An introduction

banns -noun (pl. only) ecclesiastical /bænz/ 1. announcement of marriage (required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on three Sundays preceding the marriage) etym. Middle English banes, pl. of ban, proclamation, from Old English gebann and from Old French ban, of Germanic origins from the Indo-European root bha

With as many as 20 of the old gang back in the fold, August 8, 2006 - August 11, 2006 were special days. Hats off to Kau. Early marriage declarations work wonders !