Tips on Writing a Wedding Toast
- According to Wed Themes, the best wedding toasts focus on the couple and are tailored to the style of the wedding. Casual, intimate weddings can include more personal details and include quirky, funny details, whereas larger, more formal weddings may not be suited to very personal anecdotes that some guests won't understand or be able to relate to. It is always good, however, to include a story about the bride and groom that is appropriate for the family and friends who will be present.
- Top Wedding Sites recommends balancing sentimental comments with jokes and humor to keep guests engaged and entertained. Just take care not to include too many jokes, or no one will take your sentimental moments seriously.
- MSNBC recommends ending the toast with a personal wish of good luck to the bride and groom. You can give them advice based on your own life, or find an inspirational quote or song to end the speech with, preferably one that focuses on the future of the couple.
- MSNBC advises that toasts be kept brief, generally between thirty seconds and three minutes. Any shorter will have people thinking that you didn't want to give a toast or had nothing heartfelt to say, and anything longer runs the risk of boring guests or losing their attention.