Aug 31 2009
“Smart Wedding Toasts – From Quick One-Liners To Five-Minute Speeches”

You’re the Best Man, or Matron-of-Honour, or the father of the bride, and you’re scheduled for a toast for the Wedding , and you’re afraid you’re going to make a fool of yourself — and perhaps the bride and groom, too.
on the double, visualize: You give the speech and the audience laughs (with you) or grins, or goes “Awwwwwwww”.
Can you really get this kind of earnest reaction from your audience? I don’t know. Let us experiment.
Here are some definitive short Wedding toasts, humourous Wedding speeches, and touching Marriage speeches you can find if you search around a bit.
If you are the BestMan, Matron-of-Honor, the groom, or one of the fathers, though, you will more than likely be giving a lengthier speech.
If this is familiar, you might want to interweave some of the Sassy one-liners listed below into your Marriage toast. But, if you are aiming at a Drawn-Out speech, you will most likely need to prepare a little further than this article can help you with.
And ASAP, for some short, free Bridal speeches. . .
Touching One-Liner Wedding Speeches
May the joys you share today be the beginning of a lifetime of great happiness and fulfilment.
May your joys be as deep as the Ocean, and your troubles as light as its foam.
Here’s to my bride: she knows everything about me, yet loves me just the same.
May all your hopes and dreams come true, and may the memory of this day become more dear with each passing year.
more Bridal Toast samples . . .
Practical Bridal Toasts
Here’s to the bride – may she share everything with her husband…and that includes the housework.
May we never forget what is worth remembering or remember what is best forgotten.
Funny Marriage Speeches
To the 2 secrets of a long lasting and happy marriage
…Here’s to good sense of humor and a short memory!
To the groom: Early in your marriage you will uncover it difficult to get the last word in any discussion. With time, though, you will learn how to always get the last two words in every discussion — just make sure the words are “Yes dear”.
You know, the trouble with being the best man at a wedding is that you never get to actually prove it.
Marriage is like a violin. After the music is over, you still have the strings.
Short Marriage Toast Poems
I’ve known many,
Liked not a few,
Loved only one,
I toast to you
Here’s to Anthony, a helluva friend, every gal’s guy and every bloke’s lady. He’s a prince, he’s a topper, he’s the King of the dance. And he frightens the horses when he takes down his pants.
A toast to love and laughter
and happiness ever after!
The vows have been read,
The cake has been cut;
Let’s hope that [Amanda]
Don’t grow a big butt!
Marriage Toast Etiquette
Marriage Toast top-ten list (in order of appearance):
Please don’t sweat this part. No one’s keeping track ![]()
1. bestman
2. Groom’s Father
3. Bride’s Father
4. Groom
5. Bride
6. Friends and Relatives
7. Maid of Honor
8. Groom’s Mother
9. Bride’s Mother
10. Anyone else.
Again, you may not want to use these Wedding Toasts alone if you are on the spot for a longer speech, but you might weave them (or something like them) into your lengthier Marriage speech.