Readings...

Here are a few things I found that are traditional wedding readings :::::

Scottish Wedding Prayer
Lord help us to remember when
We first met and the strong
love that grew between us.
To work that love into
practical things so that nothing
can divide us.
We ask for words both kind
and loving and hearts always
ready to ask forgiveness
as well as to forgive.
Dear Lord, we put our
marriage into your hands

Song of Solomon 2:10-13
My beloved responded and said to me,
'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
'For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
'The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
'The fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!'


Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.

For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.

Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?

And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.


Ruth 1:16-17
But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.

"Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus may the LORD do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me."

An excerpt from "The Master Speed" by Robert Frost
Two such as you with such a master speed
Cannot be parted nor be swept away
From one another once you are agreed
That life is only life forevermore
Together wing to wing and oar to oar.

Neat ideas....

I found these ideas at http://weddings.about.com/cs/style/a/unityceremony.htm

Celtic Oathing Stone
"The couple holds or puts their hands on a stone during their vows to "set them in stone" (I also believe this is where this phrase comes from, or so the rumor goes)."

Truce Bell.
A bell is rung on the wedding day, the happiest day of the couple's lives and then is placed in a central location in the home. If the couple starts to argue, one of them can ring the truce bell, reminding them both of that happiness and hopefully ending the disagreement quickly.

I found these at ::::: http://www.celticcolours.com/weddingtraditions.aspx
The Marriage Bell

Celtic tradition has it that every young couple should receive at least one bell as a wedding gift. The bell is placed strategically in the newlyweds' home, visible to all. When the inevitable argument or disagreement takes place one of the couple may ring the bell to end the discord and declare a truce without an admission of guilt or fault.

Bridal Bouquet

Tuck a sprig of shamrock into an Irish bouquet or a branch of white heather for the Scottish. Each thought to bring good luck.

Irish Horseshoe

To be sown into wedding gown or the be tucked into the bridal bouquet. The horseshoe has always been associated with good luck because of the level of importance the Celts placed on their livestock, particularly their horses.

Update on our big wedding 8-21-10....

So far
We've picked a date : Saturday August 21st 2010
We've picked colors : Crimson, Cream and black... what else right
We've decided to invite 25- 50 people, depending on who's in town and can make it.
And we've talked about cakes... red velvet and chocolate with butter cream frosting.

We're also narrowing down the following venues to host our big day :::
-Shawnee Country Club -The Montford Inn b+b in Norman
-Casa Bella b+b in Norman -The cutting Garden b+b in Norman
-Holmberg house b+b in Norman - Whispering pines b+b in Norman
-Holiday Inn express in Shawnee
We'll obviously make a definite decision when we get back in town.

I'm super excited because we're pretty much getting a do- over of our wedding day. Our original
wedding day was filled with stress. It was not really what I envisioned for our big day. And so now we're going to be able to plan it exactly the way we want it and really enjoy the day.

Things are changing... but for the good!

Everything we've been waiting on for the last year is about to happen! We're going home!!! And for good this time. We're finally going to be able to plant roots and buy a house soon. It's almost like huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. We're finally going home! Now we're just counting down until we hop in the truck and drive away!!! YAY!!!