Best Man Toasts – Simple Steps To an Awesome Toast
While some best man toasts are just plain bad, the majority of them are boring and often stooped in unnecessary clichés. As the best man you have an important duty to fulfill and on the big day, the best man toast will be one of the highlights. In some weddings the toast is separate from the speech while some weddings the best man speech concludes with a toast. So, what is a toast really and why should you make it?
Virtually every western culture uses toasts as a form of celebration and an expression of goodwill. It’s a ritual we use to confirm and recognize people and its been a practice since the middle ages. Off course, it had a very different function back then since the clinching of glasses was meant to spill wine from one cup to the other – just in case one of them was poisoned and by doing this you actually demonstrated your friendly intentions.
When it comes to best man toasts there aren’t too many rules these days. It really isn’t a big deal. All you really do with the toast is to wish the newly weds a happy future together and your duty as the best man is to lead in this ritual.
You can start your toast with something like “I would like to propose a toast to…” or you can even lead into it with a little story or a funny joke (keep it clean please – this is the serious part of the wedding).
Most toasts follow the format of “May you…” followed by well wishes. What you choose to add is up to you, but some proven ones are “…grow old together” or even “…God bless you and …”. Its really up to you what you choose to focus on.
Keep in mind that as a best man your primary duty is to help and assist the groom and at this point of the wedding ceremony you really need to say what you want to say to your best friend. Being sincere is the best advice I can give you and finding something genuine to say is one sure way to get the entire wedding party involved.
Best man toasts need not be a long and dragged out affair. Keep it short and keep is remember that you are leading the wedding party in raising a glass. As you get to the end of your toast you might say something like “please join me as we raise a glass to…”. This will prompt everyone to get ready for the toast.
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