wedding toast

godblessourhome

i should have asked this question a few weeks ago since i just gave one at my sister's wedding (although i think i did well).
have you ever given a wedding toast? what did you say? do you try to include jokes or embarrassing/funny stories?

Justjoshin

I gave another best man speech a month ago.

I'll be the first to say... I killed it.

Started with a total comedy bomb, welcoming everyone and telling them to have a good time, and then saying that if they had any complaints or concerns, feel free to just go ahead and keep it to themselves, etc.

Acknowledged the parents of the couple, went into a little history, childhood story, Joke, seriousness, backhanded compliment to my brother, then welcoming the bride to the family.

At the time, all I was thinking was that I needed another beer, and was pretty nervous though I do this all the time (this one was my little brother so my entire family was staring at me)

Nearly every guest told me how awesome my speech was.

I'm waiting for the wedding video to see what a d-bag I looked like.

nehushtan

The best man toasting his friend at a recent wedding: "Keith, remember when you killed that hitchhiker and asked me to make sure the body wasn't found? Well, I hope everyone enjoyed dinner."

livnlite

I have done that .. I gave the toast to the bride at my sister in laws wedding. It was a cherrished opportunity to REALLY tell her, in front of family and friends just how I felt about her... in the form of a personal letter that I read aloud. I shared some of the corney things we had done in the past, shared moments of tenderness and wit .. There wasn't a dry eye in the whole room, so yeah, you could say I was pleased with the outcome.

Telling someone how much they mean to you in a honest heartfelt manner .. does that.

DaniellePF

Personally, my sister could have roasted my *kitten*, but the fact that she said so many meaningful and heartfelt things in her speech at my wedding meant so much. I was so grateful for the speech she gave and not some cliche speech with dumb jokes. To each his own, it just meant more to me to have something real on one of the most important days of my life.

Thomasm198

I was best man for my brother.

I did the usual: thanked everyone for coming, welcomed my SIL to the family, made a joke about how long they had been engaged, and finished up by asking everyone to raise a glass and remember our Dad who had died 5 years earlier.

std2106

My advise: do what my best man did. I've never seen a more hilarious wedding toast. Somehow, he even incorporated a baggie of breast milk. Unreal. Check it out on youtube! http://t.co/qdPMv372