My fiance and I are both in our 40's and are having a less formal wedding. We are both single parents and are having our two relatively young children as the only attendants. As the children are too young to be expected to give toasts, we'd like to turn things around and toast to our families and guests--to thank them for being there to celebrate with us and for their support over the years. I feel slightly funny about "hogging the limelight" by doing the speaking ourselves, though as my fiance points out, the focus of the toast is not ourselves, but our loved ones. Is it proper to have only this toast? Is there a precedent for this?
Actually, I find it refreshing and very proper. I believe too many people forget that they are hosts when they invite guests to their events, even the wedding and reception. So, to offer a toast to your guests is not only polite, it is gracious. Bravo.
There really is no precedent for this. But, all toasts are optional and interpretive.
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