Sometimes you can be so consumed by your feelings, it’s hard to find the actual words – so we’ve rounded up the most romantic love quotes to help you express how you feel.
Whether you use these heart-warming romantic love quotes from literature, film and poetry to personalise your wedding stationery, help you to write your own wedding vows or just to read to your partner, we can guarantee love will be in the air once you’ve got to the bottom of the page! If you are thinking of writing your own vows, here are some sample wedding vows for inspiration.
1. Romantic Love Quote from Dr. Seuss
He didn’t just write about green eggs and ham – the author of the Cat in the Hat also had some seriously romantic things to say about love and how it’s even better than your dreams.
“You know when you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” – Dr. Seuss
2. Cute Love Quote from A. A. Milne
We all know the Winnie the Pooh author has lots of lovely things to say about love and friendship, and this cute quote is an ideal example of that.
“Promise me you’ll never forget me, because if I thought you would, I’d never leave.” – A. A. Milne
3. Stephanie Perkins Quote about Love
American author Stephanie Perkins hit the nail on the head with this super-romantic quote – when you’re in love, home really does feel like a person. This quote is perfect for personalised wedding vows.
“For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.” – Stephanie Perkins
4. One of Our Favourite Nicholas Sparks Love Quotes
Nicholas Sparks is the king of dreamy, romantic fiction and we’ve fallen head over heels for this – one of our favourite love quotes.
“Love is like the wind. You can’t see it, but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks
5. Alfred Tennyson Love Quote
Sometimes, you can’t beat the greats. This quote from Alfred Tennyson conjures up a beautiful image.
“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever.” – Alfred Tennyson
6. Edgar Allan Poe Love Quote
You wouldn’t typically associate Edgar Allan Poe with romantic love quotes, but this one really packs a punch – it’s simple, but says so much.
“We loved with a love that was more than love.” – Edgar Allan Poe
7. Romantic Love Quote from John Green
John Green is known by star-crossed teenagers everywhere for his romantic literature, and this beautiful quote from him perfectly sums up the magic of falling in love.
“I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.” – John Green
8. F. Scott Fitzgerald Love Quote
The author of the Great Gatsby knew a lot about dramatic love stories – his own marriage was one in itself. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote this lovely quote about his own wife, 1920’s icon Zelda Fitzgerald.
“I love her and it is the beginning of everything.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
9. Beth Revis Love Quote
Beth Revis is a science fiction writer, and this quote is ideal if the one you love is obsessed with the stars and science.
“And in her smile I see something more beautiful than the stars.” – Beth Revis
10. One of Our Favourite Maya Angelou Love Quotes
American poet Maya Angelou has written many beautiful things about love – the quote below is one of our absolute favourites and would be perfect added to wedding vows.
“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” – Maya Angelou
11. Angelita Lim Love Quote
Loving somebody is about knowing all their imperfections and still adoring them – and this romantic love quote from Angelita Lim sums it up perfectly.
“I saw that you were perfect and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect, and I loved you even more.” – Angelita Lim
12. Love Quote from Virginia Woolf
Writer Virginia Woolf writes so eloquently about love and relationships, and this quote from her is so romantic.
“In case you ever foolishly forget: I’m never not thinking about you.” – Virginia Woolf
13. Romantic Quote from e. e. cummings
If you want romantic poetry at your wedding, you can’t go wrong with the whimsical words of e. e. cummings. Browse more wedding poem ideas here.
“I carry your heart with me/(I carry it in my heart)” – e. e. cummings
14. Emily Brontë Romantic Quote
Emily Brontë is a master when it comes to beautiful, romantic imagery – as the lovely quote about love below proves.
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” – Emily Brontë
15. Romantic Winnie the Pooh Quote
There are so many lovely love quotes in Winnie the Pooh – it’s ideal if you have a child doing a reading at your wedding. This one is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes!
“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – A. A. Milne
16. Love Quote from Arthur Conan Doyle
Yep, romance from the author of Sherlock Holmes – who’d have thought it? Turns out the creator of the most famous detective in the world is quite the romantic…
“You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
17. Romantic Quote from Edith Wharton
This lovely quote from Edith Wharton perfectly sums up the magic of love…
“Each time you happen to me all over again.” – Edith Wharton
If you adored the love quotes in this article, make sure you read our edit of the funniest quotes for couples – you’ll find yourself actually laughing out loud.
