How to pronounce a wedding toast so that he will be remembered for a long time by the newlyweds?

Friends invited you to the wedding, and all that you think about is that you will relax with pleasure, relax and have fun at the party with your friends. But what if the ideal plan for idling crumbles with the request of the newlyweds to make a toast? The thought of having to face friends, their families and strangers, pouring out the soul (or trying to be funny), can irritate or even make you panic. What can I do to make your speech interesting, boring and memorable?

What is a toast?

Toast is a unique form of public speaking. While everyone thinks they know how to say a toast, very few people really understand how to make it memorable and correct. First, admit to yourself that saying a toast is an honor for you. So you can make a gift to a couple, because what you say will be entirely about them and for them. It is not necessary to make from the festive speech the evidence that you know the couple best at this event. If you are long friends with one of the spouses (or both), do not tell the long history of your friendship - you were given the floor not for this. Do not also take toast as an excellent opportunity to drive a couple in the paint and shake. Perhaps, after viewing numerous humorous programs you will want to practice in a stand-up, but leave it in case of listening to the Comedy Club.

What do you need to remember?

For any speaker it is extremely important to understand that the audience consists not only of your peers. There probably will be the older generation, and somebody's children. So respect this reality and try to make your speech as neutral as possible about the ages, so as not to offend anyone and not to drive into the paint. Remember that the couple will remember your words (and everyone else who spoke at their wedding) every anniversary. Do you want them to smile while doing this, or close their eyes with their hands and rather translate the topic? The main thing that you need to know about your toast is - it must be prepared in advance. And preferably written on the card. No one will reproach you if you occasionally look at the cheat sheet. Much worse, if you, without any prompts, will mumble and stammer. Start working on the toast right away, as soon as the couple will offer you to pronounce it at their wedding. A few days you will not be enough, because at least you will take some time to begin with, to accept the inevitability of his utterance. And then we invite you to recall the most sweet and touching moments associated with the newlyweds, in order to successfully express their feelings for them.

Practice, practice and practice again

Practice in toasting before friends and acquaintances. Make sure that at the end of your speech someone says: "Wow!" Remember that the toast is dedicated to a couple, if you are a witness, do not just talk about how you love the bride, and if the witness is about what a cool guy groom . This is the most difficult part of the toast: you start talking about "your" person, gradually moving to the fact that they are now a couple. And although the speech is entirely devoted to the newlyweds, remember that the real audience is the guests: their families and friends. What do you want them to know about the couple? What do you want to make them feel?

Follow the instructions

The following steps will help you make the toast right and memorable.

1. Introduce yourself to the guests in two or three sentences, having established their attitude to the couple. Add some lightness and humor. For example, when you say that you have been friends with the bride for many years, you can pause, and then add: "But she paid me well for her secrets!"
2. Share your memories of what was "your" man before meeting with a future spouse. Again: this is not an opportunity to mock, here, rather, will be appropriate good-natured humor. It is also not a proposal to go into long, lengthy speeches about the time of your whole acquaintance. The toast should not exceed three minutes.
3. After these words, turn to the second spouse and add: "But then he (she) met you, and everything changed!" You can add a funny memory of what really changed in the behavior of your friend.
4. Share your observations on the pair, from the moment they got closer. Tell us about the important moment, after which you thought: "Hey, these two really fit each other!"
5. Now it's time for wishes. Be specific in words and avoid cliches. Instead of saying, "I wish you happiness," say something like: "From all that I could wish you tonight, I most of all wish you the same all-encompassing happiness as what was reflected in your Eyes at the time of the vow. "
6. Finish the toast. You can turn to all present, raise the glass a little and say, for example: "Dear relatives and friends of the young, please join my congratulations! Let us all remember this wedding! "

A few more important tips

• Do not hurry. Speak in a measured and loud voice so everyone can hear.
• Small cards with prompts? Of course. However, make sure that you do not look at them all the time. Make a congratulation in one piece.
• Be sober.
• When you pronounce a toast, your task is to collect the love of all those present at the event for these few minutes and become a voice that will voice it.