Giving a toast is a traditional responsibility that often scares both the speaker and the recipients. You never know what the person saying the toast is going to say until it's too late. While most times it's not something particularly long or involved, it's the public speaking aspect of the toast (which doesn't seem to sit well with most people) and can really put the people giving the toast on the spot.
The first thing you have to decide when planning the wedding is if the wedding toast is going to be kept traditional (the best man, maid of honor, father of the bride speaking at the wedding reception) or if you are looking for something a little different to spice it up. In a traditional sense, the toasts can be just a few words congratulating the bride and groom on their special day. Find the best wedding toast if you are the best man, father of the bride, bride's maid.
Or, if you want to add a more creative touch to your wedding by removing the traditional toast all together, you can try something different from the normal venue. Understand, there are no set rules that require a toast at any wedding. In my opinion, weddings are unique events that should reflect the unique personalities of the bride and groom tying the knot. There are many activities you can do differently and there are plenty of options if you want to deviate from the traditional wedding toast.
A fun and memorial way to add a twist to your wedding day is to go the video route, which typically asks all of the guests who attend the wedding to essentially make a wedding toast on camera after which the video is given to the bride and groom to help them remissness in the future. This isn't a unique idea, but it does solve some of the issues like putting people on the spot and will gives everyone a chance to say special words to the bride and groom.
Another fun way to liven up the wedding reception is to "pass the microphone". It can either be a serious activity or a silly one, depending on how outgoing the people are at the reception. Most people who choose to do this like to keep it silly to enlighten the mood. Say the bride's father takes the microphone first and says a few words. Then he chooses who to give the mic to next. This can be done using the last letter of their last name and selecting someone who has a first name starting with that letter. The passing of the mic continues until everyone who wants to say something gets a chance.
Passing of the microphone to foster a wedding toast from multiple people does still put people on the spot, but it can also be a lot of fun. Getting people to say something from the hip when they least expect it about the bride and groom can result in interesting, funny and truthful results.
Yet another great way to make the wedding toast more interesting is to have one person from each table give a toast. You can number the tables and at random times during the reception, have MC or DJ call a number requiring the guests at that specific table to decide amongst themselves who will give the toast for that table. Certainly, more than one person can give the toast if they want to, but there will most likely be at least one person at each table who will stand up and toast the newlyweds.
There are many options to add a wedding toast to your wedding. It's not just about tradition. Who wants the same ole wedding their friends or family had. You want something special and different that you can remember for the rest of your life together.
If you are tasked to come up with a toast for someone's wedding, I recommend visiting the Wedding Toasts link to the left under Helpful Wedding Links to help you create the perfect toast that will accommodate the personalities of the couple getting hitched.
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