I have been tasked with doing a reading for a close friend's wedding in a little over a month's time.

I'm not fantastically creative so writing something myself isn't my preferred option.

Does anyone have any recommendations for something I could say. I'd prefer it to have some humour in it (and so would they) and they'll be absolutely fine with something a bit unconventional or 'out there'.

Sacred or secular?

Neither are religious, Mark, but something with a reference to religion won't be inappropriate.

I'm not taking the Michael here, I was at a friends wedding recently and a friend of theirs did a reading which went down really well. It was the lyrics to the Proclaimers - I would walk 500 miles. Sounds awful, but honestly it was great.

They read it slowly so the sentiments of the lyrics sounded romantic but at the very end they burst into song in a humorous way with the "da da La da" Chorus. Honestly, it was brilliant and a real crowd pleaser.

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/proclaimers/500+miles_20458141.html

There is a version of the Bible called'The Message' which updates the language. If you take one of the classic wedding readings eg 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 you will do in a version they will never have come across. So traditional but with a twist and something that should tick a box for all there. You can find it on the Bible Gateway website.

Check out khalil gibran's 'the prophet'. Some really beautiful stuff

One of my best friends read the following at my wedding - 'He's not perfect' by Bob Marley