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The most important thing to remember is that all wedding toasts should not be offensive to either the bride’s family or the groom’s family. Something that may be funny to one family may seem to be offensive and in poor taste to another family. Therefore it is good etiquette to make certain that the toasts are tasteful to both families. The speaker should also think about how formal the reception is. If the reception is very formal and black tie, the toast should be formal. A reception at a local bar or restaurant may be the proper place for more humorous stories. Be sure that the bride and groom prior to the wedding to be sure of what they are expecting as far as wedding toasts.

So who is the first to speak at a wedding reception? At a traditional reception, the best man usually goes first. Etiquette suggests that for a best man toast, he should tell a few stories about the bride and groom. Remember, this needs to be clean so that no one is offended by the toast. The best man should say a thank you to the parents of the bride and groom for helping them get to this special day. This is a special day for the bride so the bride should be toasted by the best man at the end of his speech. After the best man gives a toast, proper wedding etiquette calls for the groom to go next. The groom should thank both sets of parents, the guests, his bride, and the bridesmaids. The groom should comment on the beauty of the bridesmaids and thank them for all of their help. When the groom toasts his bride, he may want to include the story of how they met with a little humor and sweet teasing. Appropriate etiquette would never have the groom tease the bride so that she is embarrassed or talk about the bridesmaids so much that he makes his new bride jealous. Lastly, the bride’s father should say a few words. Etiquette suggests that he welcome the guests to the celebration. He can talk about the memories he has of his daughter before he gives a toast to the happy couple. He then announces that the festivities can now commence. Light teasing is acceptable but again, it should never embarrass the bride.

Wedding invitations are one of things couples begin to think about as they plan their wedding. Here are some creative wedding invitation ideas that can add some flair and creativity to your wedding invitations. Using technology for your wedding invitations is a good creative idea. For example, one creative wedding invitation idea using technology is to create CDs with files of pictures of you and loved one and enclose a title page in the CD case with the official invitation information and “save the date” cards. In the same fashion, another creative wedding invitation idea would be to include music on the CD or even create a slideshow of pictures set to music for your friends and family. Some couples totally get away from traditional invitations by emailing their invitations. With this method, you can also share pictures and music. As an added bonus, it will be easy for your guests to contact you.

If you prefer to stay more traditional but still want creative wedding invitations, you could consider incorporating dried and pressed flowers into the invitations themselves. With this idea, you could have flowers pressed that will be echoed in some of the later bouquets or arrangements at your wedding so your guests can have a preview of your style when they open the invitation. If you’re skilled with photoshop or know someone who is, you can alter and style your wedding invitations in a unique way. Also, consider including small items into your invitations. This can be an item from nature or a small chain that symbolizes the joining of two souls.