Just a Few Words
May 12th, 2008 @ 9:31 am by Mrs. Gingerbread
As you may recall, we are going to do a ring warming ceremony during our wedding. This Paloma’s Nest ring bowl looks like the perfect vessel that we can then keep as a momento from our wedding day.
The only thing that has kept us from ordering this already is that we’ve been struggling with what quote to use.
BIL Bee and Mr. Bee would be very proud to know that I actually used the spiffy search function to see what other members of the hive have already suggested. This yielded a great find in this thread, “Favorite Love Quote(s)” created on the boards by scoobert. Reader triciaj shared this:
My mom was helping my grandparents move out of their house of thirty-some years. She asked my grandfather if he was upset about leaving his home. He told my mom something that has always been my favorite love quote: “My home is where ever she is.” (Referring to my grandmother, of course.) Makes me all verklempt!
I love this sweet story and this is a great quote for the little ring warming bowl.
Do you have any other suggestions? I’m looking for short, but sweet. 
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18 Responses to “Just a Few Words”
“My home is wherever she is” is absolutely beautiful! Impactful, not over the top.
we used a line from our first dance song on the bowl that we ordered from paloma’s nest. our song is sister hazel’s “this kind of love” and the line goes “this kind of love is why i’m standing here” - so we used “…it’s why i’m standing here…”. we thought it was fitting because we are standing in front of all of our family and friends because we love each other. not that deep, but i still think it’s kinda cute - and i love using “…”
These are the short quotes I have… not sure if any are appropriate, but I thought I’d share.
“This day shall be a love day” ~William Shakespeare
“Without warning
as a whirlwind
swoops on an oak
Love shakes my heart.”
-Sappho
“If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me.”
-Shakespeare
“Oh, give me of the kisses of your mouth, For your love is more delightful than wine.” -Rumi
And your very flesh shall be a great poem. - Walt Whitman
“When lovers moan, they’re telling our story.” - Rumi, Like This.
“Beauty is the mine, Love is the diamond.” - Rumi
Without [her] love I can do nothing, with [her] love there is nothing I cannot do. -source uknown.
Where there is love there is life. - Ghandi
I just ordered one of this bowls and I simply love it. Since I’m portuguese and FI is french speaking Swiss (we live in Switzerland) I wrote the following quote: “Il était une fois… Era uma vez”, which means “Once upon a time” in both of our languages…
I think just “Wherever she is” would be short, sweet, and a bit enigmatic.
I really really like it - very sweet, poignant…and lovely that you can use it because it will apply to both of you, from both of you. love it.
I’m so thrilled that my grandparent’s story made someone smile. Good luck.
We are using DMB lyrics on our favor labels. My two favorite are:
Where you are is where I belong.
(from the song Where Are You Going?); and
You alone have all of me.
(from the song Rapunzel).
my heart has found the one it loves.
I used this all over my wedding!
I bought the “To Have And To Hold” one, but without the holes in the bow.
I think the holey one would be cute for the ceremony, but without the holes I think it’s cuter for your armoire or whatever.
I think “Home is where ever she is” is perfect!
I actually bought this for our wedding. i a fell in love with it! we got “to have and to hold” and our names and date. it is adorable and i cant wait to hang it in our house when the wedding is all done!!
I’m having the same issue… I want to order one of these, but I don’t know what to put on it! I really like the “wherever she is” idea - I think that’s beautiful. I think I might put, “my life is better because of you,” which is what Mr.GV said when he proposed.
that’s such a great quote!
my favorite “wedding love-y” is: “May the light of Love be with you every day” its from a folk song and I just love it!
good luck choosing!
I order two of these ring bowls - one for each ring bearer, one for each ring. They came and are wonderful. One says, “OF THIS WE ARE CERTAIN” which is an excerpt from a poem we are using in our vows. The other one says, “YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY MY ENDURING LOVE” which is from our ring ceremony. I love them! We replaced the silk string with an aqua ribbon to match the wedding colors. So sweet.
what about “My love, my wife”?
Mrs. Gingerbread, Vancouver
Age and Occupation: 32, Psychologist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Software Engineer
Engagement Date: Sometime in the fall of 2004
Wedding Date: July, 2008
Blogging Since: March 24, 2008
Venue: Rainforest wedding, beachfront restaurant reception
About Me: I recently moved to Canada from Southern California. Trying to plan a wedding in a new city, not to mention a new country, is tough, but the fact that we can get legally married here more than makes up for it! The wedding will be an opportunity for most of our family and friends to see our new city for the first time so it will be both a wedding and a reunion. Besides my future wife, I am also madly in love with a good bargain, Swedish pastries, Tivo, and my two dogs and calico cat (in no particular order).
I love those bowls. I have been wanting to get one too but I am having the same problem- what quote to use. =)