• Be sure to have a completed list of all out of town guests or special friends you would like mentioned during the reception.
• Address the clergy, ladies and gentlemen, special guests.
• State that it is an honor and a privilege to give this speech.
• Convey best wishes to the couple.
• Briefly outline the Bride & Groom's life including any humorous stories of her past.
• Wish the Bride and Groom success and happiness.
• Try and include some advice of your own.
• Possibly mention the couples own special interests or vocations.
• End your toast with ìNow ladies and gentlemen, please join me by raising your glasses in a toast to the Bride. "To the Bride!".

This is done usually by the M.C., a relative, the clergy person, or a very special friend of the Bride.