OMG Wedding Toast!

yeah, omg is right! i have been asked by my brother and his fiance to give the toast at their wedding reception this oct 30th. i have never done anything like this and i'm clueless as to what i'm going to say. i'm not nervous about public speaking, it's more that i just have no experience with this particular thing. have any of you done this before. please help me, i don't know where to start!

http://quotations.about.com/od/weddingt ... Toasts.htm

Some good quotes to use

[Robin Garr]

Annemarie's got it, Jessie!

If you are not nervous about public speaking, you've got 90 percent of the battle won. Just think about your friends, your wishes for them, what you'd like to tell them if you were standing there talking to them one on one, wishing them a long and happy life together, and then Just Say It. And raise your glass and drink, and everyone else will do the same.

Here's some things to consider NOT doing with your toast. Having attended six weddings so far this year, and having endured too many poor toasts, I'm considering myself to be an expert on the topic:

1. DON'T drone on forever. If you can't get it out in 30-45 seconds, consider editing.

2. DON'T go on and on about special little things that only you and a few of the guests know about. These "inside information" toasters seem to drone on and most of the people don't know what they're talking about and, frankly, lose interest.

3. DON'T be drunk when you toast - otherwise you're likely to violate the other rules here. Plus, no drunk is even half as funny or cute as he thinks he is.

4. DON'T try to oversell how much you REALLY LOVE the couple or the new "addition" to the family. Simple honesty is good. Love is good but it doesn't get stronger the more often or louder you express it. Gushiness and overdoing it makes others start wondering about the sincerity of the toaster. I've seen people actually squirm while a toast was going on.

Take annemarie's and Robin's advice. Sincerity goes a long way.