We're having a civil ceremony and we're only allowed 2 readings. We want one person from each family so my brother is doing one but my H2B has two sisters and I'm worried about causing offense if we only ask one of them. Can anyone suggest any other ways to get people involved so we can have one sister do a reading but the other has a role too?
Can't you tell them you are only allowed one reading from them and maybe they can read it together?
Maybe one sister reads the first part and the other the second, or take it in turns to read sections?
It's just one of those things, my other half have two sisters and only one can read cos I gave a sister reading too. I also have two sisters.
Get them to read it together one line sister a other line sister b or half and half
Must be different for every area your in. Husband & I are based in Lincolnshire we were allowed 3 readings
Read it together
We had the same issue but with my husbands sister in laws and we just picked one and there was no comeback at all from the other sister in law even though I was worried there would be. I think we under estimate how grown up our families can be the other will understand I'm sure x
Be honest, tell the sisters, we can only have 2 readings, so only one of you can read.
Maybe one will feel more confident about reading in front of people that the other speak to them together see what they say x
U may find 1 of the sisters isn't 1 for reading out loud especially to a crowd,..itl work out u will see
Explain the situation and say they can decided between themselves as its too hard for yourselves to just pick one over the other or tell them to draw names from a hat x
Put their names in a hat???
Ask them to read half each/together!
Ask them to share the reading x
Can they not just do it together?
Could one do a speech later on?
Can one be a witness?
The 2 sisters could stand and do a reading together? X
I'm one of two sisters. If I didn't get asked I literally wouldn't give a shit x
Why don't they ready half the reading each? Swapping who is reading after each verse or something? I've seen readings done like that and they work absolutely fine
Why not get one sister to read the first half and the other to read the last half, that way you have included both?! X
You could allow the sisters to split the reading, take it in turn to read a paragraph
Could they not come up with something together and share the role. X
We had one of my husbands brothers do a reading and one be a witness x
Read it together?
Advise them you can only have 2 and let them choose how to do it, with your approval. They can do half and half or one might not want to do the reading. x
I would ask them to do the reading together if they both want to do it, I think that would be lovely.
Would they let you have poems to read
Could they read it together? I section each? X
Why don't you ask them to do a reading together? My step children done a reading at our wedding and it was lovely having them do it together, made me smile.
We had 3 readings at ours, my uncle (godfather) done one, a mutual friend done another and then my step children done one together x
You could get one of them to act as a witness?
Let them do it together. Half each.
Why not pick something that they can share reading?
One do a reading and the other be a witness x
Have a chat with your registrar and see if they'll allow two people to share one reading, that would be a lovely way to include them both.
Ask them to do it together or have one do a reading later during speeches, if they are actually that bothered about doing one. You probably find out that when you talk to them they won't be bothered. Most people are reasonable if you are honest and upfront. X
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