CEREMONY
Hello, good afternoon, welcome everyone!
Isabella, Victor, here today in the presence of your families, in the presence of your friends, I have the honor of saying:
WELCOME TO YOUR WEDDING!
Today’s date, August 30, 2025, will remain forever in your memory, as the day you wrote together one of the most important chapters of a story of love, affection, friendship, and companionship!
This story began three years ago, in mid-2022. From a certain moment on, it showed you a love so intense, so strong, and so complete that it managed to change your lives forever.
Today is a day to celebrate one of the most important decisions anyone can make: sharing their life, the only and most valuable asset they truly have, with another person.
You have chosen to celebrate this decision in this beautiful
place, in the company of so many people!
By the way, do you want to know something? A wedding is perhaps the only opportunity in life when you can bring together all the people, everyone who in one way or another has shaped your journey, from the day you were born until today.
People who have known you forever, people who celebrated your arrival before you were even born. People who held you in their arms, who played with you during your childhood, who lived with you during your teen years. Old friends, new ones. Brothers by blood, brothers by bond.
By the way, let me say something. Turn around. Look around. Notice that everybody who is part of your life’s journey is here today, together in this same place, standing to celebrate and bless
the love you feel for each other.
Even more than that, each of these people is here
today to share a little of the love they have for you.
This is a unique occasion in an entire lifetime. Please, cherish
every moment, every feeling that a day like today brings.
Now I invite everyone to take a seat, please.
[PAUSE]
Belle, Victor, the very first time you saw each other was at the opening party of a bar that is kind of like a nightclub, thrown by a friend of a friend you both had in common, right here in São Paulo.
That night, the two of you found out that just a few weeks later, you’d be starting the same MBA program in Cambridge, at MIT, which already created a bond between you... and that was really the only bond created. You, Belle, were not even considering getting involved with someone like Victor, who even made fun of your friend by saying she was dressed as Romero Brito.
The night ended, the weeks passed, and you two actually
met at MIT to study for that MBA. There, on the other
side of the world, you two became friends, and formed a group together with Isa and Jane.
And spending time together during that course made you discover some affinities, such as the fact that you, Belle, even though you have been living in the United States since 2016, have never missed spending Carnival in Brazil, while you, Victor, have a small street Carnival group here with your friends.
At that point, the more you spent your days close to Belle in that course, Victor, the more interested you became in her. For you, Belle, spending that time living more closely with Victor... well, not much changed. He was a friend, nothing more.
And he even tried his luck, making it clear that he wanted to take a step further in that friendship... and you, Belle, with all your frankness, one day said to him, "Look... you're cute, we're here on the other side of the world... inevitably we'll end up becoming closer to each other, but it won't be now."
Practically a straight right, I would say.
As time went by, though, you realized that Victor was much
more than just a cute young man who would inevitably
become a casual date one day.
He was a very nice, polite, intelligent man who was
genuinely interested in getting to know you.
Realizing that made you let your guard down, look in the
mirror and say to yourself, “Belle, let's live. Go enjoy your life”.
There you go — that was exactly what you needed to take
one of the most important steps of your life.
It did not take long at all for the two of you to head out for a beer, just the two of you, and it was when you finally started to see Victor in a new light. That day, you were together for
the first time, never to separate again.
Okay, Victor, right after that first date, you got a little carried
away and nearly asked Belle to be your girlfriend, saying you did not want anything casual, which scared her a little.
But deep down inside, you were totally into him, Belle.
So much so that you agreed to a second date and then
a third, a fourth, a fifth… and the more time you spent
together, the stronger the bond became.
Victor, even though you already felt certain that Belle was the woman you wanted by your side for good, you were very smart about it. You handled things with sensitivity and a lot of respect, giving her the time she needed for it all to sink in. Yes, she did have this annoying habit of always keeping one foot on the brake when it came to your relationship.
After many open, honest conversations between the two of you, and a particularly meaningful talk you had with your dad in Dallas, Belle, and especially during a Thanksgiving trip you spent in Iceland with a group of friends, something finally clicked.
You finally relaxed, started to look ahead and threw yourself headlong into this relationship — one that, in reality,
only brought good things to both of you.
It happened so naturally that you did not even need an official “will you be my boyfriend/ girlfriend” moment; dating seemed even obvious given everything you were feeling at that time.
When that happened, you both found yourselves in the best company in the world!
From day one, you have built a light, organic relationship where things just flow naturally. Nothing needs to be forced.
A relationship always grounded in open dialogue, transparency,
and a genuine interest in each other’s life, as well as in the challenges you have faced together.
The bond between you was so strong that not even the 10 weeks
you spent apart — while you, Belle, were doing an
internship in Washington, and you, Victor, were in
Rio — were enough to draw you apart.
On the contrary. When you were finally living in the same city again, your relationship reached a very high level.
Indeed, the way you two relate to each other is special. For you both, each other’s company is always the best kind of company.
Whether it is exploring a new destination — and you love to travel — or going out for a meal, or simply staying home, doing
absolutely nothing in a t-shirt and flip-flops.
It is always with each other that you find a comforting word,
a glass for a toast, an idea to share, a shoulder to cry on — or
simply to be used as a pillow.
It is not hard to see, even for those who are not close to you, that what you have been building over the past five years goes far beyond just dating. You are friends, partners, lovers, confidants.
You are all that and more to each other.
You are not the same. Quite the opposite! You, Belle, are a more methodical person indeed, one of those who carry absolute truths and see them through to the end. You always have a plan A, B, and C for everything in your life. In every situation, before taking any step, you stop, weigh things carefully, study, reflect, prepare, talk it through, make spreadsheets, and only then do you decide.
