Alexxus Entertainment: Did you know . . . More on Toasts

In our last entry, we talked about toasts and how they can be one of the key moments of a wedding celebration.

Over the years I have seen some great toasts - and some that have made me cringe - but, when done right, they can set the tone that will carry the vibe for the rest of the evening (provided your emcee/entertainer/DJ is good enough to pick up on that vibe). The following is a collection of some of my favorite toasts that I have had the honor and pleasure of witnessing:

From Amy and Trent’s wedding, their Best Man told the story of astronaut Jim Lovell and his early days as a navy pilot. He was flying a mission off of the coast of Japan when he became separated from his squad. As he began to make his way back to his aircraft carrier the lights in his instrument panel went out. Suddenly he found himself flying alone, in complete darkness with no navigation system. It was like flying in the middle of a bowling ball. He seriously began to consider ditching the plane but that’s when he saw it: a shimmering tail of green on the sea below him, and anyone with maritime experience knows that that shimmering tail is phosphorescent algae that is left in the wake of a ship, so Lovell followed that trail which led him straight back to his aircraft carrier.

“So the moral of the story,” Amy and Trent’s Best Man concluded, “ Is that when you seem to be in your darkest hour, when all hope may seem to be lost, don’t give up, keep searching for the light that will take you back to right here where your journey began.”

On the lighter-hearted side was the toast from Lynn and Bryce’s wedding. Their Maid of Honor, Meghan, is a school teacher and this is an excerpt from her speech:

“I look forward to watching you two grow together, not only as a couple but as a family. If I’ve learned anything from your relationship, it’s that a love like yours can handle anything thrown at it. But just in case you ever feel overwhelmed as a new bride or groom, I asked my first-grade students to come up with rules for a happy marriage. To everyone here, please take note. These are great rules for any relationship. I think you’ll appreciate what the 1st graders had to say:

1) Be quiet while someone else is talking.

2) Give nice kisses.

3) Don’t say hurry up. (Apparently, this student knows that Lynn and Bryce are always 15 minutes late).

4) Stay calm during a fire.

5) Say “I want you. No one else but you.”

6) Hug each other before you go to work.

7) Dance

8) If you are allergic to something, eat something else.

9) Have fun

And the most important rule:

10) Keep hands and feet to yourself!

Let’s raise our glasses to toast Lynn and Bryce!”

And finally a snippet from Jessica and Alex’s wedding and their Best Man Christian:

“We are here to celebrate these two and the connection that they have. Jess, I'll be honest, I don't know you all that well, but I know Alex, I know the look he gets every time he talks about you, and when he and I hang out he talks about you often. Know that the love, the excitement, the nervousness, and maybe a little of the fear that you two are feeling right now is good, build on those feelings nurture them grow them together, make each other your one and only, be perfect for each other, push one another.“To quote Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting,’Find the little thing in one another. People call these things imperfections. They’re not, they're the good stuff. And then we get to choose who we let into our weird little worlds.’ You're not perfect, Alex. And let me save you the suspense, this girl Jess, she isn't perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other? That's the whole deal. Be perfect for one another To the bride and the groom: to finding the little things and to finding perfection in the imperfections To Alex and Jess …”

Sacramento wedding DJ Randy Bartlett likes to say “people don’t dance to music, they dance to moments,” and the toast is one of the key moments to create a moment on your wedding day.

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