Couple 1 – I Promise
I promise to give you the best of myself and to ask no more than you can give. I promise to respect you as your own person and to realise that your interests, desires and needs are no less important than my own. I promise to share with you my time and my attention and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship. I promise to keep myself open to you, to let you see through the window of my world into my innermost fears and feelings, secrets and dreams. I promise to grow along with you, to be willing to face changes in order to keep our relationship alive and exciting. I promise to love you in good times and in bad, with all I have to give and all I feel inside in the only way I know how. Completely and forever
Couple 2 – Yes, I’ll Marry You, My Dear by Pam Ayres
Yes, I’ll marry you, my dear, and here’s the reason why: So I can push you out of bed when the baby starts to cry And if we hear a knocking and it’s creepy and it’s late, I hand you the torch you see and you investigate. Yes, I’ll marry you, my dear, you may not apprehend it,But when the tumble-drier goes it’s you that has to mend it, You have to face the neighbour, should our dog attack him, And if a drunkard fondles me, it’s you that has to whack him. Yes, I’ll marry you, my dear, you’re virile and you’re lean, My house is like a pigsty, you can help to keep it clean, That little sexy dinner which you served by candlelight, As I just do chipolatas, you can cook it every night! It’s you that has to work the drill and put up curtain track, And when I’ve got the PMT it’s you who gets the flak, I do see great advantages, but none of them for you, And so before you see the light, I do, I do, I do!
Couple 3 – I Will Be Here
If in the morning when you wake, The sun does not appear, I will be here. If in the dark we lose sight of love, Hold my hand and have no fear,
I will be here. I will be here,
When you feel like being quiet, When you need to speak your mind I will listen, Through the winning, losing, and trying we’ll be together, And I will be here. If in the morning when you awake, The future is unclear, I will be here. As sure as seasons were made for change, Our lifetimes were made for years,
I will be here. I will be here,
And you can cry on my shoulder, When the mirror tells us we’re older. I will hold you, to watch you grow in beauty, And tell you all the things you are to me, We’ll be together and I will be here. I will be true to the promises I’ve made, To you and to the one who gave you to me,
I will be here
Couple 4 – I Love You – Deanne Laura Gilbert:
‘I Love You’ means that I accept you for the person that you are, and that I don’t wish to change you into someone else. It means that I do not expect perfection from you, just as you don’t expect it from me.
‘I Love You’ means that I will love you and stand by you even through the worst of times. It means loving you when you are in a bad mood or too tired to do the things I want to do. It means loving you when you are down, not just when you’re fun to be with.
‘I Love You’ means that I know your deepest secrets and do not judge you for them, asking in return only that you do not judge me for mine. It means that I care enough not to let you go. It means thinking of you, dreaming of you, wanting and needing you constantly, and hoping you feel the same way for me.
‘I Love You’ means forever.
Couple 5 – Together
Hand in hand we walk together
Through the days ahead,
Side by side we stand
And face all problems head to head,
All our love we pool
In its sharing it grows stronger,
Now that two are one,
We are alone no longer.
Let friends and family witness
That our love has brought us here,
And may you all be joyful
As in our joy you share.
Couple 6 – All I want is you
If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I’d want is you to be my sweet honey bee
And if I was a tree growing tall and green
All I’d want is you to shade me and be my leaves
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea
If you were a river in the mountains tall
The rumble of your water would be my call
If you were the winter, I know I’d be the snow
Just as long as you were with me, when the cold winds blow
If you were a wink, I’d be a nod
If you were a seed, well I’d be a pod
If you were the floor, I’d want to be the rug
And if you were a kiss, I know I’d be a hug
If you were the wood, I’d be the fire
If you were the love, I’d be the desire
If you were a castle, I’d be your moat
And if you were an ocean, I’d learn to float
All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea
Couple 7 – Your Personal Penguin
I like you a lot You’re funny and kind So let me explain What I have in mind. I want to be your personal penguin I want to walk right by your side I want to be your personal penguin I want to travel with you far and wide Wherever you go, I’ll go there too Here and there and everywhere And always with you I want to be your personal penguin From now on Now lots of other penguins seem to do fine In a universe of nothing but ice But if could be yours and you could be mine A cosy little world would be twice as nice I want to be your personal penguin I want to talk to you night and day I want to be your personal penguin I want to listen to whatever you say Look at these wings, so perfect to hold you I’d like to say again What I have already told you Let me be your personal penguin From now on
Couple 8 – The Giraffe and The Monkey
Wherever we go Whatever we do Whenever there’s me I hope that there’s you. Now Money is Funny, it can make people odd. You forget to be happy, and you live for your job And fashion, is a passion, beset with a flaw You can dress to excess, but you’ll always need more And a muscle toned body, may sound like a dream But no body is better, than chocolate ice cream What I’m trying to say, is that happiness grows Not through your wages, or body or clothes
But in laughter and love, and in sharing your life. In the arms of another as husband and wife. So when you find someone who’s weird just like you Who laughs when you’re stupid and who makes you laugh too. When you sit on the sofa, not hiding you’re flaws. As imperfectly perfect, as the hand that holds yours. When the fortune of kings, or purse of a beggar. Won’t change how it feels, just being together.
When a cuddle and cuppa is all that you need…. Well then… you’ve found something quite special indeed.
Wherever we go
Whatever we do
Whenever there’s me I hope that there’s you.
