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One of the most interesting and unique moments on a wedding day is the time when the Maid of Honor and the Best Man have the opportunity to address the Bride and Groom, family and all their guests with their so well prepared speech. Better known as the wedding TOAST, this thoughtful synopsis of the newly wed's lives before becoming husband and wife can be full of all kind emotions and anecdotes that can be sometimes wonderful memories or past embarrassing situations that the bride and groom did not know about each other.

Traditionally, it’s the best man who delivers the primary speeches. Once he is finished, other wedding toasts take over. This is one of those rare occasions where other guests get an opportunity to participate in the special day and enjoy. Wedding toasts also provide a good way to translate the mood of the occasion from a formal one to that of an informal and more relaxed one. Once all the champagne glasses get filled, the tradition of proposing these toasts takes over. You need to raise your champagne filled glass with the right hand and straight over your shoulder to go about toasting. 

So it is up to the Best Man or the Maid of Honor to tell those stories to the wedding guests. Funny wedding toasts are a great way to give the wedding guests a little insight into what the bride and groom are really like. Most of the guests probably don’t know the bride and groom as well as the Best Man or Maid of Honor , so these stories can be very entertaining for them.

Keeping it simple and tasteful is the trick, going overboard and embarrass your best friends on their wedding day can sure keep you away from future family gatherings. 

So when preparing your speech for your best friend's wedding, make sure you don't leave out the most important message in the many pages you are writing. Seize this opportunity not only to make a few jokes about his bachelor or bachelorette days but to remind them how important they are in your life and to let them know that you will always be there for them as you have always been.