Toasts

Re: Toasts

• akulaji

  

  February 2012

  We just had the Best Man and Maid of Honor.  All other toasts happened at the rehearsal dinner.  The Best Man ended up totally rambling and went on for forever in his speech, so we were very glad that it was just the two of them. lol! People would rather be eating and celebrating than listening to speeches IMO.  Go with your gut and give the others the opportunity at the rehearsal dinner.

  

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• Jaridds68

  

  February 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_toasts?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:65Discussion:c2edc557-22c5-44f6-b320-73ca6070a511Post:27f46429-18ee-4ec8-9d6f-1ae6b83d92c9">Toasts</a>:
  [QUOTE]Who did you have give toasts? FMIL wants to be able to give one at the wedding, but FI and I were thinking just <strong>Best Man, Maid of Honor and my father (that's traditionally who does it, right?</strong>?) and that's it. Both of us don't want a lot of toasts- I feel that FMIL could give one at the rehersal dinner and that would be most appropriate, thoughts?
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  <div>Yes, those are the traditional toasters. I agree w/ akulaji - go w/ yoour gut, if you don't want a lot of toasts at the reception ask your FMIL to give hers at the rehearsal dinner. Also, we don't want a lot of toasts either, so we talked w/ the DJ and our venue coordinators that only the approved toasters get the mic.</div>

  

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• Carebear62584 member

  

  February 2012

  My MOH (cousin) doesn't want to give one so I'm not making her.  Although, when she got married she told me I didn't have to do one and my mom and my aunt made me so they make her too, but I'm a lot more outgoing than her.  FI isn't having a BM so that eliminates that.  His stepdad was going to do one, but he talked to both his dad and stepdad (both GM's) and told them not to do one because he doesn't want any sort of compteition between then. 
  
  I'm thinking I might just have my dad do one.  My dad has this tradition of getting everyone to drink out of their shoe (gross, I know....but I'm guilty of doing it).  I figured this might be the perfect time.

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• bmetz34 member

  

  February 2012

  We're only doing BM as far as I know.   We haven't really had any MOH toasts in my family, and I doubt my sister would want to do one.  Plus I think toasts are usually boring unless they are funny, so I don't mind only having one. 

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• kls114 member

  

  February 2012

  We just did our Best Man & Matron of Honor. I agree, if FMIL wants to say something she should at the RD.

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• herb0622 member

  

  February 2012

  We just had our MOH and BM do the speeches. We also had a blessing done too. Our priest didn't want to do one so someone else from the church did. I think FMIL should just stick to a speech at the rehearsal dinner if she wants.

  

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• lfreeman24 member

  

  February 2012

  We're doing it a little bit differently but that's because my fiance is from the UK and over there generally the father of the bride, father of the groom, best man and groom speak. I hate the idea of that many speeches (plus my MOH) but we can't really get around it. 

  
  I agree with PP though that if your FMIL wants to speak the rehearsal dinner is the better time for that! 

  

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• theholograms member

  

  February 2012

  We are only doing Maid of Honor and Best Man.  My father may also give a brief toast before them but that is it!

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