Couple 9 – Never thought it possible
I never thought it possible That I would be standing here with you. It was something I thought was a fairy tale A happy ending to a children’s book I never thought it possible For it to be so true and so real We were merely friends Or so we thought we were I never thought it could change so fast It was chance I met you when you were in town. It was fate that brought us together Like a magnetic pull I was stuck quite happily And you were as well I loved you then and I still do But now I know I’m IN love with you I promise not to leave you I promise to stand by you and love you I never thought it possible That I’d be here you, But I’m glad I am and I will always love you.
Couple 10 – I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg
“I like you and I know why
I like you because you are a good person to like
I like you because when I tell you something special, you know it’s special
And you remember it a long, long time
You say, Remember when you told me something special
And both of us remember
When I think something is important you think it’s important too
We have good ideas
When I say something funny, you laugh
I think I’m funny and you think I’m funny too
Hah-hah!
I like you because you know where I’m ticklish
And you don’t tickle me there except just a little tiny bit sometimes
But if you do, then I know where to tickle you too
You know how to be silly — that’s why I like you
If I am getting ready to pop a paper bag,
then you are getting ready to jump
HOORAY!
I like you because when I am feeling sad
You don’t always cheer me up right away
Sometimes it is better to be sad
You can’t stand the others being so googly and gaggly every single minute
You want to think about things
It takes time
I like you because if I am mad at you
Then you are mad at me too
It’s awful when the other person isn’t
They are so nice and oooh you could just about punch them on the nose
I can’t remember when I didn’t like you
It must have been lonesome then
Even if it was the 999th of July
Even if it was August
Even if it was way down at the bottom of November
I would go on choosing you
And you would go on choosing me
Over and over again
And that’s how it would happen every time.”
Couple 11 – CS Lewis
Now at last they were beginning
Chapter One of the Great Story
No one on earth has ever read
Which goes on forever
In which every chapter is better
Than the one before
Couple 12 – May All Good Things Be Yours – Joanna Fuchs
Your happiness begins
With your wonderful wedding day.
You’ll share everything together;
Through it all, your love will stay.
Congratulations to you,
As you begin your happy life.
May all good things be yours,
As new husband and new wife.
Couple 13 – Love Is Friendship Caught Fire – Laura Hendricks
Love is friendship caught fire; it is quiet, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times.
It settles for less than perfection, and makes allowances for human weaknesses. Love is content with the present, hopes for the future, and does not brood over the past.
It is the day-in and day-out chronicles of irritations, problems, compromises, small disappointments, big victories, and working toward common goals. If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things you lack.
If you do not have it, no matter what else there is, it is not enough.
Couple 14 – True Friendship – Judy Bielicki
It is often said that it is love that makes the world go round. However, without doubt,
it is friendship which keeps our spinning existence on an even keel.
True friendship provides so many of the essentials for a happy life — it is the
foundation on which to build an enduring relationship, it is the mortar which bonds us
together in harmony, and it is the calm, warm protection we sometimes need when
the world outside seems cold and chaotic.
True friendship holds a mirror to our foibles and failings, without destroying our sense
of worthiness. True friendship nurtures our hopes, supports us in our
disappointments, and encourages us to grow to our best potential.
Bride and Groom came together as friends. Today, they pledge to
each other not only their love, but also the strength, warmth and, most importantly,
the fun of true friendship.
Couple 14 – You Are the Bubbles – Rachel Bright
Together, you are the bubbles in one another’s champagne, the morning sun through the window,
the breaking of a smile. Together, you are the one doughnut in the bag with more jam than any of the others, that photo where everyone looks great, the know-it-all-sing-out-of-tune-at-the-top-of-your-voice chorus of a favourite song. Together you are the beginnings of a big idea, the twinkly bits that hang in the sky after the firework goes bang, the cold thin air at the top of a mountain, the only two people in a crowded room. Together you are that unforgettable day of a holiday, an accidental adventure, a chocolate chip, pages ninety-eight to ninety-nine of a well-thumbed Mills & Boon, a bbq with friends, the spray of the sea, the nose of the cheese, a hug, a kiss, a hold-my-hand, a decision which, looking back, will seem to be the most excellent you ever made.
Together you are bubbles, the unburstable bubbles of the very best things in life, the only things any of us ever need.
Couple 15 – We’re All A Little Weird – Dr Seuss
We’re all a little weird, and life’s a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.
Couple 16 – What is A Family – Marin McKay
A family is….. the sweetest feelings the warmest hugs trust and togetherness
unconditional love the stories of our lives written on the same page. The nicest memories anyone has ever made treasured photos thankful tears hearts overflowing with all the years being there for one another supporting and caring understanding helping sharing walking life’s path together and making the journey more beautiful because we are a family….and a family is love.
Couple 17 – Lock and Key- Sarah Dessen
What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed there, regardless.
Couple 18 – I Love You – By Roy Croft
I love you,
Not only for what you are,
But for what I am when I am with you.
I love you,
Not only for what you have made of yourself,
But for what you are making of me.
I love you for
the part of me that you bring out;
I love you for
putting your hand into my heaped-up heart
And passing over all the foolish, weak things
that you can’t help dimly seeing there,
And for drawing out into the light
All the beautiful things
that no one else had looked
Quite far enough to find.
I love you because you have done
More than any creed
Could have done
To make me good,
And more than any fate could have done
To make me happy.
You have done it
Without a touch,
Without a word,
Without a sign.
You have done it by being yourself
Perhaps that is what
Being a friend means, after all.