200+ Perfect Wedding Toasts for Every Type of Speech

There’s nothing quite like a well-delivered wedding toast to capture the day’s joy and celebration! It’s a big responsibility, but it’s also a huge honor to give a memorable speech at a wedding. Crafting the perfect toast is an amazing challenge! You get to blend humor, heartfelt sentiments, and personal anecdotes into a few minutes of speaking. Our collection of 200+ perfect wedding toasts is here to help you with every type of speech you may need.

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Whether you’re the best man, maid of honor, parent of the bride or groom, or even a close friend, you’ve got the chance to make a lasting impression! You’ll find the right words to express your feelings and connect with your audience. Dive in to find inspiration, tips, and samples that can help you shine in your moment at the mic!

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How to Write a Wedding Toast?

Writing a wedding toast can seem intimidating, but with the right approach and preparation, you can craft a memorable speech that will be cherished by the wedding couple and guests alike. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you write a wedding toast:

1. Start Early

Begin drafting your toast well in advance of the wedding day. This gives you ample time to refine and practice your speech.

2. Understand Your Audience

Remember that your audience includes a mix of family and friends of all ages. Keep your language and stories appropriate for everyone present.

3. Structure Your Toast

A good wedding toast has a clear structure. Here’s a basic outline:

• Introduction: Introduce yourself and explain your connection to the couple.
• Anecdote/Story: Share a personal story or anecdote about the couple. Keep it short, sweet, and relevant.
• Sentiment: Express your feelings and well wishes for the couple’s future.
• Conclusion: End with a memorable closing line or a quote, and invite everyone to raise their glasses.

4. Be Personal and Genuine

Speak from the heart. Genuine emotion will always resonate more than rehearsed lines. Share personal experiences and thoughts that highlight the couple’s qualities and your relationship with them.

5. Balance Humor and Sentiment

A good toast is often a mix of humor and heartfelt sentiment. Lighthearted humor can engage the audience, but avoid inside jokes or stories that might embarrass the couple.

6. Be Brief

Aim for a toast that’s around 3-5 minutes long. It’s long enough to say something meaningful but short enough to keep everyone’s attention.

7. Practice, Practice, Practice

Read your toast out loud several times. Practice helps you get comfortable with your wording and pace. It also helps you gauge the timing of your speech.

8. Stay Sober

If you’ll be drinking at the wedding, wait until after your toast to indulge. You want to be clear-headed when delivering your speech.

9. Use Notes if Needed

It’s okay to use note cards to keep you on track, but try not to read directly from them. Engagement with the audience is key to a successful toast.

10. End with a Toast

Signal the end of your speech by inviting everyone to raise their glasses. Offer a final blessing or wish for the couple.

Example Toast

Introduction:
“Good evening, everyone. For those who don’t know me, I’m Alex, the best man and a long-time friend of John and Emily.”

Anecdote/Story:
“I remember when John first told me about Emily. He couldn’t stop talking about how she made him laugh, how brilliant she was, and how he felt like the luckiest man in the world. And seeing them together over the years has truly shown me what love looks like.”

Sentiment:
“John and Emily, your love for each other is an inspiration. It’s a love that’s built on mutual respect, understanding, and endless support. I am so happy to see you both embark on this new journey together.”

Conclusion:
“So, here’s to love, laughter, and a lifetime of happiness. John and Emily, may your days be filled with joy and your lives be filled with love. Cheers!”

Remember, the best wedding toasts come from the heart and reflect your unique relationship with the couple. Take your time, be genuine, and you’re sure to give a toast that’s memorable and touching.

Traditional Wedding Toasts

“May these rich blessings be your due…
A wealth of friendships, old and new,
Quiet nights and busy days, time for prayer and time for praise,
Some service rendered, some solace given,
And gentle peace with God and heaven.”

“May thy life be long and happy,
Thy cares and sorrows few;
And the many friends around thee
Prove faithful, fond and true.”

“May the hinges of friendship never rust
Or the wings of love lose a feather!
Ladies and gentlemen, the bride and the groom
May they live happily forever.”

