Wedding Speech Ideas http://partyideasbuzz.com/wedding-speech-ideas/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFOkIP-65A A Little History of the Wedding Speech or Toast Traditionally referred to as “toasts” here in the United States, this tradition actually dates back to ancient Greece and Rome. The Greeks and Romans raised their glasses to the gods when they toasted the newly married couple. It’s said that the Greeks started the idea of toasts so that everyone would drink from the same ewer and it would avoid anyone being poisoned during the celebrations. Meanwhile, the Romans added a piece of burnt toast into their glasses as a way to remove any impurities from the wine. After the Romans invaded Britain, the tradition of the burnt toast continued being practiced and eventually the wedding toast meant saluting with a drink. Are Wedding Speeches Given in Any Traditional Order? Not really. At a lot of weddings, typically the best man will deliver his speech, followed by the maid/matron of honor. The rest of the speeches loosely follow in this order: • The groom gives his speech and toasts his new bride. • The bride gives her speech and toasts her new husband. • Anyone else who has been asked to give a speech will do their toasts. • The father of the bride gives his speech and toast last and thanks the guests for attending the wedding. Types of Wedding Speeches or Toasts Wedding speeches can be anything from outright, sentimental tear jerkers to hilarious acts of comedy. They can be recited like poetry or they can even be original songs written just for that couple. Most of the toasts I’ve seen lately are somewhere in between, just a little bit on the serious side, but adding some humor and outright hilarity to the moment. Weddings are supposed to be happy and fun, not droll, boring and overly sentimental. I’ve also seen some great wedding speeches sung to the bride and groom with original lyrics but sung to a popular song. Sometimes the whole wedding party gets in on the action to surprise the bride and groom. Some Tips for a Great Wedding Speech or Toast If you’re the best man or maid/matron of honor, and especially if you’re the father of the bride, it’s a good idea to start planning out your speech as soon as the wedding date is set. If you’re especially shy or really don’t like speaking in front of crowds, you might want to make it short but obviously meaningful, even if it’s funny. Background soundtrack: "New Friendly" by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Wedding Speech Ideas http://partyideasbuzz.com/wedding-speech-ideas/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnFOkIP-65A

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Wedding Speech Ideas
Back when I was in my teens, in the 70s, it was traditional to see the best man make a wedding speech, and
maybe the f ather of the bride would give a special toast.
Only more recently I’ve noticed more wedding toasts being
presented by the maid or matron of honor, the groom’s
mother, the bride’s mother and the f ather of the groom.
And there are also wedding speeches given by the bride and
groom, either together or separately.
So is there really ‘written in stone’ wedding speech etiquette
today? I don’t think so. Couples are always breaking f rom
tradition, like adding in unity candle ceremonies or unity sand
ceremonies where we didn’t see a lot of them a f ew decades
ago. And even presenting their wedding speech in song!
A Little History of the Wedding Speech or Toast
Traditionally ref erred to as “toasts” here in the United States, this tradition actually dates back to ancient
Greece and Rome.
The Greeks and Romans raised their glasses to the gods when they toasted the newly married couple.
It’s said that the Greeks started the idea of toasts so that everyone would drink f rom the same ewer and it
would avoid anyone being poisoned during the celebrations.
Meanwhile, the Romans added a piece of burnt toast into their glasses as a way to remove any impurities f rom
the wine.
Af ter the Romans invaded Britain, the tradition of the burnt toast continued being practiced and eventually the
wedding toast meant saluting with a drink.
Are Wedding Speeches Given in Any Traditional Order?
Not really. At a lot of weddings, typically the best man will deliver his speech, f ollowed by the maid/matron of
honor.
The rest of the speeches loosely f ollow in this order:
The groom gives his speech and toasts his new bride.
The bride gives her speech and toasts her new husband.
Anyone else who has been asked to give a speech will do
their toasts.
The f ather of the bride gives his speech and toast last
and thanks the guests f or attending the wedding.
Types of Wedding Speeches or Toasts
A wedding speech today can be anything f rom an outright,
sentimental tear jerker to a hilarious act of comedy. They can
be recited like poetry or they can even be original songs written just f or that couple.

2. Most of the toasts I’ve seen lately are somewhere in between, just a little bit on the serious side, but adding
some humor and outright hilarity to the moment. Weddings are supposed to be happy and f un, not droll, boring
and overly sentimental.
I’ve also seen some great wedding speeches sung to the bride and groom with original lyrics but sung to a
popular song. Sometimes the whole wedding party gets in on the action to surprise the bride and groom.
Some Tips for a Great Wedding Speech or Toast
If you’re the best man or maid/matron of honor, and
especially if you’re the f ather of the bride, it’s a good idea to
start planning out your speech as soon as the wedding date
is set.
If you’re especially shy or really don’t like speaking in f ront of
crowds, you might want to make it short but obviously
meaningf ul, even if it’s f unny.
Not Sure How to Write a Wedding Speech?
If you need help writing a good speech, you can get some
great examples f rom “All Types of Wedding Speeches.” Just
click on any of the ebooks below f or any of the wedding speeches you need to write!