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Toasts at the rehearsal dinner?

nlh85nlh85 member
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I guess this is a two part question - is anyone expected to give a toast at the rehearsal dinner?  And more to the point, are my fiance or myself expected to give a toast at any point?  We're two weeks out now, and this just now occurred to me...
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  • phiraphira member
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    You don't have to do anything you don't feel like doing. So even if you were expected to give a toast during the rehearsal dinner or the wedding (spoilers: you're not expected to), you don't have to.

    My dad made a speech/toast at my brother's rehearsal dinner a few years back, and my future father-in-law made a toast at my future brother-in-law's rehearsal dinner. I think that if one set of parents is hosting the rehearsal dinner, they might feel like making a speech or a toast. That's fine if they'd like (since they're hosting--it's their decision).
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    No, nobody is expected to. You should thank people for coming, though, if you consider that a toast.
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  • Rebl90Rebl90 member
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    AddieCake said:
    No, nobody is expected to. You should thank people for coming, though, if you consider that a toast.
    Please do this! FI and I were at a rehearsal dinner a few weeks ago and after we waited 40 minutes for dinner to start (the bride & groom were late because they decided to take things to the hotel between the rehearsal and dinner) and then we were just dismissed to the buffet (we all insisted B & G go first). An hour later the bride came by to let us know that they were finished and we were welcome to continue to help setting up for the reception (after we had worked all day).  

    It's safe to say we felt hurt and surprised. Please thank your guests for being there!
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  • lizandmark2014lizandmark2014 member
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    My father in-law gave a short toast/ thank you for attending. He ended with " to happiness and have a lovely evening".

    My cousin at her rehearsal gave a short thank you toast as well. It is not requiered.
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  • lizandmark2014lizandmark2014 member
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    The toast is not requiered the thank yous are.
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  • singinchick13singinchick13 member
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    I am planning to do a "thank-you" toast as we are hosting ours and taking it as an opportunity to thank friends and family for being involved in our wedding. I'm going to end with thanking my FI for choosing me to spend his life with and then present his groom's cake.
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  • Sioux1986Sioux1986 member
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    Whenever I think of Rehearsal dinner toasts, all I see is:

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