The Wedding Toasts

Wedding toasts are especially significant to the newly-weds. The more popular guests may deliver a few lines to address the bride and groom but there are expectedly three very significant people tasked to make the traditional toast - the father of the bride, the bridegroom and the best man. For someone traditionally expected to make the toast, you surely would want to make this a very memorable occasion. What to say about a friend’s union or a relative’s most important day may be a stressful endeavour, especially if you are not used to talking in front of a crowd, but it is something that will be remembered and treasured.

So, how does one come up with a witty and poignant wedding toast? Below are some tips:

Father of The Bride Basics

A father-of-the-bride speech usually has the following components:


a welcome to the guests
a thank you for celebrating your daughter’s special day
a few titbits about the daughter
words you would like to impart to your son-in-law
the toast to the newlyweds


Bridegroom Basics

A bridegroom speech is actually a long list of “thank-you’s” to:

the bride’s father for the wedding toast he just made
for the acceptance into the family
for the celebration (if the bride’s family have shared in the expenses)
for his daughter
the guests who came to your wedding
your wife - for choosing to spend the rest of her life with you
the wedding entourage, particularly the bridesmaids
the organizers of the wedding


The groom may share a few titbits on how the couple met and fell in love. As this may become a boring thank-you note, use humor to make the speech more interesting.

Best Man Basics

This comes after all speeches have been made and has the following components:

a recounting of how the couple first met
a thanks to the groom, on behalf of the whole wedding entourage
a special toast, not for the newly-weds, but their parents.

The best man may then proceed to talk about the groom and his special qualities or the experiences they have had together. Anecdotes and amusing stories are most certainly the mood of a best man’s toast.

Giving a Memorable Toast

1.Organize your thoughts by writing them down in paper. This is advisable especially if you are not used to getting up in front of a crowd.

2.Practice. At least allow yourself a week before the wedding to rehearse your toast.

3.Be sober. Don’t get too carried away at the open bar until after you have done your toast.

4.Be sincere. The best speeches are those that come from the heart.

5.Avoid embarrassing topics. Leave the college escapades out, even if it is a funny anecdote. You are not giving the speech to embarrass the bride and groom but to share in their joy.

6.Relax. It may be a stressful task but the more you stress over it, the worse your speech can get.

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