Let's keep God as primary focus. I thought these were lovely and being a christian mandates me to tell others of the love of Jesus Christ....so here are passages that will help your planning.
Genesis 1:27-28a, 31a God's good and gracious work in creating man and woman for each other
Ruth 1:16 The devotion of Ruth to a new family
Song of Solomon 2:10-14, 16a The lover arrives in spring to call for his bride
Song of Solomon 8:6-7 A bride beseeches her lover to be faithful
Isaiah 26:3-4 Trust in God
Isaiah 43:1-7 Our redemption by God, and God's presence and love in our lives
Isaiah 55:10-13 God's word feeds and nurtures us
Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Our certain salvation and a new status
Jeremiah 29:11-13 Taken from Jeremiah's letter to the exiles in Babylon, the context is wayward people being called back into a righteous relationship with God. Taken out of context, it could be interpreted as a directive to seek the Lord, thus making it appropriate to some degree in a wedding ceremony.
Psalm 19 A Psalm praising God as creator
Psalm 34:8 A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Vs. 8 is particularly nice for weddings which include Holy Communion.
Psalm 98:1a, 4-6 A Psalm of praise
Psalm 100 A Psalm of praise
Psalm 119 The longest in the Bible, the entire Psalm is a reflection on God's laws, with verses 1-16 reflecting on walking always in God's way.
Psalm 127 A home built by God
Psalm 128 The blessings of lives led by God
Psalm 148 Praise the Lord
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 The values of human companionship
Tobit 8:5-9 Tobias and Sarah praise God and acknowledge Him as the creator who ordained marriage. Tobias prays for mercy and that God allow him and Sarah to grow old together. (This is the only verse I could find from the Apocrypha.)
Let's keep God as primary focus. I thought these were lovely and being a christian mandates me to tell others of the love of Jesus Christ....so here are passages that will help your planning.
Genesis 1:27-28a, 31a God's good and gracious work in creating man and woman for each other
Ruth 1:16 The devotion of Ruth to a new family
Song of Solomon 2:10-14, 16a The lover arrives in spring to call for his bride
Song of Solomon 8:6-7 A bride beseeches her lover to be faithful
Isaiah 26:3-4 Trust in God
Isaiah 43:1-7 Our redemption by God, and God's presence and love in our lives
Isaiah 55:10-13 God's word feeds and nurtures us
Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Our certain salvation and a new status
Jeremiah 29:11-13 Taken from Jeremiah's letter to the exiles in Babylon, the context is wayward people being called back into a righteous relationship with God. Taken out of context, it could be interpreted as a directive to seek the Lord, thus making it appropriate to some degree in a wedding ceremony.
Psalm 19 A Psalm praising God as creator
Psalm 34:8 A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Vs. 8 is particularly nice for weddings which include Holy Communion.
Psalm 98:1a, 4-6 A Psalm of praise
Psalm 100 A Psalm of praise
Psalm 119 The longest in the Bible, the entire Psalm is a reflection on God's laws, with verses 1-16 reflecting on walking always in God's way.
Psalm 127 A home built by God
Psalm 128 The blessings of lives led by God
Psalm 148 Praise the Lord
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 The values of human companionship
Tobit 8:5-9 Tobias and Sarah praise God and acknowledge Him as the creator who ordained marriage. Tobias prays for mercy and that God allow him and Sarah to grow old together. (This is the only verse I could find from the Apocrypha.)
Charlotte wishes you all a beautiful Christmas filled with loads of love, laughter and the true meaning of this blessed season.
Amen,Charley!
Born Blessed!
These are great. We wanted to use a scripture just wasn't to sure which 1, but you have gave me some ideas. Thank You
Here's the scripture that I loooooove.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, It does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, It is not easily angered, It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil But rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, Always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails
Hey Charly, thanks for sharing those scriptures. (Our resident preacher is just awesome - lol). Askalot, that is my favorite too!
Delight yourself in The Lord & He will give you the desires of your heart!Ps 37
Askalot that is nice but I wanted something that was not used often. Like the theme some "Oh perfect Love"...so tired of hearing that at weddings. Using a scripture reading most have not heard before says you really put a lot of effort into the planning details of your wedding.
Charlotte wishes you all a beautiful Christmas filled with loads of love, laughter and the true meaning of this blessed season.
Yes, I know it is very common. But, I love that scripture. It says so much and when me and FH "get into it" I have to take a breather and recite the poem. lol So, it's very dear to my heart. lol
I like this one, for the front of your invitations:
Genesis 2:24
A man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh"
This is so true for my FH, he was scared to move from home, and be on his own
That is definitely a plus to use for all those "Mama's boys" like my 10 year old son :-)
Charlotte wishes you all a beautiful Christmas filled with loads of love, laughter and the true meaning of this blessed season.
[quote="SeptBride"]Yes, I know it is very common. But, I love that scripture. It says so much and when me and FH "get into it" I have to take a breather and recite the poem. lol So, it's very dear to my heart. lol
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So true Askalot. This scripture really keeps me centered and focused.
Delight yourself in The Lord & He will give you the desires of your heart!Ps 37
I love you for putting this post in Charlotte! We have an article listing scripture readdings that may inteersetr you guys as well. Go to Bible verses for yourr wedding and print out the pages to help with your wedding. Such good christian brides you guys are!
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Hi there Rosey...nice to see you up and about, we were worried about you....are you feeling better?
Thank you for the compliment.
Charlotte wishes you all a beautiful Christmas filled with loads of love, laughter and the true meaning of this blessed season.
Thanks Rosie for the article, I just printed it out and will read it on the way home tonight. Also we missed ya, hope all is well.
Delight yourself in The Lord & He will give you the desires of your heart!Ps 37
Hey Rosie. Glad you are back. Please help me out! lol
Yes please help Septemberbride...opps I mean mean Septbride :-)
Charlotte wishes you all a beautiful Christmas filled with loads of love, laughter and the true meaning of this blessed season.
Get it right Charly!!!! That mess ain't funny!! You know how sensitivie I am about my name. lol
LOL
You ladies are too much!
Delight yourself in The Lord & He will give you the desires of your heart!Ps 37
[quote="SeptBride"]Get it right Charly!!!! That mess ain't funny!! You know how sensitivie I am about my name. lol
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Girl you know I only stress out my "girlz"...smooches :-)
Charlotte wishes you all a beautiful Christmas filled with loads of love, laughter and the true meaning of this blessed season.