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I've noticed in my Google stats that I get an awful lot of hits for “Eclectic Wedding Readings” - so I thought I should try to help those Google-ing brides out by sharing some of my favorite places to find awesome readings for your wedding. You can always check out my post on incorporating readings into your ceremony, as well, if you're not sure where to stick that fabulous reading you have to have into your ceremony!
My go-to wedding reading depositories are this Offbeat Bride post and this thread on Indie Bride. They both take a little bit of digging, but it's worth the effort. For some more “traditional” ideas check out Wedding Yellow Pages or Today's Weddings.
Also, look to your favorite books - maybe a book you've both enjoyed or a poet or artist that you admire. And don't think that the readings all have to be about love! Look for other wedding themes such as commitment, togetherness or anything else that really represents what you want your wedding to reflect.
As you browse the internet, combing through pages and pages of readings, here's a suggestion - start a Google Notebook to collect your “clippings.” Kind of like an easily maintained internet scrapbook, you can copy and post love quotes, poetry and readings you are considering into it, as well as links (for when you find a good site of readings you may want to share). I have a Google Notebook I use to collect wedding readings and quotes that I may want to use at a later point. I also like that you can make the notebook public to share with anyone you'd like.
So, “Eclectic Wedding Reading” searchers, I hope this helps you out. Best of luck on your wedding journey!
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@mainfr4me: Oh no! I just looked it up, and you’re right! No new users are being accepted 
Google Docs is a great substitute - I especially love that it can be shared. I don’t know what I did before GMail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs.
@Jessie Blum @ Eclectic Unions: I believe most people had a flurry of Word Docs that over time you weren’t sure which was the last to get edited 
You could also use something like PBWiki, which I’ve used for my college class group projects - create users, add content, view anywhere 
Scratch that - PBWiki is now PBWorks - looks like the same concept though.
These are great resources, Jessie! Thanks! I also love some parts of “I Like You” by Sandol Stoddard. You can check out parts of it using another one of the best Googleventions–GoogleBooks!
This is very helpful; thanks for this post!
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Jessie Blum, New Jersey
Vendor: Officiant
Website: Eclectic Unions
About Me: I began writing & officiating wedding ceremonies in 2008, and love every single moment of it. It all started when my best friend asked me to officiate her Jewish/Lutheran/Pagan (but completely non-religious!) wedding - since then, I've found a love and passion for creating original wedding ceremonies that truly reflect the couples being married. Wedding ceremonies should be all about the bride & groom's love, relationship, and commitment, and I do my best to make sure everything is just perfect! I live in Northern New Jersey with my fiance and our two kitties, and, when I'm not meeting with my awesome couples or writing wedding ceremonies, I love to knit, obsessively check my email, and plan my own wedding (Oct 2010!).
I believe Google Notebook is going away(or, not taking new users), but my fiance and I have been storing our notes in Google Docs, which we share and edit while I’m at work and she’s at her office too.