| A wedding rehearsal dinner is a small ceremony that is | | | | should consider this when speaking. This occasion is |
| carried out on the evening before the wedding day | | | | not as formal as a wedding and so whatever one is |
| and it more often than not follows the wedding | | | | planning to say should not be too formal but also not |
| rehearsal. It is celebrated as one of the wedding | | | | too sluggish. The speaker should also time out what he |
| traditions mostly in the Western cultures. In this | | | | or she is saying as the evening should not be long due |
| ceremony, there is a small gathering of family and the | | | | to the activities of the following day. |
| bridal party as well as a small group of friends. | | | | Another thing that the speaker should do is to relax |
| Typically, the ceremony is paid and planned for by the | | | | and not be tense. He or she should be relaxed and |
| groom and the family of the groom. The tradition of | | | | should have fun as it is just the toasting of the bride |
| the ceremony varies but the item that is more likely not | | | | and the groom and it should be short and sweet and it |
| to miss is the toasting or making of the speech. While | | | | will be ok. Also when the speaker is addressing the |
| there are many ways to undertake this process, it is | | | | small gathering, he or she should not be robotic. Moving |
| tantamount for the person who is giving the toast to | | | | around on one spot like a robot and talking like one will |
| follow certain tips to make the event a memorable | | | | not be heart felt. Feel free and the speaker can also |
| one that does not have any mistakes. In common | | | | become emotional as it is allowed. To be able to give |
| practice, the father of the groom or a senior relation | | | | a powerful speech, it is always advisable to begin with |
| undertakes most of the toasting. | | | | an ice breaker or a quote that will attract the attention |
| The father must follow certain tips to ensure that the | | | | of the audience. The speaker can begin with a |
| process goes smoothly. First, as rules of common | | | | powerful quote like or a good joke like, "Politics doesn't |
| courtesy, he should introduce himself even if most | | | | make strange bedfellows, marriage does," a quote |
| people in the room know who he is, there may be | | | | from Groucho Marx. All in all, to have or present a |
| others in the room that do not recognize him. The | | | | great speech for the wedding rehearsal dinner, the |
| father can also express pleasure of how their son has | | | | speaker must be composed and organized. Planning |
| found himself a wonderful woman for a wife and for | | | | can be a good thing but it may not be necessary. The |
| their bold step to say the marital vows. The speaker | | | | speaker should not be drunk as they may ruin the |
| should know what the situation of the evening is and | | | | occasion. |