Best
Man: 5 Great Toast Ideas
- by KissMeGoodnight.com
The best man traditionally offers the first
toast at a wedding. His toast can offer a thought provoking
look at married life, honor his friendship with the groom or
reveal intimate and often embarrassing details of the couple’s
courtship. The traditional toast is simply a short speech given
verbally but best men are free to try other approaches to the
toast such as a slideshow or a video presentation. The best
man could also choose to give a verbal toast with a few new
twists.
The
traditional best man’s toast is a verbal speech that is
given early in the reception. Although it is unoriginal, this
type of toast is widely accepted and popular. If the best man
is married himself, he may want to take this opportunity to
offer the couple some sage advice for enjoying a happy and
peaceful marriage. He may also wish to simply state why he
admires the bride and the groom and offer his best wishes.
Still another popular option for this traditional version of
a best man’s toast is to regale the guests with a slew of stories
from the groom’s wilder days. This, however, is not recommended
at a wedding attended by mostly conservative guests as this
can be embarrassing to both the couple and the guests.
A
slideshow is on increasingly popular way for the best man
to toast the new couple. You could take the opportunity to
display various pictures of the bride and groom separately
and as a couple. One option is to interview both parents prior
to the wedding and ask them to contribute pictures of their
child from when they were a baby until now. You would ask the
parents a series of questions about the bride or grooms childhood,
adolescence and adult life. Then you could take the pictures
and arrange them in a slideshow presentation that you could
narrate with information gleaned from your interviews. This
type of toast is especially popular with the older generation
in attendance at the wedding because many of them knew the
bride or groom as children and will enjoy reminiscing about
those times through the pictures and stories.
If
the best man is linguistically inclined he may also wish
to write a short poem or song about the couple. This poem or
song could either be sweet and sentimental or funny and potentially
embarrassing to the couple. Although the best man may be making
the same points that he would in giving a traditional speech,
the use of a poem or song to convey the sentiment makes it
more original and amusing for the guests.
A
video presentation is another unique way to make the best
man’s toast. One way to do this is to arrange meetings with
close friends and family members and ask them a series of questions
about love and relationships and videotape their answers. You
could then videotape yourself giving a short toast and introducing
the other members on the tape. This is an excellent idea for
the best man who is afraid that he will forget what he wants
to say on the wedding day. The video allows him to practice
his speech and record it over and over again until it is perfect.
Another
original toast idea is the idea of memory boxes. The
best man could talk to the parents of the bride and groom ahead
of time and obtain a few objects from their pasts such a photos,
childhood security blankets and special gifts from loved ones.
The bet man would put each of these items into one of the boxes
and leave the other one empty. When it comes time for the toast
the best man could present the couple with the filled box.
He would then open the box and explain the story behind each
of the memory items. When he is done with the first box, he
could present the couple with the second box and explain that
this box is for the couple to fill up with keepsakes of the
memories that they will share together.
There are a variety of toasting options available to the best
man. Whether he chooses to speak from the heart with an unprepared
speech or invest time prior to the wedding to put together
an elaborate presentation, the toast is sure to be appreciated
as long as the best man is speaking from his heart.
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KissMeGoodnight.com : 2005
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