“At night there was the feeling that we had come home, feeling no longer alone, waiting in the night to find the other one there, and not gone away; all the other things were unreal. We slept when we were tired and if we woke the other one woke too so no one was not alone. Often a man wishes to be alone and a girl wishes to be alone too and if they love each other they are jealous of that in each other, but I can truly say we never felt that. We could feel alone when we were together."
Wedding readings from literature are probably not that common anymore, but its seems like a noteworthy tradition that we should not overlook. Hemingway seems to write the definition of love in this paragraph above.
These two sentiments especially ring true: Love is "feeling no longer alone" and "feeling like all other things are unreal".
There are no rules who reads.
You can pick family members, friends, members of the wedding party - whoever can read clearly and speak up and doesn't get stage fright! You can choose the sister off the bride the brother of the groom or close friends.
Or perhaps you prefer a song more than a reading.
What is important is to convey a message of love. Listen to the message/song from the group Fleetwood Mac. One woman sings this song as guests are signing the register, as the bride is walking down the aisle or when the guests are entering/leaving the venue.
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