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Notary
states,
“Dearly
beloved,
we are
gathered
here
today
(or
tonight)
to join
this man
and this
woman in
matrimony.”
Exchange
of Vows
Notary
asks the
man, “(Groom's
Name),
do you
take
this
woman to
be your
wife, to
live
together
in
matrimony,
to love
her, to
honor
her, to
comfort
her, and
to keep
her in
sickness
and in
health,
forsaking
all
others,
for as
long as
you both
shall
live?”
Man
answers,
“I do.”
Notary
asks the
woman,
“(Bride's
Name),
do you
take
this man
to be
your
husband,
to live
together
in
matrimony,
to love
him, to
honor
him, to
comfort
him, and
to keep
him in
sickness
and in
health,
forsaking
all
others,
for as
long as
you both
shall
live?”
Woman
answers,
“I do.”
Notary
states,
“Repeat
after
me.”
To the
man: “I,
(Groom's
Name),
take you
(Bride's
Name),
to be my
wife, to
have and
to hold
from
this day
forward,
for
better,
for
worse,
for
richer,
for
poorer,
in
sickness
and in
health,
to love
and to
cherish,
till
death do
us
part.”
To the
woman:
“I, (Bride's
Name),
take you
(Groom's
Name),
to be my
husband,
to have
and to
hold
from
this day
forward,
for
better,
for
worse,
for
richer,
for
poorer,
in
sickness
and in
health,
to love
and to
cherish,
till
death do
us
part.”
Exchange
of Rings
Notary
asks the
man to
place
the ring
on the
woman's
finger
and to
repeat
the
following,
“I give
you this
ring as
a token
and
pledge
of our
constant
faith
and
abiding
love.”
(Repeat
the same
for the
woman).
Pronouncement
Notary
asks the
couple
to join
hands,
then
declares,
“By
virtue
of the
authority
vested
in me
under
the laws
of the
State of
Florida,
I now
pronounce
you
husband
and
wife.”
To the
man:
“You may
kiss the
bride.”
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