Proper Wedding Toast Procedures
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This topic is an important one to know. Unfortunately, it’s also one that is ignored or neglected far to often. Long after the wedding day is done, people will remember the wedding toasts. More so if they are not done well.
If you follow the procedures below, your toasts will be the talk of the town. In a good way.
Enjoy!
Wedding toasts carry out an important role during the wedding celebration. The wedding toast serves as a connector between the formal wedding ceremonies and the less formal atmosphere of the wedding reception.
The wedding toast also allows some members of the family, relatives and closest friends to express their feelings and to wish the couple well.
Here are some tips when proposing a toast.
* The bride should be served the beverage first, followed by the groom, the maid of honor, the parents and then the best man.
* If you propose the first toast, make sure that not only your glass, but also all the other glasses are filled before you start speaking.
* When proposing a toast, raise your glass with your right hand. The glass should be held in a straight line from the shoulder.
* The toast can be done with a sip of wine,champagne or a non-alcoholic drink except coffee,tea and water.
* It is better to compose your own wedding toast. However, if you cannot write a good one, you can try traditional wedding toast but make sure to personalize it to include your feelings and thoughts about the bride and groom.
* Always remember to end a toast with an invitation to the guests to join you and something that tells them what to say in response.
* If you receive a toast. Do not raise your glass, stand or sip your drink. Just thank the toasters. You may propse another toast at the time, although it’s not required.
In a traditional wedding toast, the first toast is to the bride or to the bride and groom. This is done by the best man, a relative or a friend. The groom then responds with a message to his bride, the person who made the toast, the couple’s parents and a toast to the bridesmaids. The best man will then come back to thank the groom on behalf of the bridesmaids.
If the bride has spoken after the groom, the best man will thank the bridesmaids. A close friend or relative may then follow with another toast. After this, the father of the bride thanks the guests on behalf of his wife and himself. Then the father announces that the celebration can begin.
The non-traditional toast is done to do something different. The order may be changed to suit the guests and the occasion. The emcee toasts the couple first, then the groom thanks the emcee, and the guests, then proposes a toast to his bride. The bride thanks her groom and the guests and then toasts her parents and her in-laws.
The father of the bride thanks the bride for the toast, thanks the guests for attending and announces that the celebration may begin. Sometimes, the emcee may propose a toast to the bridesmaids, after which the maid of honor may respond with thanks or propose another toast. The emcee may introduce guests who will propose their toasts, and announce the beginning of the celebration.
I hope this article will prove to be beneficial to you. Whether your wedding is traditional or not, these guildlines, if followed, will give your wedding a professional look.
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