Delivering a toast at a wedding is an honor—but, alas, an intimidating one. Plan ahead to lessen the pressure. With some forethought, everything can go smoothly, and you’ll spend the rest of the ...

Wedding-day jitters don't just happen to the couple. If you’ve been asked to give a wedding toast, you may feel just as nervous as the duo tying the knot—after all, your speech is a big deal, too, and ...

Be brief: It doesn’t matter what else you do or don’t do, this is priority number one. Time is relative, and it passes much more slowly for the audience than it does for the performer. You can be ...

A bridesmaid celebrated her sister’s wedding with a lengthy parody of “Satisfied” from “Hamilton.” The rest, it seems, is sketch-show history. By Madison Malone Kircher To tell this story, you first ...

In a palatial venue in Miami some years ago, surrounded by lush palms and creeping vines, I sat down to watch the father of the bride deliver his toast. It began uneventfully, with the usual welcomes ...