Wedding poetry - when you need to say more than just 'I do'
If you're a hopeless romantic and longing to spout some wedding poetry to your beloved, your wedding is the day you'll get away with it…
Wedding poetry to express your love
Your new spouse will be so impressed at your effort to serenade him/her with some wedding poetry, that even if you're an awful poet, you'll be forgiven. And your courage to publicly declare your feelings in verse will touch your wedding guests too.
The ideal opportunity to recite poetry to each other is when you're standing at the altar. The marriage ceremony is the most intimate part of the wedding and thus the perfect time for wedding poetry.
The best wedding poems are romantic verses that express what you believe about love and marriage. So love poetry is a natural choice to use for wedding poems. Some examples of famous love poems by poets like Eliot, Emily Dickenson, Byron etc, that can easily be borrowed for a marriage ceremony can be found at Weddings.about.com.
Writing your own wedding poetry or getting outside help
Your wedding is a sentimental occasion so everyone will be in the mood for romance and roses. You have the option of writing your own wedding poetry or choosing the appropriate poem from the vast selection available online. A useful site for a wide range of poems (from Hindu wedding poetry to poems containing practical advice about marriage) is documentsanddesigns.com.
Amazon.com recommends Into the Garden, an anthology of poetry on love and marriage to help you find the perfect wedding poetry to tell your spouse how you feel. Click here for more details.
If you want to be original and pen something really unique and personal, oncewed.com gives step-by-step advice on how to craft your own wedding poetry. Remember to write from the heart and you'll reach the heart.
Other uses for wedding poetry
There are endless uses for wedding poetry: they can be used before, during, or after a wedding.
Invitations - If standard invitation wording is not for you, then consider using a poem; just remember to include all the important information your guests will need.
Programme - You can include wedding poetry in the programme at the wedding.
For toasts and speeches -The best man, matron of honour, parents of the bride or groom or anyone else can use wedding poetry in a toasting speech to either or both the bride and the groom.
Thank you cards or notes - When thanking your guests for sharing your special day with you, use a personalised wedding poem instead of just plain text. Your guests will truly appreciate the time you put into thanking them for attending.
Remember not to overdo the ways you decide to use poetry for your wedding - decide where wedding poetry will be most appropriate and keep it sweet and simple.
Beautiful words on marriage from Kahil Gibran's The Prophet summarises what marriage is all about perfectly:
"Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping…and stand together yet not too near together: for the pillars of the temple stand apart, and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow."
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Your wedding is a sentimental occasion so everyone will be in the mood for romance and roses. You have the option of writing your own wedding poetry or choosing the appropriate poem from the vast selection available online. A useful site for a wide range of poems (from Hindu wedding poetry to poems containing practical advice about marriage) is 
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