Tips and Quotes for Touching Engagement Toasts

Engagements are special because they signify that two people who share a caring relationship have decided to partner for life. This is cause for celebration, and you'll likely find yourself at an engagement party at some point. Toasts are custom at events like these, so read on for tips and inspirational engagement toast quotes to help you craft the right speech.

Tips for Great Engagement Toasts

If you’ve decided to make your voice heard and give your own toast to the happy couple, there are some things to keep in mind. First, consider where you land in the proper order of toast-givers: parents first, then siblings, grandparents, close relatives, best friends, and other friends. Once you’ve decided where you fit into this order, you can start thinking about what you want to say.

First and foremost, an engagement toast should be about the couple, though you can also talk about them as individuals. Think about your personal relationship with the pair and use that to inspire the anecdotes you tell or reflections you share. If you are a long-time friend of the groom-to-be, for example, you can talk about how he changed for the better after meeting his significant other. If you are the mother of the bride, you can talk about how happy you are to welcome her partner into the family. Since there can be a number of toasts, make yours unique by including your own perspective on the relationship.

Lastly, remember that an engagement toast is not a lecture—keep it to two minutes to ensure the part keeps flowing.

Famous Quotes for Engagement Toasts

Use these uplifting quotes about love to inspire you as you prepare to make your engagement toast.

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Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."

Henry David Thoreau:

"There is no remedy for love but to love more."

Bertrand A. Russell:

"Love is a little haven of refuge from the world."

Amy Bushnell:

"Love reminds you that nothing else matters."

Anonymous:

"Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning."

Keith Sweat:

"You can't stop loving or wanting to love because when it's right, it's the best thing in the world. When you're in a relationship and it's good, even if nothing else in your life is right, you feel like your whole world is complete."

Janice Markowitz:

"If you have to think about whether you love someone or not, then the answer is no. When you love someone you just know."

Edgar Allan Poe:

"We loved with a love that was more than love."