Our Favorite Wedding Quotes for Centerpieces
One of our random favorite little details at weddings and something we always notice while weaving through the reception like the photographers we are, is the centerpieces.
I know, I know. Most people think photographers only care about the first kiss and the epic dance floor moments (which… okay, fair). But those reception tables? They quietly hold so much of the personality of the couple. The flowers. The textures. The little framed photos. The handwritten notes.
And sometimes… the quotes. Years ago, at Shelby and Spencer’s wedding, each table featured a different quote about love. As we walked around photographing the reception space before guests came in, I kept stopping mid-step like, “Wait… that’s one of our favorites.” Then again. And again.
From Plato to Dr. Seuss, their table quotes somehow captured the entire emotional range of marriage: romantic, steady, joyful, a little philosophical, and sometimes beautifully chaotic. It felt like each table was telling a tiny story about what love looks like over a lifetime. Which, if you’ve photographed weddings for more than 15 years like we have, you start to recognize the patterns of real love pretty quickly.
So today we’re sharing those 18 wedding quotes… along with why we love them so much and the kinds of wedding days that always remind us these words are true. Grab your coffee, friend. Let’s talk about love.
The Notebook
“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul: that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.” – The Notebook
William Shakespeare and Ursula K. Le Quin
“When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” – William Shakespeare
“Love doesn’t just sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” – Ursula K. Le Quin
F. Scott Fitzgerald & Leo Christopher
“I love you, and that’s the beginning and end of everything.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“You are my today and all of my tomorrows.” – Leo Christopher
The Chaos of Stars & Edgar Allan Poe
“And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality. I’d find you and I’d choose you.” – The Chaos of Stars
“We loved with a love that was more than love.” – Edgar Allan Poe
Barbra De Angelis & C. S. Lewis
“Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible – it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.” – Barbara De Angelis
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.” – C.S. Lewis
Herman Hesse & Unknown
“If I know what love is, it’s because of you.” – Herman Hesse
“I love you for all that you are, all that you have been, and all that you’re yet to be.” – Unknown
Unknown & Nicholas Sparks
“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” – Unknown
“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks
Helen Keller & Dr. Seuss
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the heart.” – Helen Keller
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” – Dr. Seuss
Mahatma Ghandi & Vladimir Nabokov & Plato
“Where there is love there is life.” – Mahatma Ghandi
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.”
– Vladimier Nabokov
“At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.” – Plato
