Wedding prints
Go maire sibh bhur saol nua
May you enjoy your new life together.
The blessing addressed to the couple themselves, in the plural, in the subjunctive Irish keeps for exactly this. The natural centre of a wedding print.
The phrases this page offers
The same set the composer’s “Change phrase” link lists. Each wording quoted from a cited source, each with the reason it fits.
- Go maire sibh bhur saol nuaMay you enjoy your new life together.Recommended: Addressed to the couple themselves, in the plural, in the subjunctive Irish keeps for blessings. Choose it when the print is for the couple. It is the wording that speaks to them directly.Dictionary-sourced
- Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoineWe live in one another's shelter.The line most often read at Irish weddings, and it is not about marriage at all. People live in one another’s shelter. Choose it over the direct blessings when you want the reading rather than the wish.Dictionary-sourced
- Ní neart go cur le chéileThere is strength in unity.Five words on what a marriage is, without a single sentimental one. Choose it when the piece must survive being made small. It is short enough to engrave.Dictionary-sourced
- Ní buan cogadh na gcaradA quarrel between friends does not last.A quarrel between friends does not last. The tradition’s dry reassurance. Choose it for a couple who would grin at it; it suits the speech better than the card.Dictionary-sourced
- Go maire tú is go gcaithe tú éMay you live to enjoy it and wear it.The traditional words said over something newly acquired. Choose it when the print marks the giving of the gift itself rather than the marriage.Dictionary-sourced
- Go n-éirí an bóthar leatMay the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.The famous full blessing: road, wind, sun, rain, the palm of God’s hand. Choose it when you want the verse everyone knows for a programme or a reading; its page says honestly how it is sourced.Widely used form: page says how it is sourced
- Sláinte!Cheers.One word, and the whole room raises a glass. Choose it for the couple who want the least solemn wall in the house.Dictionary-sourced
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