Gay marriage readings
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Searching for the perfect ceremony reading to reflect you and your partner on your wedding day? From lighthearted poems to deepfelt romantic excerpts, we've compiled a list of thoughtful ceremony readings with Queer weddings in mind. Featuring passages written by LGBTQ+ authors and love letters with gender neutral language, examine out our 10 marvelous LGBTQ+ wedding ceremony readings below to include in your special day with pride and joy.
LGBTQ+ Wedding Ceremony Readings
Dear One by Mary Lambert
Where did you come from, bright star?
What heaven did you leap from, dear love?
How can I spell your name
Without the sound of Autumn
Underneath my tongue,
Without acknowledging the lovers who bent me in half
Praise them for bringing me to you
How can I say your name
Without also breathing the words
My god, I establish you.
How can I ever speak again with this mouth
When it has found where it belongs
When you handle me, I am a bed of calla lilies
I will build a house and fill it with evergreens
I will paint sunsets on every wall
So you can only see beautiful things
How can I utter love
Without wanting to fold myself into you
Like a thousand folio cranes?
Same Gender Wedding Ceremony
Word of welcome
My call is (Officiant), and I have the privilege of executing this ceremony today. On behalf of (Partner 1) and (Partner 2), welcome and thank you for being here.
They are thrilled that you are here today to contribute in their bliss during this awesome moment in their lives.
By your presence, you celebrate with them the adoration they have discovered in each other and you help their decision to commit themselves to one another for the rest of their lives.
The greatest happiness of existence is the conviction that we are loved, loved for ourselves. If there is anything improve than being loved, it is loving.
This afternoon we are here to mark love. We appear together to witness and proclaim the joining together of these two people in marriage.
This is the union of two individuals in heart, body, thought, and spirit, Therefore, marriage is not to be entered into lightly, but reverently, honestly, and deliberately. And it is into this union that (Partner 1) and (Partner 2) come now to be joined.
Reading
Now a reading that express the perception of joy and love on this occasion. It is called 'To My Friend':
I love you not only for what you
Another Great Wedding Ceremony Reading
Excerpt from the Goodridge v The Massachusetts Department of General Health ruling (written by Judge Margaret Marshall) that first legalized gay marriage in Massachusetts:
Marriage is a essential social institution. The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and joint support; it brings stability to our society. For those who choose to marry, and for their children, marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial, and social benefits. In return it imposes weighty legal, financial, and social obligations….Without question, civil marriage enhances the “welfare of the community.” It is a “social institution of the uppermost importance.” …
Marriage also bestows enormous intimate and social advantages on those who choose to wed. Civil marriage is at once a deeply personal vow to another human being and a highly public celebration of the ideals of mutuality, companionship, intimacy, fidelity, and family…. Because it fulfils yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our usual humanity, civil marriage is an admired institutio
Top Wedding Readings for Same Sex Couples
TOP WEDDING READINGS FOR Gay COUPLES (AND OTHERS)
“We’ve never been to a gay wedding before” said the grooms – “so we don’t know what to expect, what to include”. My reply was that a homosexual wedding ceremony is much the same as a mixed sex wedding ceremony. Just two people in love making a vow which they intend to last a lifetime. And that is absolutely true. However I carry out know that some LGBT+ couples are still struggling with discovery things which they feel demonstrate them and their relationship. From cake toppers to stationery to favours, much of what is out there is heavily geared to heterosexual couples.
Gender neutral wedding ceremony readings
This can be genuine when looking for wedding ceremony readings as well. There are lots of wedding readings which are gender neutral but there are also many which take for granted a bride and a groom with gender stereotypical roles. Of course many heterosexual couples don’t want to buy into that either.
What wedding ceremony readings and when to use them
When you are looking for wedding readings look for something which you both like. Something that fits your taste and life situation. Or trus