“I wish thee health, I wish thee wealth
I wish thee gold in store
I wish thee heaven upon earth.
What could I wish thee more?”

“Here’s to the bride,
May your hours of joy be as numerous as the petals of your bridal bouquet.
Here’s to the groom,
A man who keeps his head though he loses his heart.”

“Here’s to love, laughter
and happily ever after.
As (Groom) and (Bride) start their new life,
Let’s toast the new husband and wife!”

“Here’s to the bride and the bridegroom,
We’ll ask their success in our prayers,
And through life’s dark shadows and sunshine
That good luck may always be theirs.”

(A toast to grandparents) “Let us raise our glasses
And then imbibe
To the splendid couple
Who founded this tribe.”

Funny Wedding Toasts

“Raise your glasses to both [daughter’s partner] and me as we’ve each gained something this fine and blessed day. S/he gains a wife and a companion for life – while I gain a whole new stack of bills to pay.”

“Here’s to you and here’s to me,
I hope we never disagree,
But if, perchance, we ever do,
Then here’s to me, to hell with you.”

“Congratulations on the termination of your isolation and may I express an appreciation of your determination to end the desperation and frustration which has caused you so much consternation in giving you the inspiration to make a combination to bring an accumulation to the population.”

“To keep a marriage brimming
with love in the loving cup-
When you are wrong, admit it
and when you are right, shut up!”

“I have known many,
Liked not a few,
Loved only one –
I toast to you.”

“To our best friends,
who know the most about us,
but refuse to believe it.”

Wedding Toasts to the Newlyweds

“The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you.
Through the wrinkles of time, through the bowed frame of years,
you will always see the dear face and feel
the warm heart union of your eternal love.”
Alfred A. Montapert

“They say you don’t marry the person you can live with, you marry the person you can’t live without. That sums up [NAME] and [NAME] perfectly. To the happy couple!”

“To the newlyweds, may I wish you health, may I wish you happiness, may I wish you wealth – and everything else you could wish for.”

“May your love always be added. May it never be subtracted. May your household multiply and may your hearts never be divided!”

“Watching [NAME] and [NAME] together has renewed my faith in true love. I am so honoured to be a part of this special day. Let us toast to the two people who have brought all of us together in this room today.”

“Here’s to the bride and the bridegroom,
We’ll ask their success in our prayers,
And through life’s dark shadows and sunshine
That good luck may always be theirs.”

“Here’s to the bride that is to be, here’s to the groom she’ll wed,
May all their troubles be light as bubbles
Or the feathers that make up their bed! ”

“To the lovely newlyweds, here are my wishes for you. May you always have a place to call home and may you always be surrounded by those you love.”

“Here’s to marriage, that happy estate
that resembles a pair of scissors:
‘So joined that they cannot be separated,
often moving in opposite directions,
yet punishing anyone who comes between them.’”
Sydney Smith

“Love believes, endures, and hopes. And above all things, love never fails. Let us all raise a glass to [bride,] [groom,] and the unfaltering love that they share.”

“To be able to find your soul mate is a true blessing. Let us raise a glass to [NAME] & [NAME]. Thank you for sharing your blessing of happiness with all of us.”

“Rich or poor, quick or slow,
may you know nothing but happiness
from this day on.”

Wedding Toasts from Parents

• “It is written: when children find true love, parents find true joy.
  Here’s to your joy and ours, from this day forward.”
• “Happy marriages begin when we marry the one we love,
  and they blossom when we love the one we married.”
• “To the man who has conquered the bride’s heart, and her mother’s.”
• “To you both, it’s worth bearing in mind that neither of you will ever be perfect, but you can be perfect together.”
• “Here’s to the groom, a man who keeps his head even as he loses his heart.”
• “There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. Here is to you soaring together.”
• “May you be friends to each other as only lovers can, and may you love each other as only best friends can.”
• “May ‘for better or worse’ be far better than worse.”
• “May your love be modern enough to survive the times and old-fashioned enough to last forever.”
• “May the future hold your happiness. May the future hold your health. May your heart hold your love, and may your arms hold your babies, yet to come. Here’s to your future happiness together!”
• “Here’s to health and prosperity, to you and all your posterity.”
• “May the light of friendship guide your paths together. May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home. May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, a twinkle from your eye.”

