Giving Great Wedding Ceremony Toast Activities
Presenting a toast is often a responsibility that places fear in the speaking hearts of most members of your wedding ceremony. Whilst it is not generally something that is in particular long or involved, it is speaking in public (that does not sit well with lots of people) as well as really puts people on the spot.
If you are planning a wedding and reception and are aware that most members of the wedding party are hams who will not mind the whole “public talking” thing, then go for it and keep the speeches and toasts traditional with father, your best man along with other people having their expected turns with the microphone.
However if you are considering something different, either because you want to save putting people on the spot, or you simply want to do something different as well as fun, read on.
First, it is possible to certainly go ahead and take the entire toast thing off the agenda if you wish. There aren’t any rules requiring a toast at any wedding ceremony. Weddings needs to be exclusive events and reflect the personalities of the groom and bride.
If your guest list includes numerous outgoing people then consider “pass the microphone”. This can work in several ways. You may either be silly with it, or even deadly serious. The majority of people like silly. Say dad takes the mic first. His last name comes to an end with T (so, let’s imagine dad’s last name is Smith). He must find someone whose first name starts with a T (Tom? Tony? Tina? Theresa?) and pass the mic to that person, who then gives a toast.
This method of giving speeches and toasts does put people on the spot (certainly before the fun starts you could warn them so in the event that they’re really uncomfortable, they could escape to the restroom or bar) but it may also be a great deal of fun. Getting people when they least expect it and then asking them to remember anything funny or perhaps meaningful concerning the groom and bride can result in interesting, funny and truthful results.
You could also decide that just one person at each table be asked to give a toast. Number the tables and at different intervals, get the MC or DJ call a number, that will require guests at that table to choose between themselves who’ll give the toast at that table. Certainly, more than one person can if they want, but there will likely be at least one ham from every table who’ll enjoy standing up and toasting the newlyweds.
The speaker might choose to finish this particular sentence, “I remember when (groom’s name here) was a little boy, he always …” or answer this particular question, “When was (place bride’s name here) at her silliest? Tell us the story”. You might have to give each speaker a minute or two to collect their thoughts, but you’re sure to get a few interesting stories, a few unique anecdotes and some different perspectives about the wedding couple.
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