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Wedding Ceremony readings

Wedding ceremony readings can be nonreligious and all about love — we’ve got tons of examples of wedding readings from books, songs, poems, and more! Be sure to check out ALL our wedding ceremony advice like how to officiate a wedding, dozens of wedding ceremony scripts, and even wedding vow examples! We’ve also got info about handfasting and other unity ceremonies. You’ll want to start here: Wedding Ceremony 101.

Fantasy and sci-fi wedding readings as seen on @offbeatbride

Getting our pon farr on: 8 nerdtastic fantasy and sci-fi wedding readings

We’ve covered a TON of geeky love quotes that you can nab for your vows and ceremony, but what about sci-fi and fantasy wedding readings? We’ve found some geeky, science-y, and fantasy-loving readings to fill your nerd heart with joy. Get ready for Neil Gaiman, Phillip Pulman, Douglas Adams, and more of your speculative fiction specialists extolling the virtues of lurve. Let’s get our pon farr on.

Black Bride and Groom pose together on their wedding day. The groom is kissing the bride on the cheek as she smiles and holds her bouquet in the air.

42 romantic quotes to make your toes curl

You’ve seen our list of 52 incredibly romantic and not (too) cheesy love quotes, right? Well, I’m here to give you Part Two, with 42 more quotes to make your toes curl in the best possible ways.

Science-y ceremony reading

Add a science-y vibe to your ceremony with this mash-up reading

You’ll be seeing a LEGO-themed wedding later in the week that will make any LEGO fan wet their pants with delight, but Jess and Mac also included some science into their ceremony instead of any religious readings that we couldn’t resist previewing. This is a mash-up of different writings from the likes of Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Albert Einstein, and others. Put on your thinking caps and see if a reading like this is right for you!

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Steal-able (and properly researched) quotes on love, hope, and partnership for your wedding

We decided the cheapest way to decorate a literary-themed wedding is to take quotes from our favorite authors and poets about love, hope, marriage and happiness, and get a friend with good penmanship to put them up on the chalkboards for us. I wanted a good mix of science fiction and classical writers that we both loved. I’d share with you all these awesome, (and researched!) steal-able quotes…