Time and time again I see creativity explode off of my computer screen from the minds of you fabulous people of the SDMB. OK, now that my nose is thoroughly brown, I have a favor to ask.
I’m the Best Man at my friends wedding this weekend, and I have to give the obligatory toast at the reception. I’m fairly creative myself, and have some amusing anecdotes to start things off, but I need more.
Give me your best metaphors, witicisms, analogies and or stories about love that might fit well into a toast to a newly married couple. They can be humorous or romantic, you decide. Thanks in advance for your help.
Lillian Gish once gave this toast at a wedding: “May today be the unhappiest day of your lives.” Everyone is horrified for just a second, till they get it.
I toasted at my brothers’ wedding. I don’t remember it verbatim, but I kept it short, and told them if they paid attention to the 3 C’s they would have a happy marriage.
Communication, Caring and Compromise
VB
Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.
Something if the happy couple lived common-law before the wedding…
“I know it was easy for (Groom’s name) to finally ask (Bride’s name) to get married and to take the plunge…”
“… of course… it’s easy to take the plunge when you’ve been swimming in the pool for quite awhile now…”
Or… what I used at a friend’s wedding way back when David Lettermen was funny…
The Top Ten Reason’s (Bride & Groom) got married…
Everyone really needed a good drunk. #9. - Rings non-refundable. #8. - Insurance rates cut in half. #7. - Felt like getting dressed up for a change. #6. - Convenience. #5. - So (he/she) can stay in the country. #4. - To prove wrong all the people who said it would never last. #3. - The in-laws appear to be wealthy. #2. - Shotgun loading noise (With hand-pump action)
And the #1 reason (Bride & Groom’s names) got married…
May the love you feel now pale in comparison to the love you will share in 30 years.
May you always have spice in your relationship, with an extra helping of it to get you over the rough spots in the road.
May you always be each other’s best friend.
(For those who are religious) May the good Lord above watch over you, guide you, and shower you with more blessings than your hearts can hold, all the days of your lives.
Also, what VB said: the 3 C’s.
You are more than a human being, you are a human becoming.
Og Mandino
That’s my name, not a description. I am neither purple nor a bear. Okay, so I’m purple.<a true Wally original!>
Okay, here is one that I like (it happened to be my brother-in-law’s toast at our wedding). He said, “I was pleased when my brother asked me to be his best man. I wasn’t sure he would pick me. It’s not that I didn’t think he felt close enough to me. It’s just that grooms always pick their best friend. And for him, Jeannie is his best friend. I know that this marriage will last because their best friends are each other. I wish them a long and happy life together.”
I was in tears.
If you want to give advice, I like the one my mom gives couples on their wedding day:
No matter how bad things get, take a minute and remember how you feel today. And remember why you felt that way.
I never hate myself in the morning. I sleep till noon.
–Sig line courtesy of Wally
