Weddingbee Blog

I’ve talked again and again about how Mr. Cardigan and I want to make our wedding meaningful and personal. However, most of the things that I’ve talked about so far have more to do with decorations and traditions than the actual ceremony itself. Lest you think that we don’t care about the ceremony, I figure it’s about time to tell you how we’re going to make the ceremony as special and unique to us as we possibly can.

One of my favorite personal touches we’re adding to the ceremony is our reading. Originally, I never planned on having any readings during our ceremony at all—I hadn’t ever seen one I really liked, and most of the ones I had heard were very stuffy and formal, and just not us at all. But then, I heard this poem. And before I share it, I want to say that I know it’s not the most unique choice out there—this poem has really blown up in the wedding world over the past year or so. But it’s so incredibly fitting for us.

We’re having Sandol Stoddard Warburg’s I Like You read.

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Why I Like You? Well, first of all because when I saw the video of Mrs. Candy Corn’s brother reading it at her ceremony, I cried. I bawled like a little baby—every time I watched it… which was many times. I fell in love with the poem from the first time I heard it, and I knew it fit us perfectly.

In the beginning stages of our relationship, when Mr. Cardy and I were still unsure of where things were heading, we often told each other, “I like you!” instead of using the big “L” word. We would watch this cute little video over and over and laugh every time - we both had the whole thing memorized and would often repeat it to one another randomly.

And when Mr. Cardigan finally got up the courage to tell me he loved me, I wasn’t 100% ready to say it back. So, I continued to tell him I liked him. That little phrase, “I like you,” was such a huge and integral part of the first year of our relationship, and it makes me smile every time I hear it. I love that it will be repeated on our wedding day.

I’m sure most of you have heard the poem many times by now, so I won’t share the entire thing. We haven’t cut it down to what we’ll be using for sure yet, but I thought I could at least share a few of my favorite lines that I know we will include.

I like you because you know where I’m ticklish

And you don’t tickle me there except just a little tiny bit sometimes.
But if you do, then I know where to tickle you too.
You know how to be silly,
That’s why I like you.
Boy are you ever silly.
I never met anybody sillier than me till I met you.

And I like you because when I am feeling sad

You don’t always cheer me up right away
Sometimes it is better to be sad.
You can’t stand the others being so googly and gaggly every single minute
You want to think about things
It takes time.

I like you because if I am mad at you

Then you are mad at me too.
It’s awful when the other person isn’t.
They are so nice and hoo-hoo you could just about punch them in the nose.

Even if it was way down at the bottom of November

Even if it was no place particular in January
I would go on choosing you
And you would go on choosing me
Over and over again
That’s how it would happen every time.

Oh man, it makes me tear up even just reading it. Anyone who knows Mr. Cardy and me well knows that this poem fits us perfectly. It’s a little romantic and very silly. It’s fun, and whimsical, and sweet. I can’t wait to hear it read at our wedding!

Are you having any ceremony readings? What are they?