This is the sweetest wedding reading for anyone of a scientific persuasion! I stumbled across it some time ago, and it always makes me smile.
A lovely wedding reading for scientists, Einstein's most romantic quote brings gravity and relativity into context (for simpler, artsier folk like me!) - and makes a gorgeous keepsake gift too!
Einstein, it appears, knew about love!
"Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity."
In my twenty years as a calligrapher I've come to realise I can fill a little gap when it comes to people "who have everything" - also known as "difficult to buy for".
Because words are everything.
Scientists, techy people, and folks who aren't the romantic type can all be won over by words. This is especially true for weddings: anyone who's getting married is clearly head over heels in love. Express that in words, presented beautifully, and you have a unique calligraphy gift they'll appreciate and treasure forever!
Perhaps Einstein's not your bag. (Personally, I appreciate his epic hairstyle, friendly eyes and vast cleverness. But the science goes way over my head. As it should!)
Maybe you're more of a science fiction fan, in which case how about this amazing Philip Pullman extract:
"You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars — pain, lies, hate… It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves… you could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable, and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and… what I'm trying to say, Tristran is… I think I love you. Is this love, Tristran? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart… it feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange: no gifts, no goods, no demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine."
(There's more alternative love quotes here if you're looking for inspiration)
I'm asked to write all kinds of wonderful quotes and poems and wedding readings in calligraphy. The one thing that unites them all is how fabulously personal they are. (Some of my favourite commissions have included embarrassing pet names, cheeky swearing and in-jokes I can only guess at the story behind!) That's what makes them really special.
Perhaps you've written a bespoke poem for a wedding, and would like a calligraphy copy? I can help.
Find my prices for bespoke calligraphy commissions in my Etsy shop, where ordering is simple and easy: all you'll need is the wording for your poem, extract or wedding reading.
For more complex pieces of calligraphy art, with illustration or gilding, visit my main calligraphy website and tap 'Poems' in the menu at the top.
I also sell prints of popular wedding readings with elements of calligraphy here.