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Giving a toast is a responsibility that puts fear in the speaking hearts of most members of a wedding. While it’s not commonly something that is particularly long or involved, it’s public speaking (which doesn’t sit well with many people) and really puts people straight away.

If you are planning a wedding ceremony and know that most members of this wedding are hams who won’t mind the whole “public speaking” thing, then by all means keep the toasts traditional conventional with dad, the best man and others taking their expected turns at the microphone.

But if you are looking for something different, either since you want to save putting people instantly, or you simply want to act different and fun, read on.

First, you can certainly take the whole toast thing off the agenda if you wish. There are no rules requiring a toast at any wedding. Weddings should be unique events and reflect the personalities of the bride and groom.

But if you want to act a little different, there are options. You can go the video route, which asks people to essentially make a toast on camera and then the video is given to the the couple later. This isn’t an especially new idea, but it does solve the problem of not wanting to put people in an instant and still gives everyone an opportunity to say something special to the bride and bridegroom.

If your guest list includes many outgoing people then consider “pass the mike”. This can be employed in several ways. You can either be silly with it, or life threatening serious. The majority of people like silly. Say dad takes the microphone first. His last name ends with T (so, let’s say dad’s last name is Smith). He must find someone whose first name starts with a T (Tom? Tony? Tina? Theresa?) and pass the microphone to that person, who then gives a toast.

This technique of giving toasts does put people immediately (certainly prior to the fun begins you can warn them so if they are really uncomfortable, they can escape to the restroom or bar) but it can likewise be a great deal of fun. Getting people when they least expect it and then asking them to remember something funny or meaningful about the the happy couple can extend to fascinating, funny and truthful results.

You should choose that one person at each table be necessary to give a toast. Number the tables and at various intervals, have the MC or DJ call a number, which will have to have guests at that table to decide amongst themselves who will give the toast at that table. Certainly, more than one person can if they like, but there will be at least one ham at each table who will enjoy standing up and toasting the newlyweds.

Say you have lots of public speakers in the group, and finding willing toast participants will not be an issue. But you think the site may well be. There’s an easy answer to this issue. You can render open themes for the toast speakers. Say you are providing an “open mike” toast arrangement, where anyone can request the microphone and offer a toast. The DJ, MC or someone different in the marriage ceremony party ( perhaps the maid of honor or best man) can supply the announcer a surprise topic, which may be pulled from a champagne flute or drawn out of the floral arrangement on the head table. There can be slips of paper to select, or just one sheet of paper with various ideas.

The announcer might select to finish this sentence, ” I recall when (groom’s name here) was a little boy, he always …” or answer this question, “When was (insert bride’s name here) at her silliest? Tell us the story”. You may have to give each speaker a short time or two to build up their thoughts, but you are certain to have some interesting stories, some unique anecdotes and some different perspectives on the bride and groom.

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