Florida Notary Sample Wedding Ceremony

Notary states, “Dearly beloved, we are gather

ed here today (tonight) to join this man

and this woman in (holy) matrimony.”

Exchange of Vows

Notary asks the man, “(his name), do you take this woman to be your wife, to live

together in (holy) matrimony, to love her, to honor her, to comfort

her, and to keep her

in sickness and in health, forsaking all ot

hers, for as long as you both shall live?”

Man answers, “I do.”

Notary asks the woman, “(her name), do you

take this man to be

your husband, to live

together in (holy) 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, (his name), take you (her 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, (her name), take you (his name

), to be my hu

sband, 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 decl

ares, “By virtue of the authority vested in

me under the laws of the State of Florid

a, I now pronounce you

husband and wife.”

To the man

: “You may kiss the bride.”