Wedding Toasts
Wedding Toasts are a long held tradition. It's one that has been passed down through the ages. Although toasting is done for many different reasons, most of the time the meaning behind the toast is the same. The wedding toast is performed to wish the couple the best of health and good luck for many years to come. The only beverages that were not used in a wedding toast over the years include coffee, tea and water- as these beverages are considered bad luck and an insult to most people if they are used in a toast. The clinking of the glasses have been said to ward off any evil spirits that may be hanging around to bring bad doing to a wedding couple. A wedding toast is used to express collective feelings, and these feelings are put into words and are shared with everyone in attendance of the special event. A wedding toast is also said to bring the formal part of the special day to an end, and to let the informal part begin!
The wedding toast dates back to the Greeks in the sixth Century B.C. When there was a gathering, the Greeks would pour the wine from a common pitcher. The host would drink from his glass first to ensure his guest that there was no poison placed into the wine. Back then, the Greeks would spike the drinks of their enemies to ensure silence and even use to prevent a messy divorce!
When it comes to a wedding toast, make sure that all the glasses of the guests are filled and then fill yours last before making the toast. The proper order of the pouring will always start with the bride, then the groom, then the maid of honor, then all parents of the bride and groom, and the best man receives his last.
Hold the glass in the right hand and extend it straight out from the right shoulder. This is a gesture done to show that you come in friendship and peace. The wedding toast should always end with an indication to all guests to repeat the last line of the toast. For an example, “Please join me in wishing the happy new couple many wonderful years to come, To the bride and groom.” At that point, the first sip of wine should be taken.
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