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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!