# How do I make a toast to a wedding party? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 8, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-toast-to-a-wedding-party/186940 "2003-07-08T04:36:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Dark\_Canuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@The\_Dark\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dark_Canuck)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-toast-to-a-wedding-party/186940/1 "2003-07-08T04:36:59Z")
I’m going to a wedding this weekend and I’ve been asked by the bride and groom to make a toast to the wedding party. The bride and groom are old friends of mine so saying a few words to them will be no problem. However, the wedding party is another story. There’s only 4 people in it : Best man, groomsman, maid of honour and bridesmaid. Of the 4, the best man is a good friend of mine. However, the groomsman and I have a mutual dislike for one another, the maid of honour is the bride’s younger sister who I’ve never met and the bridesmaid is my ex-girlfriend and we aren’t too friendly anymore. So, if possible, I’d like to make this toast as impersonal as possible and just address the group as a whole. However, I’m not sure what you’re even supposed to say in a toast like this. Can anyone please offer a suggestion or two?? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-toast-to-a-wedding-party/186940/2 "2003-07-08T05:40:17Z")
Make sure everyone’s glass is full Clear your throat Rise from your seat Raise your glass Thank everyone for gathering Express how privileged you feel to do this Recall how you met your friend Compliment the bride’s appearance Wish them every happiness in their new life together Touch glasses with everyone Toss off your drink Park and lock it ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-toast-to-a-wedding-party/186940/3 "2003-07-08T06:15:11Z")
As normal, just place your bread under thr grill!!! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-toast-to-a-wedding-party/186940/4 "2003-07-08T15:08:06Z")
Not that this will help much, but I made three toasts at a recent wedding reception. You can use the third one to toast the wedding party, and somehow draw some kind of sequitur to it. To the groom (attributed to P.J. O’Rourke) _Here’s to [groom], he’s a helluva pal He’s every girl’s guy and every guy’s gal He’s a prince, a hopper, the lord of the dance and he frightens the horses when he takes down his pants_ To the bride (attributed to me) _Here’s to [bride], a helluva girl The prettiest young chickie in all the known world She really knocks me out when she gives me her look and if that don’t work, she’ll use her left hook_ To the wedding party (attributed to whoever came up with the very first toast) _Here’s to Eve, the mother of our race She put her fig leaf in the right place Here’s to Adam, father of us all He was Johnny-on-the-spot when the leaves began to fall_ ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-toast-to-a-wedding-party/186940/5 "2003-07-08T20:01:07Z")
There are all sorts of books on toasts. Toasts for Irish Blessings, Italian blessings, etc… They give samples you just have to insert the names. Check out your local bookstore. The books are in the range of $6-25 ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-toast-to-a-wedding-party/186940/6 "2003-07-08T20:48:43Z")
**Zenster’s** makes perfect sense. Don’t stress over it. Unless you do something utterly, improbably stupid or foolish (“To my dear friend, his new wife, and that friggin’ asshole sitting next to her…”) it won’t be remembered anyway.