"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now change your Facebook status”—a joke illustrating the importance of social media—has been printed on several images. The usual saying is “You may now kiss the bride,” but changing a Facebook status from “single” to “married” is more important than that.

“I pronounce you man and wife. You may now change your Facebook status” was posted on Twitter on July 17, 2008. “I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now update your Facebook relationship status” was posted on Twitter on June 27, 2009.


Wikipedia: Facebook
Facebook is an American for-profit corporation and an online social media and social networking service based in Menlo Park, California. The Facebook website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.

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Alia, The ✊🏽‏
@thealia
“I pronounce you man and wife. You may now change your Facebook status.”
9:33 AM - 17 Jul 2008

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John O’Connell‏
@johnoconnell
Replying to @irishstu
@irishstu by the power vested in me by the state of ireland I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now update your facebook status.
6:57 AM - 28 May 2009

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bryan knauber‏
@blk
“I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now update your Facebook relationship status.”
2:09 PM - 27 Jun 2009

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Nathan Dintenfass‏
@ndintenfass
At a wedding this weekend the officiant replaced the traditional “you may now kiss...” with “you may now change your Facebook status.”
1:35 AM - 20 Jul 2009

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Michael B. Binge-watching‏
@michaelcollado
“I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may now change your Facebook relationship status” http://youtube.com/watch?v=VSkT5XykJzo
10:21 PM - 4 Dec 2009

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Stuart Collyer‏
@MrStuy
I reckon the future of marriage consists of the Vicar saying “You may now change your Facebook relationship statuses to ‘Married’.”
12:48 PM - 11 Mar 2010

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Sebastian Bonholt‏
@Sebbe_Munich
You may now change your facebook status ^^ #wedding
8:35 AM - 27 Mar 2010

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Charissa Fontillas‏
@charissacarmela
CONGRATS ms. A and mr. Glass! So happy for you guys! “@minhdinh: I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now change your facebook status”
5:58 PM - 20 Nov 2010

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I Pronounce You Husband and Wife! You May Now Change Your Facebook Status
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Casa Loma‏
@CasaLomaToronto
I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may now update your Facebook status 💍 #weddingwednesday #wedluxe #casaloma #castle #toronto #museum #tourism #luxury #events #bride #groom #flowers #pink @LibertyGroup @rachelaclingen @wedluxe
11:53 AM - 17 Jan 2018 from Toronto, Ontario

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Living Sarcasm‏
@SarcasmLiving
I now pronounce you man and wife, you may now change your Facebook status.
9:21 PM - 21 Feb 2018