Best Man Wedding Toasts

• “To my best friend and his beautiful bride: the new Mr and Mrs [NAME].”
• “I’d like you all to join me in wishing the new Mr and Mr [NAME] all the wealth, health and happiness in the world. To the bride and groom.”
• “They say you don’t marry the person you can live with, you marry the person you can’t live without. That sums up [NAME] and [NAME] perfectly. To the happy couple!”
• “Raise your glass and join me in a toast, to [NAME] and [NAME] – may you always be friends as well as lovers.”
• “To the two things that make a great marriage – having a good sense of humour and selective hearing. To [NAME] and [NAME]!”
• “Part of the best man speech involves a toast and for me, the best kind of toast is French toast. So, buvons à ce couple heureux!”
• “To [NAME] and [NAME] – we all knew [NAME] had found the one when he started spending more time with [NAME] than he did playing on his Xbox! It’s wonderful to see them both so happy together – let’s drink to that!”
• “It’s been a privilege to be their best man – everyone please join me in raising their glasses to the happy couple.”
• “May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all your heart might desire.”
• “Here’s to those who’ve seen us at our best and seen us at our worst and can’t tell the difference.”

Wedding Toasts to the Bride

“We have been through the better and worse
(not always the better prevailed)
We’ve seen the richer and poorer
(the latter is most often sailed)
The sickness has outrun the health
(which often has caused much ado)
So now I pledge to you my heart,
till death do us part,
And pray all our dreams will come true!”

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Here’s to you, my beautiful bride.”
John Keats

“Here’s to the woman that’s good and sweet,
Here’s to the woman that’s true,
Here’s to the woman that rules my heart,
In other words, here’s to you.”

“Here’s to the prettiest, here’s to the wittiest,
Here’s to the truest of all who are true,
Here’s to the neatest one, here’s to the sweetest one,
Here’s to them, all in one – here’s to you.”

“Because I love you truly,
Because you love me, too,
My very greatest happiness
Is sharing life with you.”

“I have known many,
Liked not a few,
Loved only one –
I toast to you.”

“Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss within the cup,
And I’ll not look for wine.”
Ben Jonson

“Here’s to you and here’s to me,
I hope we never disagree,
But if, perchance. we ever do,
Then here’s to me, to hell with you.”

Best Wedding Toasts to the Groom

“We have been through the better and worse
(not always the better prevailed)
We’ve seen the richer and poorer
(the latter is most often sailed)
The sickness has outrun the health
(which often has caused much ado)
So now I pledge to you my heart,
till death do us part,
And pray all our dreams will come true!”

“To the two secrets to a long-lasting happy marriage:
Here’s to a good sense of humour – and a short memory!”

“May we never forget
what is worth remembering
or remember
what is best forgotten.”

“Because I love you truly,
Because you love me, too,
My very greatest happiness
Is sharing life with you.”

“I have known many,
Liked not a few,
Loved only one –
I toast to you.”

“Here’s to you and here’s to me,
I hope we never disagree,
But if, perchance. we ever do,
Then here’s to me, to hell with you.”

Wedding Toasts for a Second Marriage

• “In the words of Samuel Johnson, ‘Here’s to a second marriage – the triumph of hope over experience.’”
• “Wedlock’s like wine, not properly judged of till the second glass.”
  Douglas William Jerrold
• “Please can everyone join me in toasting two young – well, quite young anyway – people in love.”
• “Being someone’s first love may be great, but to be their last is beyond perfect”.
• “Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life”. 

