Using Readings to Enrich a Ceremony

As a celebrant, I enjoy the ceremony-creation process immensely, and always write with a view to making each ceremony as personal and as meaningful as possible for those involved. Like other celebrants, I often turn to poetry and literature to allow me the opportunity to enrich the message I am delivering and to really get to the heart of what my clients want to communicate – whether this is a wedding couple, a bereaved family, or the parents of a child being welcomed into a family.

It can be difficult to articulate how we feel in a given moment. When we are feeling particularly ‘emotional’, yet wanting to communicate how we feel, it can leave us tongue-tied. When declaring love and commitment, it can be difficult to express exactly how we feel in that moment. Similarly, in the midst of grief, it can be difficult for those experiencing loss to put thoughts and feelings into words. In these cases, a well-written piece of poetry or a quotation from a book can represent a powerful way to convey the sentiments involved. As a result, the inclusion of readings in a ceremony is something I always suggest to my clients; whether they are wanting to pay tribute to a loved one after death at a funeral service, or express their undying love at a vow renewal, or whether they want to make their guests smile by highlighting their partner’s poor culinary skills at a wedding ceremony!

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