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"My friend Melissa and I gave a co-maid of honor toast together at our friend Emily&amp;#39;s wedding this weekend, and it led to some gasps\u2026\nPinterestFacebookDon&amp;#39;t mind the rebel bang escaping from the rest on my forehead.\nAs you&amp;#39;ll see, Melissa and I had a feeling that Emily and her groom Jeff would wind up together right from their first date, so we had known just what we&amp;#39;d include in our wedding toast from that night two-and-a-half years ago...\nEven though we had an idea of what we wanted to do, writing the wedding toast with one of my fellow bridesmaids was tricky. It was tough to come to a consensus on what to say, how to say it, how much to say about it, and who would say what. Still, we were happy with the finished product, and I was grateful that I didn&amp;#39;t have to deliver the wedding toast on my own. I would&amp;#39;ve been a lot more nervous if I went solo--as I did for the song I was asked to sing during the wedding ceremony.\nI was already a wreck after the mother of the bride&amp;#39;s and the mother of the groom&amp;#39;s touching ceremony readings. It was tough to regain my composure and sing! And even though I went sharp (and flat and sharp again) in way more spots than should be tolerated when singing for an audience, the bride and groom said they were thrilled with the performance, probably because it was so personal. (It takes Paul a few seconds to focus the video camera, so bear with him. And yes, it is POURING rain behind me.)\n__ Do you enjoy when a friend of the bride and groom gives a wedding performance (even if it&amp;#39;s not totally professional quality)? What kinds of wedding toasts do you prefer? Sentimental? Funny? A bit of both? Would you prefer to give a wedding toast by yourself or with another bridesmaid?__\nMore Wedding Toast Talk\nHow to Give the Best Maid of Honor Speech Ever\nWedding Toasts: Watch This Bride Get the Surprise of Her Life\nWhy I Loved My Best Man&amp;#39;s Toast\nRelationship violence kills 4 women a DAY in the U.S. If you or someone you know is being abused, Tell Somebody. Text TELLNOW to 85944 to make a $10 donation that will go toward keeping the National Domestic Violence hotline (800-799-SAFE) open. The Avon Foundation will match every dollar you donate up to $200,000. Find out more about our texting campaign."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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