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Wedding Information : Special Wedding Poems

April 16th, 2008

Love has always inspired poetry through the ages. Look at all the wonderful poets that go back centuries and you will see that most of them have a collection of love poems – or poems straight from the heart. Be it Shakespeare or Dante or Browning or Byron. Love is that special magic that sets the creative juices flowing.

Weddings are just made for poetry so why not infuse them with some more magic with poetry readings? This can be done within the actual ceremony or after it at the reception. If it is going to be read during the ceremony, it might be a good thing to make sure to inform the minister or the person presiding over the ceremony before the actual event. Both the bride and the groom could choose a particular piece of poetry that appeals to them and both could read it out. Alternatively, both could choose one poem and have someone read it out during the ceremony.

Most people have their favourite poets so you could always look around to see which poem from that poet would best describe the way you both feel. What the poem has to do is to try and say in verse what you feel in your heart. There is nothing as wonderfully touching as poetry to express what you feel.

If you have a creative spark in you, you could write the poem yourself. This is by far the best choice. It will also be the best way you can tell your spouse just how much you think of them. When you write the poem yourself, it’s like a part of you is there in those words.

If you do want to express your own feelings but can’t write in verse no matter how hard you tried, you could think of hiring the services of a wedding poem writer. All you will have to do is to guide him as to what you want written and what tone you would like the poem to have. You will also have to decide whether you will want to read the poem yourselves, to each other, to the audience or have a friend or close family member read it. The poem, naturally, will be slightly different in each case. It might be worth your while to get an experienced wedding poem writer so you can be sure you’ll get the best. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event and you need to get that one-in-a-million poem writer to give you the best.

To make sure the poem lives on forever, you could have it printed and framed along with a wedding photograph.