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"My dears, will you give a toast at your own wedding? At my wedding, my only regret was......that I gave an impromptu toast. Before our wedding, Alex and I had decided that we wouldn&amp;#x27;t give toasts (we&amp;#x27;d be too nervous and emotional, right?), so we left the toasts to our siblings. But when the actual moment arrived, I wanted to sing from the rooftops about how much I adored my new husband, so, with a glass of Champagne in hand, I took the mike and gave an impromptu toast. I told stories about my parents, my new in-laws, and of course Alex himself (including how I asked him out!) But the catch? I was so caught up in the moment that my speech lasted for eight minutes! That&amp;#x27;s an eternity when it comes to wedding speeches. (Experts say two minutes is best.) And, thinking back, I would have loved to recount certain memories of my parents that I just didn&amp;#x27;t think of at the time (five glasses of Champagne into the night!) So, if I had a do-over, I would have still toasted my new husband and family--I just would&amp;#x27;ve written my speech down ahead of time. What about you guys? Will you give a speech at your wedding? Or would you rather leave it to your friends and family? Are you nervous about public speaking? More Wedding Dos and Don&amp;#x27;ts: * A Photo-Booth Invitation * Dogs at the Wedding * Wearing Yellow Shoes! * And Watch Ryan&amp;#x27;s Adorable Best Man Speech! More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! AddGlamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow Glamour on Twitter. Photo: Elizabeth Messina"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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