William Arthur Ward
For My Wedding
March 26, 2009 
Here’s a special song for couples who are planning to finally tie the knot. But it offers a different perspective and a much deeper meaning. Marriage is the ultimate realization of love for those who choose to live their lives with that special someone. It is just so unfortunate that we tend to look at marriage as just another event in our lives. We only see the glamour and the excitement and not the responsibility that comes with it. When I got thru the lyrics, I was particularly struck by the 2nd verse which says:
” For my wedding, I don’t want violins
Or sentimental songs about thick and thin
I want a moment of silence and a moment of prayer
For the love we’ll need to make it in the world out there”
For My Wedding by Don Henley (Inside Job album)
For My Wedding
For my wedding, I will dress in black
And never again will I look back
Ah, my dark angels we must part
For I’ve made a sanctuary of my heart
To want what I have
To take what I’m given with grace
For this I pray
On my wedding day
For my wedding, I don’t want violins
Or sentimental songs about thick and thin
I want a moment of silence and a moment of prayer
For the love we’ll need to make it in the world out there
To want what I have
To take what I’m given with grace
For this I pray
On my wedding day
On my wedding day
I dream, and my dreams are all glory and light
That’s what I’ve wanted for my life
And if it hasn’t always been that way
Well, I can dream and I can pray
On my wedding day
So what makes us any different from all the others
Who have tried and failed before us
Maybe nothing, maybe nothing at all
But I pray we’re the lucky ones; I pray we never fall
To want what we have
To take what we’re given with grace
For these things I pray
On my wedding day
On my wedding day
