Funny Wedding Reception Toast Samples

Most wedding toasts and speeches occur during the wedding reception.

Odds are good that if you're speaking on the big day, you'll be giving a wedding reception toast.

It's a nerve-wracking, knee-knocking experience even for experienced speakers, so for the regular Joe it can be terrifying ... almost.

If there's a raised glass in your future, these free wedding speech samples and ideas for wedding reception speeches are guaranteed to make your life – and your speech – a little easier!

Know Who You're Toasting

This may seem obvious, but there's more to it than meets the eye.

Most of the time the groom can take a little more ribbing than the bride, especially if her sense of humor has taken a back seat to having the perfect wedding day. On the other hand, once the ceremony is over and the wine is flowing, you might be surprised with how much you can get away with!

If you've been given the honor (or "honor") of leading a toast, then you probably know the couple well enough to know how far you can go with the jokes or embarrassing information.

In either case, avoid mean spirited jabs. There's no faster way to go from awesome to awkward!

"To my daughter and new son-in-law ... I hope he has better luck
convincing her to listen than I've had over the years!"

"Congratulations to my brother and his new wife. She may be beautiful,
but she obviously has terrible taste in men!"

Avoid Clichés

When you give a wedding reception toast, avoid using the same old "lines" unless you can do it creatively or in the midst of a joke.

For example, when toasting the newlyweds saying "The two of you are meant to be together" is sweet, but not extraordinary. Saying "First I saw her pick up his dirty socks without passing out and then he ate her cooking without gagging. Could it be any more obvious that the two of them were meant to be together?" is a lot more fun! Here are more wedding speech samples.

"I wish you all the best the world has to offer...
and hope you don't have to hold her purse while she's at the mall buying it."

"He always said he'd do anything for her …
except cook, clean, or take out the trash."

Stay In Your Comfort Zone

Granted, there might not be a comfort zone anywhere near the spotlight of having all eyes on you, but stick as close to it as you can when you give your wedding reception toast.

If you're a natural comedian, then overly sweet sentiments might be difficult to say with a straight face and could sound insincere. If, on the other hand, you can't tell a joke to save your life then now is probably not the time to try!

If your voice is shaking so much that you can't get the words out, people may be too concerned about your pending collapse to laugh at – or even notice – your jokes!

Show Emotion

Absolutely nothing can show your sincerity like true emotion.

Don't be afraid to laugh, to cry, or to share all of the warmth and love that your heart can hold for the new couple - Unless, of course, you don't really like them ... then you can say what you want! When all else fails, keep it simple.

"You have an amazing love that
seems to radiate to every corner of the room.
I wish you all of the joy and happiness that life has to offer and
I'm honored to be a part of your dream come true.
Congratulations!"

Above all, be sincere.

If you're true to yourself and open your heart to share the best of what the newlyweds have to offer, your wedding reception toast is sure to be a hit.

You can always drink to that!

Raise a glass! These instant wedding reception toast samples will have your words flowing like fine wine.

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