I need a poem to read at my sisters wedding wedding?

Question

The wedding is next march and in Wales

Answer 1

The Apache Wedding Prayer is a beautiful and non-denominational prayer that really, to me, says it all. It was in the program at my wedding and I got so many comments on its use. It is also on the shorter sides, so there will be no complaints from antsy guests that want the ceremony over with so the party can start (thankyouverymuch my relatives)

Now you will feel no rain,
For each of you will be shelter to the other.

Now you will feel no cold,
For each of you will be warmth to the other.

Now there is no more loneliness,
For each of you will be companion to the other.

Now you are two bodies,
But there is one life before you.

Go now to your dwelling place,
To enter into the days of your togetherness.
And may your days be good and long upon the earth.

~ Apache Wedding Prayer Blessing

Answer 2

I think whether or not it is appropriate is a tough question, and has a lot to do with what the poem is like. If the poem is short, and appropriate to the occasion- say about how much he loves his family, or about the nature of love- then it would be far more appropriate than a people about something else entirely. If the poem is long, off topic, or sad, then I would lean toward not having it be a part of the ceremony. Have you considered having the poem be part of the reception? Read it before the traditional parents dance? A moment that might be difficult and sad for members of the audience might better be held at the less formal setting of the reception, with a song after to let people sit and think, dance together, or discuss their feelings just a bit before moving on to the rest of the festivities. Another option is to put the poem into a program or keepsake for the wedding. Your guests could receive the poem as a lovely insert and story put into the wedding invitation, making his words part of the announcement, as an insert in the wedding program, as a note tied into wedding favors, or another kind of keepsake. Including the poem written but not spoken as part of the event would remove chances of people crying, not hearing all the words, not knowing why it was being read, or having outside noises disturb the moment.

Answer 3

Poem:
March has finally come
Your love has no further to run
He has caught you Sis
And you I will miss
I know a brother I have gained
But me and Sis will never be the same
As for a poem I was to write and read for your wedding night
All I could share was my love for my sisters husband tonight
I see this is as your beginning
And I see my Sis has grew
May the bells ring and your love sing
For many years to come

The line, All I could share was my love for my sisters husband tonight, I don't think I would word it quite like that but you can change it any way you want, sounds like, never mind I wont say it and put thoughts in your head.

Answer 4

I read this at my best friends wedding and it brought everyone to tears because of the powerful message. You could edit out some of the stanzas if you wanted, I suppose.
Have fun at the wedding!

The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

Answer 5

Read the excerpt from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet about Marriage (or Love)

Answer 6

Try these:

To the lamp of love - may it burn brightest in the darkest hours and never flicker in the winds of trial.

May 'for better or worse' be far better than worse.

Remember that if you ever put your marital problems on the back burner they are sure to boil over.

Happy marriages begin when we marry the one we love, and they blossom when we love the one we married.

Answer 7

Wedding poems are based on religion! unless you tell us what religion you believe.Or if it's a inter cast marriage ! just get back to me!

Answer 8

Write one from the heart. That is the only way to go.

Answer 9

"The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carrol.

Answer 10

Read the one that the sister reads in IN HER SHOES