- Pronouncement
The sentence everyone is waiting to hear.
The pronouncement marks your marriage within the ceremony and should use the names, titles, and celebratory tone you prefer.
Pronouncement examples.
Traditional“By the promises you have made and the authority entrusted to me, I pronounce you husband and wife.”
Celebratory“It is my absolute joy to pronounce you married. You may seal your promises with a kiss.”
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Prounouncement
This is the familiar "I now pronounce you man and wife." It is the officiant's pronouncement that the two of you, in accordance with the laws of the Church and/or the laws of the State, have been joined together in the contract of marriage. The officiant often states the authority under which he can make the pronouncement ("By the powers vested in me by God and the State of Wisconsin..."). The final part of the pronouncement is the reminder to the guests that they must respect the bond created by the bride and groom; that nobody should ever try to come between the bride and groom.
Therefore, With the Power Vested in Me
October 16, 2018 | Pronouncement[BRIDE] and [GROOM], you have chosen to enter into the promise of marriage with each other by pledging your love and devotion with your vows and sealing those vows with the exchange of the rings. Therefore, with the power vested in me by the State of Wisconsin, I now pronounce you Husband and Wife. [...]
Those That God Has Joined, Let No Man Put Asunder
October 16, 2018 | PronouncementFor as much as ____ and ____ have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and these witnesses, and thereto have pledged their faithfulness each to the other, and have pledged the same by the giving and receiving each of a ring, by the authority invested in me as a [...]
Pronounced in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
October 16, 2018 | PronouncementNow that ____ and ____ have given themselves to each other by the promises they have exchanged, I pronounce them to be husband and wife, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. You may now kiss your bride.
They Are Husband and Wife in the Sight of God and Man
October 16, 2018 | PronouncementBecause ____ and ____ have desired each other in marriage, and have witnessed this before God and our gathering, affirming their acceptance of the responsibilities of such a union, and have pledged their love and faith to each other, sealing their vows in the giving and receiving of rings, I do [...]
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