Wedding Toast Quotes

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved, loved for ourselves, or rather loved in spite of ourselves.
Victor Marie Hugo

A wife is essential for great longevity: she is the receptacle of half a man’s cares and two-thirds of his ill-humour.
Charles Reade

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
George Sand

Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.
Franz Schubert

You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
Dr Seuss

The greatest marriages are built on teamwork. A mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace.
Fawn Weaver

A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
Dave Meurer

If you live to be a hundred, I wish to live a hundred minus one, so I never have to live without you.
Winnie the Pooh

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Grow old with me. The best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made.
Robert Browning

Look down you gods,
And on this couple drop a blessed crown.
The Tempest – William Shakespeare

I drink to the general joy of the whole table.
Macbeth – William Shakespeare

When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
When Harry Met Sally

His hello was the end of her endings, Her laugh was their first step down the aisle, His hand would be hers to hold forever, His forever was as simple as her smile, He said she was what was missing, She said instantly she knew, She was a question to be answered, And his answer was ‘I do’.  
Sex and the City

When you love someone, it seeps out of everything you do, it bleeds into everything you say, it becomes so ever-present, that eventually it becomes ordinary to hear, no matter how extraordinary it is to feel.
One True Loves -Taylor Jenkins Reid 

It stops here. With me and you. It ends with us.
It Ends with Us – Colleen Hoover

Classic Wedding Toast Quotes

• “There is only one happiness in life: To love and be loved.” — George Sand
• “Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
• “The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love to be with them all the time.” — Julia Child
• “Where there is love there is life.” — Mahatma Gandhi
• “The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.” — Rick Warren
• “There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.” — Martin Luther
• “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” — Oscar Wilde
• “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” —The Alchemist
• “You don’t marry the person you can live with—you marry the person you can’t live without.” — Unknown
• “May this marriage be full of laughter, our every day in paradise.” — Rumi

Funny Wedding Toast Quotes

• “It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner
• “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.” — Benjamin Franklin
• “Marry a man your own age; as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.” — Phyllis Diller
• “May she share everything with her husband, including the housework.” — Unknown Proverb
• “The man who says his wife can’t take a joke, forgets that she took him.” — Oscar Wilde
• “Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?” — Groucho Marx
• “By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.” — Socrates
• “Getting married is like trading the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.” — Mae West
• “Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is inevitably disappointed.” — Albert Einstein
• “My husband and I have never considered divorce … murder sometimes, but never divorce.” — Dr. Joyce Brothers
• “Being a good husband is like being a stand-up comic. You need 10 years before you can call yourself a beginner.” — Jerry Seinfeld
• “Marriages are made in heaven. But so again, are thunder and lightning.” — Clint Eastwood

Romantic Wedding Toast Quotes

• “Grow old with me. The best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first was made.” — Robert Browning
• “Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get—only with what you are expecting to give—which is everything.” — Katharine Hepburn
• “In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” — Maya Angelou
• “Being married is like having somebody permanently in your corner. It feels limitless, not limited.” — Gloria Steinem
• “To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the ultimate happiness.” — Robert Brault
• “Love seems the swiftest but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.” — Mark Twain
• “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.” — Romeo and Juliet
• “You know you’re in love when you don’t want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” — Dr. Seuss

Famous Wedding Toast Quotes

• “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” —When Harry Met Sally
• “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return.” — Moulin Rouge
• “To me, you are perfect.” — Love Actually
• “It’s like at that moment the whole universe existed just to bring us together.” — Serendipity
• “Choose me. Marry me. Let me make you happy.” — My Best Friend’s Wedding
• “True love is the soul’s recognition of its counterpoint in another.” — Wedding Crashers
• “I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.” — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• “It doesn’t matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other.” — Good Will Hunting
• “May you never steal, lie, or cheat. But if you must steal, then steal away my sorrows. And if you must lie, lie with me all the nights of my life. And if you must cheat, then please cheat death. Because I couldn’t live a day without you.” — Leap Year
• “To love another person is to see the face of God.” — Les Miserables
• “The heart’s not like a box that gets filled up. It expands in size the more you love.” — Her

Religious Wedding Toast Quotes

• “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” — Corinthians 13:4-5
• “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.” — 1 John 4:18-19
• “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.” —Corinthians 13
• “Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.” —Proverbs 10:12
• “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” — 1 Corinthians 13:13
• “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” — Matthew 19:6
• “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” — Romans 12:9
• “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” —Psalm 143:8

Funny One-Liners for Wedding Toasts

• “Marriage is like a walk in the park… Jurassic Park.” 
• “May our children be blessed with rich parents!” 
• “Hello everyone. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m [Name of newlywed one]’s and [Name of newlywed two]’s mistress.” 
• “May the roof above you never fall in and may you both never fall out.” 
• “I married Miss Right. I just didn’t know her first name was Always.” 

