Where do you start and what should you say? Luckily The Tailored Quill has all the answers and provided us with 10 tips for writing wedding toasts. To go along with those amazing tips weve included 11 different delightful cocktail recipes that would be perfect for your wedding toast. Ready to knock out a phenomenal wedding speech? Read on to say Cheers! Before you start the list sip on this blood orange elderflower gin cocktail. 1. Simplify: 5 minutes is all youve got. Time it do be closer to four minutes, because the time that laughter and pauses take up during the toast will surprise you.
Rosemary Greyhound recipe here --> Tastes Lovely2. Remember your culture: There is a reason why the saying Its a toast, not a roast has become ubiquitous in the social and professional realms of public speaking. The bride/groom does not want their great-aunt to know about that incident in Vegas that alcohol helped the bride/groom forget and repress in the first place.
Cotton Candy Champagne recipe here --> Lauren Conrad3. Make a joke, though: The majority of the audience will have been crying a lot before this toast. Its okay to make them cry again by the end of it (SPOILER ALERT: you should), but make them laugh first. No sarcastic quips about that time in Vegas, but actual humor.
Blueberry Mojito recipe here --> The Novice Chef4. Laugh, for yourself: Not only should you make the quivering masses at the tables laugh, but make sure to laugh with them. Laughing and crying share incredibly cathartic properties, and laughter does wonders on your nerves during a toast.
Strawberry Gin Smash recipe here --> The Kitchn5. Stay focused: The purpose of the toast is to present the new couple to all of the guests who may only know the bride or the groom individually. Present your experience of the couple (as long as its positive) and hint at what kind of life they will have together (as long as its optimistic).
Apple and Pear White Sangria recipe here --> Love Grows Wild6. Organize: Whether you start the toast with a joke or philosophical commentary on love, pick a theme that can direct your toast to which you can return at the end for a rock-star conclusion that brings it all together. You want it to flow. You dont want to tell an awesome joke then say um, yeah, I love you, and congratulations with a nonexistent segue.
The Bramble recipe here --> Honestly Yum7. Play to the audience: If the audience contains 300 extended family members, their spouses, and their toddler children, keep the joke, sentiment, and theme thoughtful and stick to presenting the couple. If its a forty person wedding of close friends and everyone knows each other, loosen up a bit, make some more funny comments, but still make a point that demands tissues.
Raspberry Lemon Drop Martini recipe here --> The Cookie Rookie8. Prepare: If you feel like you might forget your line and need cue cards, use thick card stock (its easier to see thinner paper shake when youre nervous) and write legible bullet point sentences. Remember that you will most likely have to hold the cards, the microphone, and a champagne flute at some point during your toast, so consider #9.
Lavender Martini recipe here --> The Framed Table9. Memorize: Even if you hold cue cards just in case, practice your toast to death and beyond until you dont want to deliver it because youre sick of your own words...then practice it again. Connection to your words is even more powerful when you can make eye contact with your audience.
Matcha Mint Julep recipe here --> The Bojon Gourmet10. Celebrate: You are there to underline the strength of the couples bond and explain to everyone in attendance why there is reason to celebrate it. Yes, of course theres pressure in that task, but its also exciting. You were asked to be the Best Man/Maid of Honor for a reason, so own it and honor it with your words.
Malibu Sunset recipe here --> Averie Cooks