You will need to have a reading from the Bible and you may want to choose a suitable passage. The priest can assist you. 1 Corinthians 13 is a popular choice, as is one of the Gospel passages suggested below.
You might also like to consider to make the service more personal by choosing a reader from amongst your guests or/and choosing an additional reading, which may not have to come from the Bible but could be a poem or some other suitable passage meaningful for you both.
Here are some suggested Bible readings to help you choose:
From The Old Testament:
From the New Testament
Epistles:
- Romans 7: 1-2 and 9-18
- Romans 8: 31-35 and 37-39
- Romans 12: 1-2 and 9-13
- Romans 15: 1-3 and 5-7 and 13
- 1 Corinthians 13
- Ephesians 3: 14-end
- Ephesians 4: 1-6
- Philippians 4: 4-9
- Colossians 3: 12-17
- 1 John 3: 18-end
- 1 John 4: 7-12
