The words on your program and invitation can help set the mood and theme
for your wedding. You are welcome to use any of your own words, but
sometimes it is difficult to come up with words to express exactly how you
feel. Here is a compilation of words and verses for you to browse through
and use in their entirety, or to inspire you.
Love
knows no limit
to its endurance
no end
to its trust,
Love still stands
when all else has fallen
~~ 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
And now abideth
Faith, Hope, Love, all three
and the greatest of these
is Love
~~ 1 Corinthians 13:13
This is My commandment,
that you love one another
as I have loved you
~~ John 15:12
Delight yourself also in the Lord
And He shall give you
the desires of your heart
~~ Psalm 37:4
This is my beloved this is my friend.
~~ Song of Solomon 5:16
I hold you in my heart
for we have shared together
God's blessings
~~ Philippians 1:7
Through love
serve one another
~~ Galatians 5:13
I have great joy
and encouragement
because of your love
~~ Philemon 7
I am my beloved's
and my beloved is mine...
~~ Song of Solomon 6:3
I have found the one
whom my soul loves
~~ Song of Solomon 3:4
... if we love one another, God lives in us
and His love is made complete in us.
~~ 1 John 4:12
Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one.
~~ Friedrich Halm
There is only one happiness in life,
to love and be loved.
~~ George Sand
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil,
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
~~ 1 Corinthians 13:4
Delight yourself in the Lord and
He will give you the desires of your heart.
~~ Psalm 37:4
Came but for friendship,
and took away love.
~~ Thomas Moore
Grow old along with me
the best is yet to be.
~~ Robert Browning
I love you not only for what you are,
but for what I am when I am with you
~~ Roy Croft
As we grow older together,
As we continue to change with age,
There is one thing that will never change. . .
I will always keep falling in love with you.
~~ Karen Clodfelder
Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.
~~ William Shakespeare
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart.
~~ Helen Keller
We sat side by side in the morning light
and looked out at the future together.
~~ Brian Andres
Love is friendship set on fire.
~~ Jeremy Taylor
Age does not protect you from love
but love to some extent protects you from age.
~~ Jeanne Moreau
There is only one happiness in life,
to love and be loved.
~~ George Sand
Love is a never ending feeling.
~~ Adeil Prince
Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.
~~ John Lyly
Came but for friendship, and took away love.
~~ Thomas Moore
When you love someone,
all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
~~ Elizabeth Bowen
Marriage is not a ritual or an end.
It is a long, intricate,
intimate dance together
and nothing matters more
than your own sense of balance
and your choice of partner.
~~ Amy Bloom
What a grand thing, to be loved!
What a grander thing still, to love!
~~ Victor Hugo
Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.
~~ William Shakespeare
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
that word is love.
~~ Sophocles
You don't marry someone you can live with,
you marry the person who you cannot live without.
~~ Unknown
There is no remedy for love but to love more.
~~ Thoreau
Love bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.
~~ 1 Corinthians Friends
A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift,
A friend is someone we treasure
for our friendship is a gift.
A friend is someone who fills our lives
with beauty, joy, and grace
And makes the whole world we live in
a better and happier place.
~~ Jean Kyler McManus
What You Are To Me
I am a rose, you are my thorns,
clutching to me, protecting me.
I am the sun, you are my rays,
helping me to shine and to be all that I can.
I am a lake, you are my water,
filling me with ideas, dreams, and hopes for the future.
I am a tree, you are my leaves,
sharing who and what I am
and becoming an important part of my life.
I am a heart, you are my beat,
beating rhythmically to my happiness,
my fear, my sadness, my excitement.
I am me and you are with me,
to share all that I am,
to share life, love, and happiness.
Always.
~~ Bernice Ellrick
Have you ever felt like you knew someone a long, long time ago?
Another place, another time, a friendship of the souls?
Two people who share a bond for reasons neither know,
A feeling that they were friends, a long, long time ago?
Did they stumble onto each other by pure circumstance,
Or was it fate and destiny that played a certain hand?
Two souls intertwined, they are worlds apart,
But the soul, it knows no difference, in matters of the heart.
Somehow they are drawn together, fate has brought them back,
Each living worlds apart, they journey separate paths.
When this life is over, and a new life begins,
Their souls will find each other, two souls that we call friends.
~~ Lia Fail
Standing by,
All the way.
Here to help you through your day.
Holding you up,
When you are weak,
Helping you find what it is you seek.
