Wedding Poems: 73 Sweet Ideas for Your Ceremony
Browse our extensive library of wedding poems and find one that's perfect for your wedding day!
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Whether you’re looking for a wedding poem to use during a reading, or a wedding poem to use in your speech, you’ll find lots of romantic, traditional and funny wedding poems in our round-up.
The poems all vary in length, with some ideal for stand-alone readings and some short enough to slot into your winning wedding speech. From religious odes to classical texts and funny haikus that will get the congregation giggling, you’re bound to find something perfect below.
- Popular Wedding Poems
- Traditional Wedding Poems
- Romantic Wedding Poems
- Funny Wedding Poems
- Religious Wedding Poems
- Short Wedding Poems
- Modern Wedding Poems
Popular Wedding Poems
From Shakespeare to Mark Twain, these wedding poems are the top picks from our whole library. All of these popular wedding poems would not only make great readings, but can even be adopted as wedding vows.
This Day I Married My Best Friend
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Traditional Wedding Poems
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Everyone knows and loves these timeless wedding poems – and for good reason. However long ago they were written, they capture the universal truth about love and what it really means.
Love’s Philosophy Love and FriendshipExtract from Hamlet
Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
O My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
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Romantic Wedding Poems
From classic to contemporary love poems, these gorgeous romantic poems will make your heart skip a beat when you hear them read during your ceremony or included in a speech at your reception.
The Minute I Heard My First Love Story
Extracts from Romeo and Juliet
Funny Wedding Poems
Soppy love poems aren’t for everyone. The truth is your marriage will have many moments in which you’ll need a good sense of humour to get you through! Show off your personality and the silly side that keeps you two laughing together with these funny wedding poems.
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Marriage is for Life, Not Just the Wedding Day
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Religious Wedding Poems
A religious poem or reading is a fantastic way to honour your faith on your wedding day. Among our selection here you’ll find both bible verses and prayers that read just as beautifully as a poem.
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Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
Extract from A Native American Wedding Ceremony
Extract from The Divine Comedy
Short Wedding Poems
Ideal for slotting into speeches or vows, these short and sweet poems will help you say the words you’ve been struggling to find.
Again and Again, However We Know The Landscape of Love
Quote from AristotleTouch My Heart
This Day I Married My Best Friend
Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
Modern Wedding Poems
Modern poems and readings are perfect for couples looking to move away from tradition and surprise guests with something they likely haven’t heard before.
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As Once the Winged Energy of Delight
Becalmed, Bedazzled, Bewitched, Besotted…
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