The officiant declares:
(name of one intended spouse),
(name of other intended spouse),
before uniting you in the bonds of marriage, I am required to read to you certain articles of the Civil Code which set out the rights and duties of spouses.
Article 392. The spouses have the same rights and obligations in marriage.They owe each other respect, fidelity, succour and assistance.
They are bound to share a community of life.
Article 393. In marriage, both spouses retain their respective names and exercise their civil rights under those names.
Article 394. The spouses together take in hand the moral and material direction of the family, exercise parental authority and assume the tasks resulting therefrom.
Article 395. The spouses choose the family residence together.
In the absence of an express choice, the family residence is presumed to be the residence where the members of the family live while carrying on their principal activities.
Article 396. The spouses contribute towards the expenses of the marriage in proportion to their respective means.
The spouses may make their respective contributions by their activities within the home.