The Witnesses wedding

The witness an important role, both legal and emotional, central figure around which rotates the celebration of marriage. Generally is a close relative, a brother or sister, a dear friend: in short, a person who plays a key role in your life for individuals and couples, and you want to be on your way married for life. Yes ... because the witnesses are called to be the moral and legal guardians of your marital union and soundness, to be practical and spiritual guide of the future family.
Whether for marriage for civil and religious marriage the number requested by law is two, one for the groom and one for the bride, but can be increased at will if you want to prioritize more people with this honor. Usually, there is a rites with two or three witnesses, if the priest who celebrated the ceremony has no objection.
Institutional tasks of a witness are:

* Putting his signature at the end of the rite, which demonstrates the correctness and authenticity of the celebration occurred;
* Keep faiths during the ceremony and then pass them to the priest, in the case of Catholic ritual or mixed, or spouse, if civil ceremony, when required;
* Deliver an offer to the priest at the end of the ceremony.

Witnesses will also seek to help and assist in preparing the couple also morally and, not least in the case of friends to take in hand the organization directions to celibacy or single.
The choice of witnesses is an important and delicate question: in addition to the formal, you must provide a meeting place for people to ask officially chosen to fill this role. This should happen well in advance about the date of the wedding, so as to allow time for them to think about it and eventually you fall to the choice on another expensive.
It 'important to bear in mind also that some people, combined with future spouses from a very strong bond, could during the ceremony be too affected to cover the event with ease needed an official role: choosing and then require them to hide their emotion to be adapted to circumstances.
Whoever is chosen should be proud of honor that receives and, if accepted, will assume the commitment that is not only the formal, but above all taking responsibility to help the couple in the growth and life, first giving a good example . If the witnesses are children or spouses of peers, the choice of witnessing is a way to link the couple so indissoluble.
Traditionally, the witnesses will make the couple married an important gift, as distinguished from the other guests. This could possibly put in a difficult choice: if you know in economic difficulties, talk openly clarify that there have in front of the priest or the officer of civil status with you is more important than any gift. E 'usual also that one of the witnesses wedding gifts the couple faiths, whose choice is still to future spouses.
Especially in the past chose the more witnesses on the appropriateness and form the bonds of affection: a witness "important" gave prestige to marriage and, if wealthy, always meant a substantial wedding gift. This was also a way to publicly recognize the authority, and then use him in future, if you need medical help.