Wedding Toast
Well, the day the whole family has been waiting for has finally arrived. A special family member is getting married and the whole family is revved up and excited about the big doings. The reception is going to be full of good will and laughter and tears and good wishes, so you've decided you want to give a wedding toast to be part of the celebration.
But, herein is where reality starts to creep. Maybe giving a wedding toast isn't such a good idea for me to do........I'm already feeling jittery at the thought of it, and what if I get up in front of all those people and gadzooks! the whole family too and faint or worse yet, say something stupid. You can stop panicking right now...........a wedding toast is only a few short words...........it is not meant to be a speech, so there is really nothing to get worked up over. Just say what you are feeling and keep it short, and wish the couple joy and happiness. That's it...........you've done it.
Okay..now comes another tricky part. When do you give the wedding toast. Think about the ceremony.......is it formal, or informal, because the answer to that can give you some semblance of where the order of giving a wedding toast would fall. Try and find someone in the wedding party who can tell you when the wedding toast is being given, so you can plan to give your wedding toast after that. Or, if that doesn't work........then just hang out in the reception until someone else gives a wedding toast and then you follow suit. There are certain factors that enter into the timing of giving a wedding toast and you want to make sure you abide by the rule of the day.
Don't forget, a wedding toast is called just that because it is a toast done with champagne........so when you hear the bubbly being popped, you know that the time for the wedding toast is fast approaching. All the guests will be served, and then one wedding toast after another will start.......and the order of the day at this point, is just to sip your champagne with each wedding toast given to make it last.......don't chug it down as if you were in a contest.
Before you go to the wedding with giving a wedding toast in mind; check and make sure you have the order of things under wraps, because nothing is worse than to blunder your way into the spotlight and have everyone looking askance at you before you even start your wedding toast.
Assuming you have done all this in advance, and your timing is just right; then stand, lift your glass, give your prepared but short and sweet wedding toast, and drink the champagne with panache. You've done it, and there is a smile on everyone's face including the happy couple. Well done.