Toasts for Weddings

"Health and happiness" and "May all your troubles be little ones" are the most common wedding toasts. They have become cliche. Some options:


A Second Marriage: To the triumph of hope over experience.
-Samuel Johnson,1770


A toast to love and laughter and happily ever after.


A toast to the groom-and discretion to his bachelor friends.


Down the hatch, to a striking match!


Drink, my buddies, drink with discerning,
Wedlock's a lane where there is no turning;
Never was owl more blind than lover;
Drink and be merry, lads; and think it over.
-Bachelor party toast


Grow old with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life,
For which, the first is made.
-Robert Browning


Here's to my mother-in-law's daughter,
Here's to her father-in-law's son;
And here's to the vows we've just taken,
And the life we've just begun.


Here's to the bride and mother-in-law,
Here's to the groom and father-in law,
Here's to sister and brother-in-law,
Here's to friends and friends-in-law,
May none of them need an attorney-at-law.


Here's to thee and thy folks from me and my folks;
And if thee and they folks love me and my folks
As much as me and my folks love thee and thy folks,
Then there never was folks since folks was folks
Loved me and my folks as much as thee and thy folks.


Here's to the Bride and the Groom!
May you have a happy honeymoon,
May you lead a happy life,
May you have a bunch of money soon,
And live without all strife.


Here's to the bride that is to be,
Here's to the groom she'll wed,
May all their troubles be light as bubbles
Or the feathers that make up their bed!


Here's to the groom with bride so fair,
And here's to the bride with groom so rare!


Here's to the happy man: All the world loves a lover.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here's to the husband-and here's to the wife;
May they remain lovers for life.



I drink to myself and one other,
And may that one other be he
Who drinks to himself and one other,
and may that one other be me.



It is written:
"When children find true love,
parents find true joy."
Here's to your joy and ours,
from this day forward
-Parents' toast



Let us toast the health of the bride;
Let us toast the health of the groom,
Let us toast the person that tied;
Let us toast every guest in the room.



Look down you gods,
And on this couple drop a blessed crown.
-Shakespeare



Love, be true to her; Life, be dear to her;
Health, stay close to her; Joy, draw near to her;
Fortune, find what you can do for her,
Search your treasure-house through and through for her,
Follow her footsteps the wide world over-
And keep her husband always her lover.
-Anna LEWIS, "To the Bride"



Marriage: A community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves-making in all, two.
-Ambrose Bierce



Marriage has teeth, and him bit very hot.
--Jamaican proverb



Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution.
-Groucho Marx



May their joys be as bright as the morning, and their sorrows but shadows that fade in the sunlight of love.



May their joys be as deep as the ocean
And their misfortunes as light as the foam.



May we all live to be present at their Golden Wedding.



May you grow old on one pillow.
-Armenian



May you have many children
and may they grow as mature in taste
and healthy in color
and as sought after
as the contents of this glass.
-Irish



May you live forever, may I never die.



May your love be as endless as your wedding rings.



May your wedding days be few and your anniversaries many.



May you have enough happiness to keep you sweet; enough trials to keep you strong; enough sorrow to keep you human; enough hope to keep you happy; enough failure to keep you humble; enough success to keep you eager; enough friends to give you comfort; enough faith and courage in yourself, your business, and your country to banish depression; enough wealth to meet your needs; enough determination to make each day a better day than yesterday.


Needles and pins, needles and pins
When a man marries his trouble begins.


Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
-Walter Winchell


The greatest of all arts is the art of living together.
-William Lyon Phelps


There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
-Homer, Odyssey,ninth century B.C.


These two, now standing hand in hand,
Remind us of our native land,
For when today they linked their fates,
They entered the United States.


To my wife,
My bride and joy.


To the newly weds: May "for better or worse" be far better than worse.


You don't marry one person; you marry three-the person you think they are, the person they are, and the person they are going to become as the result of being married to you.
-Richard Needham, You and All the Rest,
edited by Jean Shagbaum
(M. Sutkiewicz, Toronto) quoted in
Reader's Digest, December 1983


You only get married for the second time once.
-Garrison KEILLOR,
quoted in Forbes, November 2, 1987


Wedlock's like wine-not properly judged of till the second glass.
-Ernest Jarrold

Wedding Toast: Best Man Toast to Bride

I rise to offer a toast to the Bride
. May this day be the beginning of a new chapter in a love story that will endure forever, and bring joy and happiness to her and her new husband.
May she always remember and honor the vows she made today and let them be the strong foundation on which their life together will be built.

Wedding Toast: Best Man Toast to Groom

Here is to my friend. Today I had the honor to stand beside him on this most important day, as he has so often stood by me in good times and bad. I wish him and his lovely bride nothing but happiness, prosperity, and good health for as long as they shall live.

Wedding Toast: Best Man Toast Wedding Guests

I propose a toast to the guests who have honored the lucky couple with their presence today. I know that is the love and support of their families and friends that enabled them to make the journey that came to such a happy ending. I pray all of you will always continue to love and support them in the coming years. May God bless everyone of you always.

Wedding Toast: Maid of Honor Toast to Bride

(Bride), we have shared so much our lives with each other. I am so honored to be sharing this day with you. Starting today, you will begin to share a life with (groom), but remember that I will always be here for you and always ready to stand up by your side. Here’s to our everlasting friendship!


Wedding Toast: Maid of Honor Toast to Couple

It can be hard to share your best friend with someone else, but I have been thrilled to share (Bride) with (Groom.) The love you show to each other is inspiring and beautiful and I look forward to seeing it continue to grow. I am honored to be able to raise a toast to my wonderful best friend and her new husband. To (Bride) and (Groom)!

Wedding Toast: Maid of Honor Toast to Groom

To (Groom), who through his love has shown me a different side of (Bride.) He has made her happier than I have ever seen her, and I can’t wait to witness how your love continues to help her grow. I am so happy that she has you in her life. To (Groom)!

Wedding Toast: Father of the Bride Wedding Toast to Bride

I raise my glass and toast my daughter and the man she has chosen to be her life companion. A fathers sometimes doubts this day will ever come, and sometimes he fears it. My daughter is a princess to me, and will always be my little girl. May happiness and joy be with her always.

Classic Wedding Toasts to the Happy Couple

Let us toast the health of the bride;
Let us toast the health of the groom,
Let us toast the person that tied;
Let us toast every guest in the room.

May their joys be as deep as the ocean.


May the saints protect you
And sorrow neglect you
And bad luck to the one
That doesn't respect you

May we all live to be present at their Golden Wedding.
May your love be as endless as your wedding rings.

May your wedding days be few and your anniversaries
many.

Here's to the groom with bride so fair,
And here's to the bride with groom so rare!

May your voyage through life be as happy and as free
As the dancing waves on the deep blue sea

May your wedding days be few and your anniversaries many.

May thy life be long and happy,
Thy cares and sorrows few;
And the many friends around thee
Prove faithful, fond and true.

Weddings are full of activity...we all know how intricately planned a wedding must be in order for all of the guests to enjoy themselves and for the couple marrying to reflect on their big day with nostalgia and enthusiasm. Toasts are a very important part of this process of "getting married"...take your time, write your own, jot down one from this list, but practice practice practice!

Cheers!