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eogara
Newlyweds!!!!
Member since 2/04 6592 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/3/2005 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Milleridge Cottage
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Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony
FH and I finally picked out our readings for the ceremony (interfaith - Jewish/Catholic with an interfaith minister). Anyway, we picked the standard Corinthians (Love is patient, love is kind...) but also a great passage from Corelli's Mandolin by Louise De Bernieres. I put the text below for anyone who may be looking for a secular reading.
"Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion... That is just being "in love," which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident."
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Posted 1/25/05 8:46 AM 
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Bunnymonkey
Feels like home to me...
Member since 6/04 4861 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/11/2005 5:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Raphael Vineyards
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Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony
wow! that is lovely and passionate and well written.
Thanks so much, I may just take it!
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Posted 1/25/05 8:48 AM
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snowprincess805
happily married
Member since 4/04 1941 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/13/2005 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Bourne Mansion
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Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony
i really like it - i think it is good
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Posted 1/25/05 9:53 AM
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melissaandsean
bestdayever
Member since 2/04 2228 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/20/2005 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Beach Club Estate, Ronkonkoma - A+
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Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony
this is great!
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Posted 1/25/05 2:35 PM
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sarahbelle
Old Married Lady
Member since 11/04 4160 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/8/2006 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Westbury Manor A++++
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Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony
I love that passage from Captain Correlli. We are using for our ceremony too.
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Posted 1/25/05 6:32 PM
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Goldi1021
Growing a miracle in my belly!
Member since 1/05 12772 total posts
Wedding Date:
2/18/2006 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Temple Avodah
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Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony
That sounds great. I remember having been asked to do a reading at my brother's wedding. My family is Jewish and my sister in law's family is Catholic. When she asked me to do a reading, I was honored but I had to think again knowing that Jewish weddings don't have readings.
My sister in law made sure that my brother's family (my sister and myself) read from the OLD Testament and her family read from the NEW Testament. It was more than appropriate for both sides and everyone was happy.
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Posted 1/25/05 11:13 PM
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hmpena
Momma to be- team blue!
Member since 1/05 14747 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/15/2006 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Fox Hollow A+
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Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony
This is such a beautiful reading!
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Posted 1/26/05 12:41 AM
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