Finding a classic and beautiful passage for a ceremony reading at your wedding can make the nuptials stand out and fill it with sentiment. Literary genius Mark Twain said it best when he wrote A Marriage. This short and sweet piece, which celebrates the power of two people coming together in love, is an excerpt from a letter he wrote to his wife, Olivia Langdon Clemens, shortly before they wed. Its meaning makes it the perfect fit to be included in any ceremony and will capture the romance of the day, and the joy of what's to come.
A Marriage by Mark Twain
A marriage makes of two fractional lives a whole
It gives to two purposeless lives a work
And doubles the strength of each to perform it.
It gives to two questioning natures
A reason for living, and something to live for.
It will give new gladness to the sunshine
A new fragrance to the flowers
A new beauty to the earth
And a new mystery to life.
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