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Originally posted by spookyfish
Okay. So this coming weekend, I may or may not be involved in certain traditional festivities involving a friend of mine from law school, which may or may not involve me getting up in front of a group of people who may or may not be drunk and speaking about/giving best wishes to said friend and said friend's significant other. Did I mention that the group of people of whom I am speaking may or may not be friends or relatives of my friend and said friend's significant other. Did I also mention that I don't actually know many of these people beside said friend and said friend's significant other?
I am a little rusty in terms of what makes a good speech/best wishes message for such an event, and I'm interested in hearing any suggestions about how this might be as meaningful/painless for everybody as possible.
Did I also mention that I may or may not be drunk by then and I am trying to avoid any catastrophes of Costanzian proportions?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Short and sweet. There is nothing wrong with confining your best wishes to: "To the bride and groom."
If you really feel you need something more, say something like:
"All of your friends and family here today are so pleased you found each other and make each other so happy, and we're glad we could celebrate with you - To the bride and groom."
Anything longer or more involved than that will just risk embarassment and piss off people who have to stand there grinning & not drinking while you drone on.
Of course, when really wasted, I sometimes resort to Latin:
Gaudeamus igitur! (let us rejoyce - I love how concise Latin is)
or Klingon:
'IwlIj jachjaj (may your blood scream - sort of EEW-leeg jotch-JAJ)
or
reH nay'meylIjyIn Dujablu'jaj (may your meals always be served alive - good for dinners - sort of pronounced "Rech NIGH-uh-male-EEG-yin du-JAH-blue-uh-JAJ", the "uh"s are supposed to be golattal stops)
YMMV on how amusing anyone thinks that is.
