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Pronouncement
This is the all-too-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 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 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.
Pronouncement #1:
Because ____ and ____ have desired each other in marriage, and have witnessed this before 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 proclaim that they are husband and wife. Let all people here and everywhere recognize and respect this union, now and forever. You may now kiss your bride.
Pronouncement #2:
Now that ____ and ____ have given themselves to each other by the promises they have exchanged, I pronounce them to be husband and wife. You may now kiss your bride.
Pronouncement #3:
For as much as ____ and ____ have consented together in wedlock, and have witnessed the same 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 by the State of Wisconsin, I pronounce that they are husband and wife together. You may now kiss your bride.
Pronouncement #4:
[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. You may now kiss your bride.