{"id":55245,"date":"2018-08-21T07:21:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T21:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/the-best-wedding-readings-for-kids\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T11:09:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T00:09:15","slug":"the-best-wedding-readings-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/the-best-wedding-readings-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"The best wedding readings for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, you want to honour your child, niece, nephew or grandchild on your wedding day? One thing you can opt to do is to get them to do a nice little reading or recite a poem. Here are some of our favourite wedding readings<\/a> for kids:<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Sean and Danni Wedding Photographers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The places you will go! by\u00a0Dr. Seuss<\/h2>\n

You’ll be on your way up!
\nYou’ll be seeing great sights!
\nYou’ll join the high fliers
\nwho soar to high heights.<\/p>\n

You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed.
\nYou’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
\nWherever you fly, you’ll be the best of the best.
\nWherever you go, you will top all the rest.<\/p>\n

Except when you don’t.
\nBecause, sometimes, you won’t.<\/p>\n

But on you will go
\nthough the weather be foul.
\nOn you will go
\nthough your enemies prowl.
\nOn you will go
\nthough the Hakken-Kraks howl.
\nOnward up many
\na frightening creek,
\nthough your arms may get sore
\nand your sneakers may leak.<\/p>\n

On and on you will hike.
\nAnd I know you’ll hike far
\nand face up to your problems
\nwhatever they are.<\/p>\n

You’ll get mixed up, of course,
\nas you already know.
\nYou’ll get mixed up
\nwith many strange birds as you go.
\nSo be sure when you step.
\nStep with care and great tact
\nand remember that Life’s
\na Great Balancing Act.
\nJust never forget to be dexterous and deft.
\nAnd never mix up your right foot with your left.<\/p>\n

And will you succeed?
\nYes! You will, indeed!
\n(98 and \u00be percent guaranteed.)<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Black Avenue Productions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On your wedding day by Anonymous<\/h2>\n

Today is a day you will always remember
\nThe greatest in anyone’s life
\nYou’ll start off the day just two people in love
\nAnd end it as husband and wife<\/p>\n

It’s a brand new beginning, the start of a journey
\nWith moments to cherish and treasure
\nAnd although there’ll be times when you both disagree
\nThese will surely be outweighed by pleasure<\/p>\n

You’ll have heard many words of advice in the past
\nWhen the secrets of marriage were spoken
\nBut you know that the answers lie hidden inside
\nWhere the bond of true love is unbroken<\/p>\n

So live happy forever as lovers and friends
\nIt’s the dawn of a new life for you
\nAs you stand there together with love in your eyes
\nFrom the moment you whisper “I do”<\/p>\n

And with luck all your hopes and your dreams can be real
\nMay success find its way to your hearts
\nTomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys
\nBut today is the day it all starts<\/p>\n

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Outback romance: Liz and Cody\u2019s rustic country wedding – Photos courtesy of\u00a0Sally M Photography<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Good Wedding Cake by Anonymous<\/h2>\n

4lb of love.
\n1lb butter of youth.
\n\u00bdlb of good looks.
\n1lb sweet temper.
\n1lb of blindness of faults.
\n1lb of self-forgetfulness.
\n1lb of pounded wit.
\n1lb of good humour.
\n2 tablespoons of sweet argument.
\n1 pint of rippling laughter.
\n1 wine glass of common sense.
\n1oz modesty.
\nPut the love, good looks, and sweet temper into a well-furnished house. Beat the butter of youth to a cream, and mix well together with the blindness of faults. Stir the pounded wit and good humour into the sweet argument, then add the rippling laughter and common sense. Work the whole together until everything is well mixed, and bake gently forever.<\/p>\n

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Outback romance: Liz and Cody\u2019s rustic country wedding, Photos courtesy of Sally M Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The House At Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne<\/h2>\n

“Pooh, promise you won’t forget about me, ever. Not even when I’m a hundred.”<\/p>\n

Pooh thought for a little.
\n“How old shall I be then?”
\n“Ninety-nine.” Pooh nodded.
\n“I promise,” he said.<\/p>\n

Still, with his eyes on the world, Christopher Robin put out a hand and felt for Pooh’s paw.<\/p>\n

“Pooh,” said Christopher Robin earnestly, “if I – if I’m not quite” he stopped and tried again “Pooh, whatever happens, you will understand, won’t you?
\n“Understand what?”
\n“Oh, nothing.” He laughed and jumped to his feet. “Come on!”
\n“Where?” said Pooh.
\n“Anywhere,” said Christopher Robin.<\/p>\n

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