Wedding Toast Quotes from Poems

To keep your marriage brimming
With love in the loving cup
Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;
Whenever you’re right, shut up.”
– “A Word to Husbands” by Ogden Nash (American poet)

“No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What’s right for you—just listen to
The voice that speaks inside.”
– “The Voice” by Shel Silverstein (American poet and cartoonist)

Funny Wedding Toast Quotes from Movies

• “I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.” – Forrest Gump (1994)
• “I love you. That’s why I make you miserable.” – Real Women Have Curves (2002)
• “I love you even when you’re sick and look disgusting.” – Love Actually (2003)
• “Marriage is like a tense, unfunny, version of Everybody Loves Raymond, only it doesn’t last 22 minutes. It lasts forever.” – Knocked Up (2007)
• “Honestly, if you’re not willing to sound stupid you don’t deserve to be in love.” – A Lot Like Love (2005)

Funny Wedding Toast Closing Lines

• “May we never forget what’s worth remembering or remember what’s best forgotten.” 
• “I’m going to ask everyone to take their glasses–and for those who still can–stand and raise a glass to the newlyweds.” 
• “[Name of newlywed one] and [Name of newlywed two], before I finish, I’d like you to turn to face each other. You’re now looking into the eyes of the person who’s statistically most likely to murder you. To the happy couple!”
• “I have one final piece of advice for you two lovebirds: never stop laughing, even when the jokes are horrible.” 
• “To our best friends, who know the most about us, but refuse to believe it.” 
• “May you both live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.”

Wedding Toast Quotes from Songs

“Can I be the man you’re looking for?
Can I be your girl forever more?
I’ll try real hard not to lose her
I’ll try to be less of a loser”
– “F*ck You,” by Garfunkel & Oates

“I can make you angry, you can make me smile
We can make origami with the kids for a while
You turn me on to the idea of growing old”
– “The Idea of Growing Old,” by The Features

“Remember back when we had problems?
Oh man, that was annoying!
But now our love has magically solved them
And there won’t be any more in our future at all”
– “We’ll Never Have Problems Again,” by Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast

“I’d buy you Rogaine
When you start losing all your hair
Sew on patches
To all you tear”
– “The Way I Am,” by Ingrid Michaelson

“Now when arrows don’t penetrate, see (cupid grabs the pistol)
Uh, yeah, now, now lookie here
He shoots straight for your heart
Now, and he won’t miss you”
– “Happy Valentine’s Day,” by OutKast

“Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don’t see what anyone can see in anyone else
But you”
– “Anyone Else But You,” by The Moldy Peaches

“Here is a heart
I made it for you so take it
Battered and braised
Grilled and sauteed
Just how you like it”
– “Here Is a Heart,” by Jenny Owen Youngs

Funny Wedding Toast Quotes from Famous People

• “The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.” – Henny Youngman (British-American comedian)
• “The best way to get most husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they’re too old to do it.” – Anne Bancroft (American actress)
• “I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” – Rita Rudner (American comedian)
• “True love is singing karaoke ‘Under Pressure’ and letting the other person sing the Freddie Mercury part.” – Mindy Kaling (American actress and comedian)
• “Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s too much fraternizing with the enemy.” – Henry Kissinger (Former United States Secretary of State)
• “Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are.” – Will Ferrell (American actor and comedian)
• “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Schulz (American cartoonist)
• “If I didn’t do this well, I just wouldn’t have anything to do…I can’t cook, and I’d be a terrible housewife.” – Freddie Mercury (British singer and songwriter)

Conclusion

A wedding toast is a memorable moment. It’s a chance to share love, joy, and laughter while honoring the couple. Our collection of wedding toasts has speeches for every role and relationship. You’ll find the perfect words to make your toast unforgettable. The best toasts come from the heart, so take these examples and make them your own. Here’s to making your speech magical!

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