Words for inspiration....

"It is a glorious privilege to live, to know, to act, to listen, to behold, to love. To look up at the blue summer sky; to see the sun sink slowly beyond the line of the horizon; to watch the worlds come twinkling into view, first one by one, and the myriads that no man can count, and lo! the universe is white with them; and you and I are here."
Marco Morrow

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
Emily Bronte

"I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"They gave each other a smile with a future in it."
Ring Lardner

"To love is nothing. To be loved is something. To love, and to be loved is everything."
T.Tolis

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."
Robert Heinlein

"In true marriage lies
Nor equal, nor unequal: each fulfils
Defect in each, and always thought in thought,
Purpose in purpose, will in will, they grow,.
The single pure and perfect animal,
The two-celled heart beating, with one full stroke,
Life."
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (from The Princess)


Speech Snippet Sample Ideas -

Best Man:

'I've known (GROOM) since we were both toothless and obsessed with crayons. His personality has been pretty much set from around that time. He is an intelligent, fun, caring person but he does have one major downfall - punctuality. If you organise to meet up with (GROOM), you can be almost certain that you will be reaching a point of homicidal frustration when he'll stroll in, look mildly surprised and say something like, 'I thought you said 1pm?' So I knew that he had met someone special when I went over to his place and found him in an uncharacteristic rush. He was meeting (BRIDE) two hours later. Around the corner from his house. This was serious.'
Agnes Gajewska (from Wedding Speeches, Perfect Words for a Perfect Day

Maid of Honour:

'Since (BRIDE) loves shoes, I'd like to bestow a little shoe blessing on the happy couple: May your marriage be as glorious as a Jimmy Choo store, may you have both style and comfort, may you avoid blisters and unstable ground, may your days be filled with smooth surfaces, sunshine and glamour. When you occasionally chip off your heel or lose a shoelace may your family and friends be there with spares. For (GROOM) may (BRIDE) be your heel-grip and for (BRIDE) may (GROOM) be your water protector. May the life you are commencing today together be your greatest ensemble and when you are old and your heels finally snap, may you look back on your lives together and smile.'
Agnes Gajewska (from Wedding Speeches, Perfect Words for a Perfect Day


Words which can be used by anyone:

'You know, I wouldn't give my (best friend, sibling, child) to just anyone who walked in and swept (him/her) off (his/her) feet. But as I have gotten to know you,  I've noted a really kind heart, a quirky sense of humour, and an ability to plan for the future without forgetting to live in the present. All of those things make you perfect for my (best friend, sibling, child). You have my blessing, you may now kiss the bride. Wait? Have we done that part already?'
Agnes Gajewska (from Wedding Speeches, Perfect Words for a Perfect Day