We thought we would offer you some solid advice so your toasts are relevant and entertaining. We also wanted to address some real concerns that grooms have about their wedding day. We usually cover the bride in our post so we only thought it fair to address the rest of the wedding party. Thanks to The Knot and Glamour Magazine their contribution to this post. Let us know you opinion on both these topics I am sure we have not covered it all here in this post!<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t dwell on touchy subjects <\/strong> Don\u2019t tell us how your friend is like your sister (Maids of Honor, this one\u2019s for you) <\/strong> Don\u2019t just use adjectives to describe the person you are talking about <\/strong> Don\u2019t be overly sentimental <\/strong> Don\u2019t speak for longer than 5 minutes <\/strong> Don\u2019t get hammered at the open bar <\/strong> Don\u2019t talk about yourself <\/strong> Don\u2019t let nerves get the better of you! <\/strong> Special thanks to Victoria Wellman, co-founder of The Oratory Laboratory.<\/em> Groom Worry: He has to stick to the budget\u2014while pleasing the bride. <\/strong> Groom Worry: He doesn\u2019t know what to write in his vows. <\/strong> Groom Worry: He doesn\u2019t know the dress code. <\/strong> Groom Worry: He\u2019s uncomfortable with all the attention. <\/strong> Groom Worry: He\u2019s nervous about everything going according to plan. <\/strong> Groom Worry: He freaks out about everyone else having a blast. <\/strong> Groom Worry: He\u2019s obsessed with the details (as much as the bride is). <\/strong> Groom Worry: What if it rains? <\/strong> We thought we would offer you some solid advice so your toasts are relevant and entertaining. We also wanted to address some real concerns that grooms have about their wedding day. We usually cover the bride in our post so we only thought it fair to address the rest of the wedding party. Thanks to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[590],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDon\u2019t be afraid to roast the bride or groom but know when enough is enough <\/strong>
\nThe perfect wedding toast is a work of oratory art. It can\u2019t be too short (cheers!) and it can\u2019t drone on and on. It has to be funny but it also has to be sentimental. So if you\u2019ve been tasked with toasting the newlyweds, prepare to prep — and whatever you do, avoid these toasting faux pas!
\nThere\u2019s a fine line between poking fun and being vulgar. So, don\u2019t talk about how drunk they got at college and what trouble they used to get into. For starters it\u2019s unoriginal, but mainly because grandma and the in-laws are in the audience too.
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\nDon\u2019t tell private jokes <\/strong>
\nIt doesn\u2019t matter how funny you and five other of your friends think something is, if half the audience doesn\u2019t know it, you\u2019re excluding them and they\u2019ll stop listening.<\/p>\n
\nAvoid talking about differences in religion, race and especially exes. These topics are totally irrelevant to this day and it will make everyone feel super uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
\nWe know you adore each other, that\u2019s why she gave you the job. Tell us why you love her, why she\u2019s so amazing and why she makes you laugh.<\/p>\n
\nYou need to backup your descriptions with stories. The more specific you are the better the speech.<\/p>\n
\nTry for at least 70% humor and storytelling. When was the last time you left a wedding talking about an amazing speech that was all tears and \u2018I love yous\u2019? If you think back over all the time you\u2019ve spent together you\u2019ll find the juicy details about your friend and the humor.<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s always better to leave the guests panting for more than wishing you\u2019d stop.<\/p>\n
\nIf a glass of wine or a shot of tequila gives you a bit of confidence then go for it. But no more than one until you\u2019re done!<\/p>\n
\nYes you\u2019ve shared hundreds of adventures with your best friend or sibling, but you are best man or maid because all those stories make you an expert on them. Look through your speech and count the \u2018I\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\nYou\u2019re about to deliver the best gift to your friend you\u2019ve ever given them \u2013 it\u2019s exciting and you should be looking forward to it. If you spend the whole speech freaking out, you\u2019ll regret it afterwards and you only get one chance so enjoy every moment of it.<\/p>\n
\n9 things grooms worry about before their wedding day <\/p>\n
\nGroom Worry: He can\u2019t get dressed without help. <\/strong>
\nBrides aren\u2019t the only ones with wedding-day worries. We asked groomsmen to dish on what the groom freaks out about when the bride isn\u2019t looking.
\n\u201cHe realized that the bowtie he\u2019d received was a real bowtie, not a clip-on or anything pre-tied. We were lucky, though, because I\u2019ve been tying bowties for years. So there were many shots in his formal photography album of me having to tie his bowtie and put on his boutonniere.\u201d \u2014Rob, 29<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe biggest challenge was keeping the wedding in budget while maintaining the small stuff like wedding colors and whether or not things match perfectly, and if the heights of groomsmen and bridesmaids match up.\u201d \u2014Ryan, 27<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe day of the wedding he woke up and was trying to come up with the vows. He said that he did them off the top of his head. During his vows, he was like, \u2018A couple months ago I was preparing my vows\u2026\u2019 and we all knew he was lying.\u201d \u2014Curtis, 20<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe was nervous and overwhelmed when people asked him what to wear for the rehearsal dinner. He was getting all kinds of text messages, and he didn\u2019t really know. He called his mom to ask her what people should wear.\u201d \u2014Derek, 32<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe was kind of anxious. I think it was\u2026having the whole day be about him and his soon-to-be wife.\u201d \u2014Danny, 20<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAll the groomsmen were from Virginia, so he was worried about getting them to the right place at the right time in St. Louis, where they had no idea where they were going.\u201d \u2014Jay, 21<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMost of the time, he was worrying about everyone else, hoping that the family was having a good time, hoping that everyone was OK in spite of the heat.\u201d \u2014Paul, 25<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe became quite meticulous: ties just right, cuffs on correctly, no gum, no scuffs on the shoes, the whole nine yards. We all knew he was just wanting the best for his bride-to-be.\u201d \u2014Collin, 26<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThere were a lot of rehearsals. It was an outdoor wedding on a beach in New Zealand, so he was really worried about the weather.\u201d \u2014Shane, 36<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"