Weddings can be a celebration of culture or of the marriage of two people with unique and different backgrounds. Many of these African American phrases can also be tweaked to apply to many different kinds of marriage events with different cultural and ethnic traditions.

• We invite you to join us and witness our commitment to each other as we jump the broom into Holy Matrimony…
• In the spirit of our African ancestors, we will gather to pass on the stories of our heritage and the wisdom of our elders… Please join us as we bestow gifts of traditional African culture on (name) at a bridal shower.
  
• We invite you to witness the union of our families as we, (names), are married in an African cultural ceremony of jubilation on (date). Your presence will complete the circle of family, friendship and faith…
• Please join us in a celebration of family and culture as we (names) are united in marriage in the eyes of God, in the spirit of our ancestors and in the presence of our families…
• We invite you to join the circle of celebration as we unite our hands, our hearts and our heritage…
• A fresh new day and it is ours, a day of happy beginnings when we (names) pledge our love as one in the tradition of our African ancestors on (date). Our joy will be more complete if you will join us in this celebration of life…
• As our ancestors before us jumped the broom, please join us as we pledge our lives as one and unite in holy matrimony on (date).
• The honor of your presence is requested by the families of (names) when they seal their love and commitment to each other and unite their families in a wedding that embraces their African American ancestry…
• Through the strength that is in our heritage and the love that is in our hearts, we (names) will be united in marriage on… With our families, we invite you to share in this celebration that embraces the sanctity of marriage, the spirit of family and the pride of our ancestry.
• (Names) will be united in marriage on (date). We joyfully invite you to worship with us, witness their vows and celebrate in the spirit of African tradition.