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The Wedding Toast
Every wedding reception has to have a wedding toast! The wedding toast is often humorous but it should always be a heartfelt wish of wedded happiness for the bride and the groom.
Although no one knows for sure, toasts are believed to have originated from the habit of poisoning one's enemy by slipping the poison into their glass of wine. Much to the relief of guests everywhere, honorable hosts started pouring from a common pitcher and sipping the wine first - proving it was not poisoned - before offering a toast to the health and happiness of their guests. Eventually this evolved into today's wedding toasts that offer congratulations and best wishes to the Bride and Groom.
The sequence of the toasts vary but often the wedding toast is given first by the best man. Then the father, the groom and the bride make their individual toasts. Anyone that wishes to make a toast may then offer their own after these have been done.
Another variance in the sequential order of the toasts is to have the best man’s toast followed with one from the Maid or Matron of honor.
These may be followed by the groom who says a few words to his bride, parents, family, and members of the wedding party. After which, the groom is then followed by other people such as family members or friends who also want to give a toast. The Father of the bride may then offer the last toast, thanking everyone for attending the party and celebration.
A non-traditional order of the sequence of wedding toasts may start off with the emcee toasting the bride and groom. This may be followed by the groom saying a few words to the guests and his bride, followed by the bride giving a speech to her parents and in-laws.
The monk named Dom Perignon invented champagne and it has since become the number one drink during wedding toasts. Before actually giving the wedding toast, make sure that your glass, as well as the glasses of other people (most especially the bride and groom’s) is filled. You don’t want an awkward display of rushing to fill the glasses of your most important participants!
The toast giver should stand next to the bride and groom when giving the toast. Use a spoon to tap on the glass to get people’s attention. Raise your glass using your right hand held straight from the shoulder and begin the wedding toast.
If you are one of the toast givers, be sure you practice giving the wedding toast before the event. Even a short toast can make you nervous when you consider that you must be heard and seen by so many people! But if you are prepared and you have practiced a little it isn’t nearly so hard.
Write your speech down so you would know exactly what to say but don’t read the speech! Be natural and pretend you are talking directly to the person our couple you are toasting. Get some input from your friends. Ask them for their comments so that you are sure you have said everything you wanted to say. Remember to keep on practicing until you feel confident and comfortable enough to deliver it in front of a crowd.
Keep your wedding toast brief. You don’t want to steal the limelight but more importantly, people are there to celebrate and no one wants to listen to a long and possibly boring speech. A good toast can be delivered in 3 minutes or less and still leave room for laughter and applause.
When giving the wedding toast, speak loudly and clearly, especially if you don’t have a microphone. You want to capture the attention of your audience so be sure you speak loudly and clearly. It’s distracting when people are whispering to each other, “what'd he say?” Remember, people actually want to hear what you have to say.
Being asked to give a wedding speech is a great honor. You have the opportunity to publicly tell the couple how much they mean to you. Declaring your thoughts before all your loved ones gives your words a special significance.
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