Take A Look At Some Free Wedding Toast Examples

Posted by Amy Bartlett on October 18, 2009

A wedding toast is an integral part of today’s wedding structure, and there are a lot of people who just can’t face the task of giving a toast in front of a room full of people without having some kind of cue card in front of them or some notes of some kind. For anyone in that predicament, there is the saving grace that you can find any kind of wedding toast free online if you just browse around a little.

The biggest problem for most toast givers at weddings, other than the sheer fright of standing in front of a group of people and having to say something that sounds intelligent without passing out; is that they don’t know what the drill is—-in other words, when the toast should be given and who says what when. The more formal the wedding, the stricter the rules, usually—and the toasting, from the rehearsal dinner to the reception, follow a certain order.

Let’s take a look at the reception where almost all of the toasting will take place. You are armed with your speech, part of which you downloaded from a site in the Internet that offered examples of a free wedding toast; and now we are reviewing the order that most toasting follows for the average wedding. The best man starts the whole thing off by toasting the happy couple; then the groom follows suit and stands up and delivers a toast to his new wife and her family. Now it is the two fathers’ turns; his father and hers, each toasting the couple with good wishes. The next order of business, if desired; is that the couple would raise a toast to each other, and then it would be your turn, or anyone else’s in the audience who wanted or was asked to give a toast.

Now that you have done your online search, found the free wedding toast that suits your needs—-now you need to know a few particulars about giving the toast—–what and what not to say, time constraints, and how to end it effectively. You can include humor, which is usually well received by the guests and family members alike, as long as it applies to the situation and is in good taste—the last thing you want to do at a wedding reception is to be a boor and be crude. Keep the toast within 3-5 min long and stand while speaking keeping eye contact with the couple; include some little anecdotes about them, who you are in relation to them (some people may not know who you are); and end the toast with a blessing, or congratulations, or “Cheers!”.

As has been said before, the sites online that promote the availability of a free wedding toast will also list many of them that can be downloaded easily without signing up for anything, or procuring a membership on the site. Here are a few examples of what is available: To the Bride and Groom: “May the roof above you never fall in, and may you both never fall out.” Another: “May we all be invited to your Golden Wedding celebrations.” And a final example: “May you both live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.”

Here are a few examples of a free wedding toast that could be used for other folks rather than the bride and groom; for example, From the bride and groom: “To our best friends, who know the most about us, but refuse to believe it.” And, again, from the bride and groom: “May our children be blessed with rich parents.” A toast to the Bride alone: “May you share everything with your husband, including the housework.” And to the Groom alone: “To the man who has conquered the bride’s heart, and her mother’s.”

The examples are many and the choices numerous, so the ability to find a free wedding toast online is limited by your perseverance only. It won’t take much of your time to browse up some online sites on the Internet that offer free wedding toasts for the taking, and you will have all the inspiration you need at your fingertips; to write the toast yourself, or use the one you’ve downloaded just as it is—the choice is yours.

Amy Bartlett writes articles and publishes information regarding Wedding Etiquette. For more information on Wedding Humor visit our site.