Wedding Toast Tips

Wedding toasts are certainly much easier to prepare than a wedding speech is, however they can still be messed up in so many ways. The wedding toast tips that follow will guide you along the shakey ground of preparing an appropriate, well-recieved toast, and coming out with one that could potentially be offensive - something that you do not want to do!

Normally, the person proposing the toast will have a short humorous story to tell about the bride and/or groom (or whomever they are toasting) and will then proceed with the actual toast. Follow these guidelines and keep them in mind as you prepare your wedding toast. If you require more help, you can find additional tips and advice here.

• Keep your toast short, no more than one to two minutes. Remember wedding toasts are not wedding speeches.
  
  
• When you're ready to make your toast, be sure to stand up so people can see you.
  
  
• Before toasting, give the guests time to refill their glasses.
  
  
• If you are the one receiving the toast, stay seated.
  
  
• Hold your glass in your right hand when proposing the toast and raise the glass toward the person you are toasting when you are finished.
  
  
• After a toast, it is customary for everyone to clink glasses before sipping.
  
  
• Humor is good, humiliation is not. Do not bring up old romances or other extremely embarrassing subjects, and keep the stories clean and appropriate for the audience. Keep in mind that there are usually older people (grandparent's) and children present.
  
  
• Speak slowly and clearly. Make sure you are loud enough so the people at the back of the room can hear you, without yelling.
  
  
• As your making your toast, look around the room at the guests. As you finish up, be sure to make eye contact with the bride and groom, or the person you are presenting the toast too.
  
  
• Practice your toast before the wedding. Some people have a knack for winging it, but it's best to be prepared.
  
  

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