The Groom Toast – Getting It Right

Jan 27, 2010

If you genuinely forget to thank someone during your groom speech or groom toast, you may be forgiven – but saying the wrong thing altogether in groom toasts could be a complete disaster! Thankfully I really wanted to avoid this, so looked up a number of great tips to help you avoid this embarrassing situation. Click here to learn more: Groom Toast.

Pleasing Your Bride

One of the worst things you could possibly do is to start talking about previous relationships. This may sound like a no brainer, but don't take anything for granted - there are grooms who have done it! Even if it's to point out how wonderful your new love is compared to the old one, it's a no, no – My wife would certainly not approve, particularly on her wedding day, the most important day of her life!

You should also speak favourably of the bride at all times. Though it may seem fitting to add a slightly teasing joke, this is not the right situation for it. Stick to your prompt and make sure before hand it's what your wife wants you to say as well!

Don't drink too much

Your biggest enemy is alcohol. No matter how well prepared your groom's speech is, drinking too much could be your downfall. Yes, we have all got drunk at some stage, so you should know exactly how verbally vunerable we are. Take my advice and steer clear of all alcohol until after your groom toasts!

The best advice for groom wedding toasts

If you want to be in control then my advice would be plan ahead. And not planning ahead means being in a lot less control of what you say. Luckily there are now plenty of sources of help online for those who want even a funny wedding speech that doesn’t offend anyone.

Finally, it needs to be said that talking too quietly or rambling on for too long, won't go down too well. Try to work on your speech so it doesn’t take an hour to deliver! Click here if you would like to learn how to write a great groom speech: My Groom Speech.