halacha - How does a mute get married?

During a traditional wedding ceremony, the groom makes a formal declaration that he is making the bride his wife with a ring "הרי את מקודשת לי...‏" and then gives her the ring . Obviously if the groom is unable to speak, he cannot make this statement. What happens in such a case? Has this scenario ever been asked about (where a mute man wanted to marry) and what was the determined course of action?

Answer

The implication of the Mishna (Ma'aser Sheni 4:7) is that a formal declaration is not necessary, and context suffices:

היה מדבר עם האשה על עסקי גיטה וקדושיה ונתן לה גיטה וקדושיה ולא פירש רבי יוסי אומר דיו. ‏

This is the halakha as recorded by Rambam (Hilkhot Ishut 3:8) and the Shulhan Arukh (EH 27:1).

Accordingly, a mute could get married without difficulty by simply clarifying through context that that is what he is doing.