a lot of young couples prefer "husband and wife" to the traditional "man and wife." personally, i don't feel the phrase "man and wife" gives the woman a diminutive status. but i leave the choice in your hands. do you have a--
good.
remember, this is god's house. and there will be prominent people here as well. not to mention the press. so, let's keep things on the up-and-up.
the wedding ring is a powerful symbol. it is a circle, with no beginning and no end. it is also the circle that encloses your love for each other--
do you, rosalie, take this man, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?
and do you, jerry, take this woman, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?
then, by the power invested in me by christ, our lord, i now pronounce you husband and wife.