WEDDING TOASTS
According to
Random House, a toast is “a salutation uttered immediately before drinking in
honor of a person or event.”
Toasts
acknowledge the wedding couple and express good wishes for a happy future
together. They also express a welcome –
one family welcoming a new member to the group.
Some general
guidelines:
·
Toasts
are not an opportunity to make the couple blush nor are they the place to tell
inside jokes.
·
The
average toast can run about 3 minutes but no more than 5 minutes.
·
The
best times at the reception to offer toasts are either before the dinner starts
and/or just prior to cutting the cake.
·
The
official host of the reception (usually the bride’s father) is the first to
offer a toast. He is followed by the
best man and then the maid of honor.
Yes, the maid of honor offers a toast to the happy couple. Others may wish to offer toasts, but they
should be controlled.
·
If
the bride and groom host their own wedding, they start the toasts by thanking
family and guests for being with them on this special occasion.
·
When
looking for words for the toast, consider lines from poems that have meaning
for the couple or the person offering the toast. Song lyrics or short anecdotes about the
couple are also appropriate.
If you have
questions about other toasts or are looking for ideas for appropriate toasts,
call (909)262-1575 or email
babridal@juno.com.
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