You, Victor, are the opposite of everything I have just said; spontaneous, flexible when it comes to life’s “postulates”, subjective — the type who doesn’t plan much. You simply live!
These are just a few examples, but what I really want to say is, it is a good thing you are different! For it is exactly these differences that allow you to always have another point of view that perhaps, were it not for the other, you would never see.
In fact, I would not be wrong to say that having each other
over all this time has made you even better people than
you were before you met.
In your case, Belle, there is no way you can live with a man who lives life with a certain lightness and not let this affect you. By Victor’s side, you learned to relax. You realized that there is absolutely no point in planning everything, trying to control what happens in your life. The most important things, the ones that can shake our foundations, usually happen without any warning, often on an ordinary Tuesday.
Victor brings more fun into your life... It was by his side that you managed to reconnect with that childlike essence of the young Isabella who used to dream of so many things... a girl who was romantic during childhood and became a bit hardened in adulthood managed to revive all that fantasy — that romantic spirit.
Yes, you became a strong, independent woman, in control of your own life, and your parents raised you to be that way... but with Victor, you also allow yourself to be vulnerable. You can let your guard down and live life unarmed! That knife-between-your-teeth stance that you often carry can be set aside from time to time.
And living like that is living more happily!
Dear Victor, what an impact Belle has on your life every single day!
Living with a woman like her gave you a little more sense of organization and helped ground someone who dreams as high as you do. No, she never held back your plans or your dreams, but she teaches you every day that organizing your ideas, thinking
things through more rationally and objectively, can take
you even higher, often faster.
You are an only child! And that automatically encouraged you to always prioritize your own needs. With Belle, you have learned to think as a couple — not just for yourself anymore. She became your top priority, and that is wonderful.
It is with Belle by your side that you truly live your best version,
in many areas of your life. You told me that yourself.
Do you see? Do you realize? When a relationship is like this,
it cannot go wrong.
[PAUSE]
Belle, Victor, it is not possible to sum up over
three years of relationship here.
But it’s enough time to confidently say that, because of your story and everything you've built together, you are more than ready to make the biggest commitment one person can make to another.
Today, in the presence of all your friends and relatives, you celebrate the new family that officially begins.
And this family being celebrated today brings together all the baggage, all the life experiences, all the learning that each of you has accumulated individually over time.
What baggage is this that each of you carries!
Belle, look at you! Determined, objective, dedicated, affectionate, intelligent, responsible, and completely sincere, no matter
who it hurts (even yourself).
Wow, you are so many things! These are just a few words
people closest to you used to describe you.
You are a strong woman, coming from a lineage of strong women in your family. Decisive since birth, in the smallest decisions and at life’s major crossroads. You are determined.
But all that strength, all that remarkable presence you have in life is indeed proportional to your affection, the affection you give to the people you love, the affection you seek in those same people.
Your word is sacred. What’s said is said; what’s agreed is agreed.
You have a stunning clarity of thought. You take the most complex issues and translate them so simply and objectively that anyone around you can understand... That tells us something: your intelligence is indeed above average.
That is who you are, Belle. I am not the one saying this, but the people around you, especially your parents, Gisele and Valmir.
By the way, you have no idea how proud they are, not only to see you here dressed as a bride at this altar, but also to see the incredible woman you have become.
Be proud of who you are, Belle. You deserve everything
that is happening to you.
Do you know what? There is no better man in the world for you to share your life with than the one standing next to you.
Victor, those closest to you describe you as cheerful, outgoing, communicative, empathetic, someone who truly gives himself
to those he genuinely loves.
You are the kind of person who, once you set your mind to something, goes all the way. You grit your teeth and never
give up on reaching your goals.
You are fully adaptable. That probably comes from having to adjust to different cities, schools, and routines as a child since, because of your dad’s job, your family moved around a lot.
If you look at your parents, Maurício and Giovana, their expressions alone will show you the magnitude of the love they feel for you.
You, Victor, are an excellent son, an incredible friend, a wonderful husband, and if one day you want to, if it is really in your plans, I have no doubt you will be a great father.
Do you see that? Do you realize?
Because of all this, because of this love and because of who you are, you both have everything it takes to build a very, very happy family.
[PAUSE]
Speaking of happiness, do you know the feeling you are having right now? This mix of happiness, anxiety, and love? Hold on tightly to this feeling in your memory. It is the certainty that there is
nothing more right you could be doing with your lives than
getting married today.
And if there’s one symbol, one object that can represent this feeling, that can represent all this love, it’s your wedding rings, and of course, they could not be missing from this ceremony.
Therefore, I would like to ask for the wedding rings
to be brought to the altar.
[RINGS ENTER]
Belle, Victor, with the rings now at the altar, I would like you to affirm, in front of all your family and friends here today, the most important commitment you’ve ever made.
So now, looking into each other’s eyes — starting with
you, Belle — I would like you to say your vows.
I kindly ask everyone to please stand.
Belle, you have found in Victor your partner. He is the one you truly see as your safe harbor. He is the absolute certainty that indeed you could not have made a better choice.
So based on everything you’ve lived through together, on the love you feel right now, and all that’s still to come, I ask you, “Isabella, do you take Victor to be your husband?”
Victor, Belle is the woman you now simply cannot
imagine being without.
So, based on everything you’ve lived through together, on the love you feel right now, and all that’s still to come, I ask you, “Victor, do you take Isabella to be your wife?”
With the blessing of your families, with the blessing of your friends and all your loved ones—not me, but all of us here—we declare you husband and wife.
You may kiss the bride!
Congratulations, you are married!
Be happy!
