Speeches, Toasts and Festivites

Speeches, toasts are important focal points to the wedding. The secret to giving a good wedding toast and speech is to keep it short, and said with sincerity. You may also like include a light hearted joke or anecdote.

It is best to keep it short say about five minutes. The average speaking rate is about 180 words a minute, that's about 1000 words for a five minute speech.

Write down the words and practice reading the words out aloud. Good wedding toast speeches do not come together on the night it needs to be well thought of and rehearsed. Write the speech/toast in the way that you normal talk.

Everyone likes to hear a little about how the bride and groom met, have a little laugh at an amusing moment and then raise their glass in a toast to them.

The people who have helped in the wedding would like to be thanked and that is what the speeches are all about - thanking those that helped, wishing the bride and groom well.

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