What are famous wedding readings?

Several readings have become classics at UK weddings. Shakespeare's Sonnet 116, which begins "Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments", is a favourite for its strong statement about enduring love. Robert Fulghum's Union is a short, warm piece about the small realities of marriage, and it works well in civil ceremonies. The Apache blessing, sometimes called "Now you will feel no rain", is a poetic blessing that many couples use, though it is not from an actual Apache tradition, so check if that matters to you. From novels, the passage in Captain Corelli's Mandolin about love being "what is left after everything else" is often read, and Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet has a section on marriage that is popular in both religious and secular settings. Other well-known options include E.E. Cummings' "i carry your heart with me" and W.H. Auden's "Funeral Blues" is less common because it is sad, but some couples use it for its honesty. If you want something famous but shorter, a line from a Beatles song or a quote from a film can work, as long as the registrar approves it. Remember that religious readings, such as from Corinthians, are common in church weddings but not allowed in civil ceremonies.