Unique Wedding Toast

Lpia

Hi! My sister is getting married in July. Does anyone have suggestions for unique wedding toasts, other than, poem, song or rap?

Thanks:)

bablingbrooke

Don't try to be unique, try to be heartfelt.  No one will remember the toast, anyway.  My father gave a toast that I remember being moved to tears by, and sadly I dont' remember anymore what he said.  

A generic poem (that is NOT unique if someone else wrote it) is not the way to go here if you want to be heartfelt and entertaining.  Few people like to listen to poetry, and half the wedding "poems" out there aren't poetry, though they do rhyme.

mgietler76

I agree with Brooke, just write something from the heart and it will be unique because no stranger will know your sister better than you to write a meaningful toast.

aerinpegadrak

The best wedding toasts aren't clever or funny or unique.  They're SHORT.  A few lines about how much you love the couple, "Raise your glasses," and sit down.  Best wedding toast ever.

trix1223

What do you love about your sister?  What do you love about your FBIL?  What is your fondest memory of your sister?  What is your fondest memory of the two of them together?  What do you hope for them in your marriage?

There's your toast.  And one other piece of advice.  Keep it short and sweet.  And by short, I mean under 2 1/2 minutes.  Practice it.  Practice it with a stopwatch or timer so that you know exactly how long it will be.

People want to hear something lovely, heartfelt, and short.

MissOwl

best toast i've ever witnessed was the bride's sister reading a passage from their favorite childhood book. the passage was about finding your way/moving toward the future. it was 30 seconds long and half the room was crying. perfect!

trix1223

My BIL's toast at our wedding:  "To trix and mr.trix.  May it be a long and happy one."

Everyone laughed, we howled, and everyone drank their champagne.  Pretty great toast, IMO.

jerseydevil

Keep it short and sweet.

Muffin'sMom

Our best man gave this toast:  "To Phyllis who told me 4 years ago that she would be here today, and to Gary who still doesn't believe it."  Everyone howled...it was SO true!

Kristin789

OK, I'm going to take this from another point of view, and assume that you have already thought of writing an original toast, and for some reason, you do not want to do that and you are looking for something already written.

In that case, here's what we used.  I have put the original version, and then the revised version that we used for the toast.  The person leading the toast held her glass until the end where there are two lines beginning with MAY.  That's where she raised her glass, said the last two lines, and that was the end of the toast.


Apache Blessing - original version Now you will feel no rain,
for each of you will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold,
for each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there will be no loneliness,
for each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons,
but there is only one life before you.
May beauty surround you both in the
journey ahead and through all the years,
May happiness be your companion and
your days together be good and long upon the earth.Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and
remind yourselves often of what brought you together.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness,
gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves.
When frustration, difficulties and fear assail your relationship,
as they threaten all relationships at one time or another,
remember to focus on what is right between you,
not only the part which seems wrong.
In this way, you can ride out the storms when
clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives - remembering that
even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there.
And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your
life together, it will be marked by abundance and delight.
-----------Apache Blessing - edited version we used Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and
remind yourselves often of what brought you together.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness,
gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves.
When frustration, difficulties and fear assail your relationship,
as they threaten all relationships at one time or another,
remember to focus on what is right between you,
not only the part which seems wrong.
In this way, you can ride out the storms when
clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives - remembering that
even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there.
And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your
life together, it will be marked by abundance and delight.
May beauty surround you both in the
journey ahead and through all the years,
May happiness be your companion and
your days together be good and long upon the earth.