
Cleo and Aaron’s gorgeous Georgia wedding had one specific feature that we hadn’t seen in a little while and had to call out: a foot-washing ceremony. This ceremony has roots in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Paganism, and other religions, and has taken on lots of forms in contemporary weddings. Mostly we just think it’s a really sweet way to show love and service between each other.
Ultra romantic wedding readings (with some real talk) from some of our favorite offbeat weddings
We trawled through our archives to find romantic wedding readings (and some with some real talk) that we hadn’t yet featured in our pretty substantial archive of wedding readings. Boy did we find some. From vacuum cleaners and mashed potatoes to onions and Bob Marley, love means a lot of things to a lot of people. See if any of these readings strike the right chord for your ceremony.
17 not-so-obvious wedding questions to ask your rabbi
Recently, Offbeat Bride posted a great article on questions to ask your officiant. I thought all the questions were spot-on and insightful. But it didn’t touch on everything. If you or your spouse-to-be are Jewish and you are planning to have a rabbi officiate at your wedding, here are some extra questions you might want to consider asking your rabbi…