The pronouncement as husband and wife is the part of the wedding ceremony when the officiant makes the official proclamation that the bride and groom are now husband and wife.
This element is usually near the end of the ceremony and can be followed by the benediction and the announcement as newlyweds.
The pronouncement often includes the familiar “you may kiss the bride” statement. The officiant may also declare their authority, i.e. “by the authority vested in me by the state of…”
Below is a list of examples of the Pronouncement As Husband and Wife:
1. Officiant: Inasmuch as you__________, and you __________, have thus consented in holy matrimony and have witnessed the same before God and this gathering and by the authority vested in me by the State of ________, I now pronounce you husband and wife and what God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. You May Kiss The Bride!
2. Officiant: Therefore because ________ and ________ have pledged their love and faith to each other, sealed their vows in the giving and receiving of rings and have expressed their complete and pure dedication to one another before God and our gathering then it is by the authority vested in me by the State of _____________, I now pronounce you husband and wife. -- You may kiss the Bride!
Below is a list of examples of the Pronouncement As Husband and Wife:
1. Officiant: Inasmuch as you__________, and you __________, have thus consented in holy matrimony and have witnessed the same before God and this gathering and by the authority vested in me by the State of ________, I now pronounce you husband and wife and what God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. You May Kiss The Bride!
2. Officiant: Therefore because ________ and ________ have pledged their love and faith to each other, sealed their vows in the giving and receiving of rings and have expressed their complete and pure dedication to one another before God and our gathering then it is by the authority vested in me by the State of _____________, I now pronounce you husband and wife. -- You may kiss the Bride!
3. Officiant: Now that _________ and ____________ have given themselves to each other by solemn vows, with the joining of hands and the giving and receiving of rings, I pronounce that they are husband and wife.
4. Officiant: By the authority vested in me by the State of _________ I now pronounce you husband and wife.
5. Officiant: By the authority vested in my by the State of ____________ I now pronounce you man (or husband) and wife and what God hath joined together, let no man or woman put asunder.
4. Officiant: By the authority vested in me by the State of _________ I now pronounce you husband and wife.
5. Officiant: By the authority vested in my by the State of ____________ I now pronounce you man (or husband) and wife and what God hath joined together, let no man or woman put asunder.
6. Officiant: Inasmuch as you, __________ , and you ________ , have thus consented in holy matrimony and have witnessed the same before God, then it is by the authority vested in me by the honorable State of ________ I now pronounce you husband and wife. Therefore what God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.
7. Officiant: In conformity with your mutual declaration and pledges, and by the authority vested in me, and in the name of the Holy Spirit, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You May kiss the Bride.
7. Officiant: In conformity with your mutual declaration and pledges, and by the authority vested in me, and in the name of the Holy Spirit, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You May kiss the Bride.
8. Officiant: Those whom God hath joined together, let no one put asunder. For as much as __________ and __________ have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, and thereto have given and pledged their troth either to other, and have declared the same by giving and receiving of a ring, and by joining of hands; I pronounce that they be husband and wife together, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. You may seal your vows with a kiss!
9. Officiant: For as much as _____ and___ have promised to be faithful and true to each other, and have witnessed the same, before God and this gathering, by spoken vows and by giving and receiving rings in pledge, they enter now into a new estate. As a minister of Jesus Christ, I pronounce them husband and wife. What God has joined together, let no one put asunder. You May kiss the Bride.
10. Officiant: For as much as______ and_______ have made this solemn covenant of marriage before God and this company, I declare them to be husband and wife, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. You May kiss the Bride.
11. Officiant: _______ and _______ , having witnessed your vows of marriage with all who are assembled here, and by the authority vested in me, I announce with great joy that you are now husband and wife. You may seal your vows with a kiss!
12. Officiant: Since, then, you have pledged your mutual vows, I, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the state and the church, declare you to be husband and wife, according to the ordinance of God and the law of the state. You may kiss the bride!
