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Sample Wedding Toasts

Stumped on coming up with a great wedding toast? This gallery of sayings, good wishes, and quotations to incorporate into your toast will help you get started. 

Incorporate these sample wedding toasts into your speech, and be sure to add a few heartfelt sentiments about the bride and groom for a personal touch.

Sample Wedding Toasts

Here’s to the bride – may she share everything with her husband…and that includes the housework.
Here’s to the groom, a man who kept his head even while he lost his heart.
Here’s to the new husband, and here’s to the new wife, may they remain lovers, for all of life.

Here is a toast to lying, cheating, stealing, and drinking:
If you must lie, lie with each other.
If you must cheat, may you cheat death.
If you must steal, steal your lover’s heart.
If you drink, drink deeply of the joy of your new life together.

(Groom), take (Bride)‘s hand and place your hand over hers.
Now, remember this moment and cherish it…
because this will be the last time you’ll ever have the upper hand!

May thy life be long and happy,
Thy cares and sorrows few;
And the many friends around thee
Prove faithful, fond, and true.
Here’s to the happy couple – may you survive your wedding and still be in love.

May your love be added,
May it never be subtracted,
May your household multiply,
and may your hearts never be divided!!

Love, honor, cherish, and obey
The first one is easy, that’s why we’re here
The second is simple, just steer clear of fear
The third isn’t tough, every day will remind you.
But “obey” you will drag like a dump truck behind you!

May health bless your bodies
May wealth pack your pockets
May joy fill your future
May your love last forever.

To keep the fire burning brightly there’s one easy rule:
Keep the two logs together, near enough to keep each other warm and far enough apart – about a finger’s breadth – for breathing room.
Good fire, good marriage, same rule.

May your day be touched by a bit of Irish luck, brightened by a song in your heart, and warmed by the smiles of the people you love.
May the Good Lord Watch over you As you grow in love
May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, a twinkle from your eye.

To the groom: Early in your marriage you will find it difficult to get the last word in any discussion.
With time, though, you will learn how to always get the last two words in every discussion.
Just make sure the words are Yes dear.

May God be with you and bless you,
May you see your children’s children,
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward.

May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, a twinkle from your eye.

May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine warm on your windowpane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

Bride to groom: I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance,
A church filled with family and friends.
I asked him what kind of a wedding he wished for,
He said one that would make me his wife.