Showing posts with label best man wedding toast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label best man wedding toast. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Best Man Wedding Toast - Are You Prepared For It?


Weddings are a time of fun and sharing life's adventures and experiences. Most of the time, as the best man in a wedding, you traditionally will give a wedding toast at the reception. Are you ready to give your best man toast at the wedding reception? If not, don't worry! You shouldn't stress out over giving a wedding toast, as it is one of the easiest things to do once you put your mind to it!

We all know writing a toast can be tough, especially if you're not someone who writes on a daily basis. There are many ways to make it easier on yourself, though, and you should take advantage of them!

Have you ever considered using a pre-written wedding toast? This is an easy way to assist you in your writing process. Using a pre-written speech enables you to craft your masterpiece in an easy to follow manner. Not only that, but you'll be able to use this as an "outline", which will help you mold together your ideas perfectly.

This brings me to my next point: If you're not going to use a pre-written toast, you need to create an outline of your ideas. This helps organize your thoughts so you can present them better. You'll know exactly what points you should touch on, what stories you should go more in depth on and share, and what you only need to mention briefly.

Now, one last thing you should consider is the length of your toast. As a rule of thumb, it is normally customary that you speak for at least 3-4 minutes. This will enable to you share everything you want, and keep yourself from sharing too much and boring the crowd!

So, if you don't already have a speech prepared, you should visit Wedding Speeches. Get prepared with pre-written speeches, quotes, one-liners, speech samples and more!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Best Man Wedding Toast - 2 Tips to Make it Memorable

A wedding is one of the most fun-filled events that life has to offer, and being the best man in a wedding is one of the highest honors as well. One duty a best man has is that he is to give a wedding toast during the wedding reception. Are you prepared? If not, here are two tips that you can use to make sure you're ready to give your toast:

#1 - Write an Outline and Use Humor

To craft your toast, I would highly suggest you use an outline. While that seems obvious, many people forget this simple task. This will help outline the things you would like to share in your toast.

I would also suggest that you use humor. Use one-liners and funny quotes, when appropriate. If you can make people laugh, many will remember your speech because of that. Good one-liners work every time.

#2 - Keep The Length Between 5-10 Minutes

Many people forget this too. Don't do a toast that is only a couple minutes long. You're the best man for crying out loud, so I'm sure you've got a lot to say. With that in mind, you can't overdo it, either. Make sure that you stay in that 5 to 10 minute range. Somewhere in there will be long enough for you to say what you want to say, as well as hold the crowds attention. Go any longer and you risk losing attention.

Those are just two simple tips that will help you make a great toast. Follow them and you will be well on your way to a great wedding toast!

Are you in a wedding that's on the way? If you don't already have a speech prepared, you need to visit Wedding Toasts. You'll have access to all sorts of one-liners, quotes, sample speeches, toasts and more!