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But only if you want one!

There are no real rules, remember? You do not need to include a reading in your ceremony, nor does it have to be one of these.

That said, readings are another way to make your ceremony personal to you as a couple. They can also offer a chance for you to invite a loved one up to share.

The readings below are some of our favorites. It’s a non-exhaustive list, and it’s updated regularly. Click around! If you find one that speaks to you as a couple, either here or elsewhere, let us know and we’ll incorporate it into your ceremony.

A wooden table with two taper candles melting beside a wooden candle holder, a clear glass bowl with red and orange wrapped ring pop candies, cocktail glasses, a small glass with a gold candle holder, and pink handwritten notes on postcards.

Bedroom Promises They say there is a whole world out there, somewhere beyond the white curtains of this bedroom. Outside, on any day, I smell smoke. I walk to work. I have a glass of wine. I pay a bill. I walk home. Somed

Jusmine Martin 6/10/25 Jusmine Martin 6/10/25

“How it is: your love making me kinder,
making me gentler.”
(A poem written specifically with Dearly Studio in mind.)

Jusmine Martin 5/1/25 Jusmine Martin 5/1/25

Love is awful.

Excerpt from All About Love: New Visions The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and o

Jusmine Martin 5/1/25 Jusmine Martin 5/1/25

To live our lives based on the principles of a love ethic – showing care, respect knowledge, integrity, and the will to cooperate – we have to be courageous.