How about this for a cracker of a ceremony reading: 'In My Life' by John Lennon is one of those all time classics that melts every heart. Of course it's a great choice for wedding music, but choosing the whole song or just an excerpt from In My Life, also works well as a wedding ceremony reading. It can be read as a very poignant reminder of those who are no longer with us (or just absent). But it can also just be cut to the final few sentences and then it becomes intensely romantic. The choice is yours...

"In My Life” by John Lennon

"There are places I’ll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends, I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life, I’ve loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life, I love you more

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life, I love you more
In my life, I love you more"

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