Catching your tears,
When you cry.
Pulling you through when the tide is high.
Absorbing your voice
When you talk.
Standing by when you learn to walk.
Just being there,
Through thick and thin,
All just to say, you are my friend.
~~ Brittani Kokko
Friendship is like the breeze,
You can't hold it,
Smell it,
Taste it,
Or know when it's coming,
But you can always feel it,
And you'll always know it's there,
It may come and then go,
But you can know it'll always be back.
~~ Terri Fanning
Friends will come and friends will go,
The seasons change and it will show,
I will age and so will you,
But our friendship stays, strong and true
~~ Anonymous
My Vow To You
When you are sad, I will dry your tears
When you are scared, I will comfort your fears
When you need love, my heart I will share
When you are sick, for you I will care
You will feel my love when we are apart
Knowing that nothing will change my heart
When you are worried, I will give you hope
When you are confused, I will help you cope
When you are lost, and can't see the light
My love will be a beacon, shining ever so bright
This is my vow, one that I pledge till the end
For you above all are my wife and best friend
These words I have written, speak of my love for you
From my lips these words spoken, shall always ring true
God has blessed me, and with your hand in mine
Both of our hearts, will forever intertwine
Into all lives, falls pain and sorrows,
I promise together, we will meet all tomorrows
Happy in marriage, honor and love
blessed in unity by God above
~~ Earl J. Dawson Jr.
As Long As You're Near
The first time we met I could see,
That you and I were meant to be.
Your eyes were so gentle,
Your smile so true,
When you first held my hand I just knew.
Now the time has gone by
Through laughter and tears,
These days I shall cherish for years upon years.
Those memories we have shall never fade,
For those are the steps that we have made.
That was the past,
The future is near,
I anxiously wait for what will appear.
New homes, more laughter, children so dear,
Everything will be wonderful as long as you're near.
~~ Cristy Smith
Irish Blessings
An Irish Wedding Blessing
May God be with you and bless you
May you see your children's children
May you be poor in misfortunes,
Rich in blessings
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward
An Irish Blessing For Weddings
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon the fields.
May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile
from your lips, A twinkle from your eye.
And when eternity beckons,
at the end of a life heaped high with love,
May the good Lord embrace you
with the arms that have nurtured you
the whole length of your joy-filled days.
May the gracious God hold you both
in the palm of His hands.
And, today, may the Spirit of Love
find a dwelling place in your hearts. Amen.
Together Forever
Down life's long road, through hills and
mountains, valleys and seas, we'll cross any obstacle,
united we'll be, the love we have is patient and kind, a love
that will last for all of time, together now as husband and
wife, hand in hand, for the rest of our life."
A Marriage Blessing
May you be poor in misfortune,
rich in blessings,
slow to argue and quick to forgive,
But rich or poor,
quick or slow,
may you know nothing but happiness
from this day forward.
Irish Wedding Blessing
May your hands be forever clasped in friendship
and your hearts joined forever in love.
Irish Wedding Song
There they stand hand in hand, and exchange wedding bands.
Today is the day of all their dreams and plans.
And all of there loved ones are here to say
God bless this couple who marry today
In good times and bad times, in sickness and health
May they know that riches are not needed for wealth
Have them face problems they'll meet on there way
God bless this couple who marry today
May they find peace of mind, comes to all who are kind
May the rough times ahead, become triumphs in time
May their children be happy each day
God bless this family who started today
In good times and bad times, in sickness and health
May they know that riches are not needed for wealth
Have them face problems they'll meet on there way
God bless this couple who marry today
As they go, may they know every love that will show
And as life gets shorter, may ther feelings grow
Wherever they travel, wherever they stay
God bless this couple who marry today
In good times and bad times, in sickness and health
May they know that riches are not needed for wealth
Have them face problems they'll meet on their way
God bless this couple who marry today
God bless this couple who marry today
May Time Bring You Closer Together
Ethnic Verses
Jumping the Broom
Our ancestors saw the
wedding brooms not only
as the threshold of
the holy land
of matrimony, but as a
means of sweeping
away evil from the
paths of their lives.
We have jumped
the wedding broom
today as a vow . . .
to remember our past
with pride, to reclaim
and relate our heritage
and our customs, and
to sweep away hatred,
cruelty and prejudice
from our paths.
Thank you for
celebrating our union
and our heritage and for
remembering with us.
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