Engagement Party Toast

An engagement party toast can be a wonderful way to recognize a new couple’s commitment to one another and to welcome a new family member with love and support. At the same time, however, a toast can be a delicate matter and must be handled carefully to avoid any embarrassment or hurt feelings.

Here's to the happy couple!

Who Gives an Engagement Party Toast?

An engagement toast can be given by anyone wishing to congratulate the happy couple, but the first people to offer a toast are usually the parents of the bride- and groom-to-be, and in doing so they show their support for the couple’s upcoming union. The couple may also offer a toast, generally in thanks to their parents or the party’s host, as well as thanking their engagement party guests. Other individuals who may toast the couple include relatives, close friends, and anyone who wants to congratulate the couple on their new commitment. At the same time, however, too many toasts can begin to sound similar and other party guests may drift away. While a few toasts can be meaningful, other guests may want to offer private congratulations to the couple.

Engagement Toast Ideas

The type of toast that congratulates a newly engaged couple is similar to a wedding toast, though generally less formal. Many different ideas can be expressed in an engagement party toast, including:

• Officially announcing the engagement
• How the couple was first introduced or how they first met
• First impressions of the couple, especially if those impressions were ironic or humorous
• The beginnings of the couple’s relationship, such as anecdotes of their first date or first kiss
• Reflections on how the couple’s happiness has grown as they’ve courted
• Welcoming gestures to the prospective son- or daughter-in-law
• Reflecting on how the couple’s love sparkles like the diamond that the bride-to-be now wears
• Relating how the groom-to-be first asked permission to marry his beloved
• Offering family support for planning the wedding and helping the relationship mature
• Thanking everyone for joining together to celebrate the couple’s happiness
• Offering good wishes for the couple’s continuing relationship and wedding planning

In some cases, the engagement toast may actually be a surprise proposal, though the proposer should be certain of the proposee’s response to avoid an unanticipated answer.

Cheers!

Online Toast Ideas

Many speech websites offer free toast ideas suitable for engagement parties. While some of the example speeches may be worded specifically for weddings, changing a few phrases can easily turn a wedding toast into the perfect engagement party toast. Websites offering a range of engagement and wedding speeches include:

• Any-Occasion-Party-Game.com
• A Toast to Your Wedding
• Westchester Weddings
• Free Wedding Toasts
• Wed Themes
• Speech Topics Help, Advice & Ideas

Tips for Giving an Engagement Toast

Engagement parties are the perfect opportunity for congratulatory toasts, but a toast should be given carefully so no offense is given to any party guests, including the happy couple, their parents, or other friends and family members. To give the perfect toast…

• Choose any drink to toast with. Champagne or wine are celebratory drinks but may not be appropriate at an informal party – soda, punch, or even water can be used for a toast.
• Limit the speech to only one or two minutes. Longer toasts can become repetitive or boring.
• Speak slowly, clearly, and with enough volume so everyone can hear the toast. Standing will make your voice carry more easily.
• Keep the toast friendly, supportive, and informal, depending on the level of the formality of the engagement party. A more formal party will require a more formal toast, but a too formal speech may seem more like a wedding toast.
• Avoid off-color or private jokes that may be misinterpreted or inadvertently cause offense.
• At the end of the toast, raise your glass slightly and sip, don’t gulp.

An engagement party toast is the perfect way to congratulate a happy couple as they take steps toward their happily ever after. A well thought out, heartfelt toast can be encouraging, welcoming, and loving, and those feelings will stay with the couple long after their wedding day.

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