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Readings for Second Marriages

Wedding readings for second marriages, blended families and later-in-life weddings — about love that has been tested, chosen with care.

A second wedding, or a wedding later in life, often calls for readings with a little more experience in them: love that has been through something, companionship valued as much as romance, gratitude for arriving where you are. Robert Burns’s “John Anderson, My Jo,” about a couple who have climbed the hill together, is the classic example.

These readings suit couples who have been married before, those bringing children into a new family, and anyone who wants their ceremony to sound grown-up. For writing your own promises, see how to write your own vows.

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