Wedding readings allow ceremony customization.

Wedding readings are a great way to add a more personal touch to your wedding ceremony. As any new bride quickly discovers, church weddings or clergy-officiated weddings are often far less about the bride and groom and far more about tradition, so wedding readings offer the perfect compromise between the traditional and the more personal. While your clergy may offer you a list of suggested wedding readings, the choice is ultimately up to you.

Wedding readings can be from any number of sources, including the Bible, Quran, Book of Mormon, and more. These are wedding readings that would be specific to your religion, but you can also include wedding readings and wedding quotes that are favorites of you and your fiance’s or are special to your relationship. Is there a specific book you both love and bonded over? Include a passage in your wedding readings, then use a few lines in wedding quotes on the program.

Wedding readings are the perfect way to bring more of yourself into a ceremony that may be dictated by the church or your family. In fact, wedding readings can be read by any friend or loved one, so having a friend who understands the importance of your wedding readings read them in front of the audience will lend even more of a personal touch. Stuck for wedding readings? Get creative! Check your bookshelf, online, or even the library. When you find wedding readings you like, write them down.