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Jane Austen quotes as seen on @offbeatbride #janeausten #wedding

Pledge your troth to these romantic (and snarky!) Jane Austen quotes

Whether your destined for the stoic Mr. Darcy or like me, lamented the passing of your favorite Col. Brandon (we miss you, Alan!), Jane Austen’s characters forever changed many of our romantic sentiments for better or worse. It is a truth universally acknowledged, though, that Jane Austen quotes are always ripe for plucking for lovely and old-fashioned swoon-y sentiment. Let’s pick the most romantic, clever, and even snarky Jane Austen quotes for when we are all fools in love.

Winnie the Pooh love quotes for your wedding vows as seen on @offbeatbride #wedding #weddingvows #vows

Vow-worthy Winnie the Pooh quotes that will hug your inner kid

Be warned: this is one set of love quotes that will conjure ALL your inner kid feels… hardcore. I may have gotten misty just sourcing these bad boys. Put on your ’80s and ’90s kid nostalgia hats on for this: Winnie the Pooh quotes to nab for your vows, your readings, and your little love notes to your partner. Are there two friends more worthy of emulation than Pooh and Piglet? #lovegoals. Get your hankies out and prepare to feel ALL THE FEELS.

Shakespeare wedding readings and quotes as seen on @offbeatbride

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.

Wedding readings from books as seen on @offbeatbride

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.

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.

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Proudfeet! Turning Bilbo’s birthday speech into geektacular vows

Remember Proudfeet from Bilbo’s birthday speech in Lord of the Rings? Heather and John, instead of using traditional vows, decided to adapt the awesome speech for their ceremony, including a perfectly-timed shout-out to “Proudfeet.” See how they did it!