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Gareth

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ClassicSpeeches.com have recently updated their list of wedding telegrams so you can include funny one liners and other hunny anecdotes and advice in your speech.

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as an example:

2.    Negative speech
Negativity has no place at a wedding. They are joyous occasions, so don’t try and bring the mood down with a negative speech. In fact, you’re speech should not have any negativity in it at all. But so you know what a negative speech might look like, here’s an example of what not to say.
“Unfortunately I have been asked to say a few words tonight. I didn’t really want to say anything so didn’t prepare anything in advance. But here goes… The wedding ceremony was nice, although some air conditioning or an open window would have been nice. I could have sworn it was 100 degrees in there. But all the same, I enjoyed the ceremony and I’m sure you all did too. I thought it was funny that when John first dated Jane, he told me that he wouldn’t be interested in marrying her, but nevertheless, here we are today.”

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“The key to love is understanding …
The ability to comprehend not only the spoken word,
but those unspoken gestures,
the little things that say so much by themselves.

The key to love is forgiveness ….
to accept each others faults and pardon mistakes,
without forgetting, but with remembering
what you learn from them.

The key to love is sharing …
Facing your good fortunes as well as the bad, together;
both conquering problems, forever searching for ways
to intensify your happiness.

The key to love is giving …
with out thought of return,
but with the hope of just a simple smile,
and by giving in but never giving up.

The key to love is respect …
realizing that you are two separate people,
with different ideas;
that you don’t belong to each other,
that you belong with each other, and share a mutual bond.

The key to love is inside us all …
It takes time and patience to unlock all the ingredients
that will take you to its threshold;
it is the continual learning process
that demands a lot of work …

but the rewards are more than worth the effort …
and that is the key to love.”

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Interesting reading some of the history behind bridesmaids.  I read the other day that back in ancient times, the objective of the bridesmaids was to keep the evil spirits away by making them not be able to determine which is the bride and which is the bridesmaids, so give up and go away.  Is it really the job of the bridesmaids in this day and age to deter attention away from the bide?  Being evil spirits at that, why is it that the role of the bridesmaids now is to help the bride look the most beautiful at the party?  goes against tradition… or maybe tradition is outdated and we only do the same things as the ancients, but for entirely different reasons.  I pledge the later.

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When toasting the bride or groom try and be original and traditional at the same time.

When you toast is the same as everyone before, it gets a little monotonous I think. I mean, the traditional “to the bride and groom”phrase is almost certain to come out… so try and be original

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Wedding speeches can make or break the mood of a wedding. Everyone enjoys the praise, jokes and tasteful jokes that are spoken at these events, except for maybe the groom, who is often the subject of most of the jokes. But that aside, speaking is also one of the hardest things to do well. This article focuses on wedding toasts specifically.

But what is a wedding toast?

A toast is someone or something in honor of which people usually have a drink, somtimes following the clinging of glasses together.For example, In a wedding, the bride and groom would be considered to be “the toast of the evening”, for whom someone “proposes a toast” to congratulate and for whom the wedding guests “toast” in agreement. It is often thought of as a western culture type event to “Have a drink to…” with reference to a person or event in which to have a drink in celebration of. The toast is simply an extension of this cultural habit.

It is generally accepted that the practice of toasting first originated in Greece, at a time when fear of poisoning was a significant concern to the people. So to put guests at ease, the host would pour the guests’ wine from a common decanter, take the first drink to demonstrate its safety, then raise his cup to the guests and invite them to drink in good health.

The word ‘toast’ became associated with the custom in the 17th century, based on a custom of flavoring drinks with spiced Toast. The word originally referred to the lady in whose honor the drink was proposed, her name being seen as figuratively flavoring the drink.

Now, it is often customary to have a number of toasts throughout an evening of wedding speeches. They generally follow a brief speech or words about the bride and groom, or bridesmaids. It is also too often spoken, the most unoriginal toast is the only toast in the evening. That is, the words “To the Bride and Groom” or “To Mr & Mrs Smith”. And in the horrible event of someone unable to attend due to a sudden death, the inevitable toast “To absent friends”.

From an audience’s point of view, there’s nothing more boring, or laboreous than doing the same toast over and over again. We watch television for entertainment and stimulus of our sences, and public speaking is a form of entertainment for the audience, so lets explore a range of toasts to help spice up your speech and keep it original. And again, I highly reccommend having at least two different toasts memorized for your speech, just in case your original toast is already used in a previous speech or toast.

Here’s a few ideas:

Here’s to health, peace and prosperity. May the flower of love never be nipped by the frost of disappointment, nor shadow of grief fall among your family and friends.

A friends love says if you ever need something I’ll be there. True love says You’ll never need anything I’ll be there.

May your love be modern enough to service the times and old fashioned enough to last forever.

May you live as long as you love and love as long as you live

To Happiness, Health, Wealth & Good Fortune

May the best day of the past together be the worst day of your future.

Gareth Berry is a toastmaster and has written wedding speeches that have been published all over the world. He has written and developed speeches, toasts, quotes and other speaking resourses to assist with delivering memorable speeches. You can get a collection of his best mans speeches and speaking guides at www.classicspeeches.com

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