Wedding Toast

Bridal gowns and tuxedoes stereotypically mark the average wedding. Whenever we see a beautiful woman in a limousine with a man in a tux, we automatically assume that the limo has an imaginary “just married” sign attached to it. With weddings, however, come nerve-wracking moments such as the decisions coming up to the wedding and even events in the midst of the wedding. The wedding toast alone can cause great angst for those giving the toasts. The wedding toast typically occurs at the wedding reception. As a result, we often call this the reception toast. Wedding toasts are usually short speeches made by the maid of honor and the best man. These speeches can cause just as much anxiety by the bride and groom as those giving them. After all, the bride and groom never know what their best man or maid of honor will share. What if they share an embarrassing story? What if they share something the bride and groom don’t know about one another? At the same time, this wedding toast can honor the bride and groom in a tear-jerking fashion. Others can give a wedding toast besides the maid of honor and best man. Often the father of the bride or other parents of the bridal party will share their well wishes with happy couple via a wedding toast. Some even desire to give the couple a spiritual blessing by giving a religious wedding toast. If you are one of the coveted individuals who must give a wedding toast, plan out your wedding speech before the wedding. You may even want to write down the entire speech on a notecard or at least notes for the speech. Practice it. Once you get to the actual reception, a combination of nerves and champagne may affect your ability to remember the great speech that you had planned. In reality, however, men and women have to stumble through their toast, but in the end, the bride and groom are honored with their heartfelt, sincere wedding toast.