Weddings are beautiful milestones symbolizing love, unity, and the start of a new chapter. Whether you're a bride, groom, best man, or a guest, a well-crafted toast is a memorable way to express your sentiments. This article captures the essence of wedding speeches through ten themed categories, each filled with a dozen unique quotes to inspire your words. These quotes range from timeless classics to modern musings, offered with a touch of humor, romance, and heartfelt wisdom. Use these suggestions to craft your perfect wedding toast that will resonate with everyone present and leave an indelible mark on the celebration.
Classic Love Quotes for Weddings
"There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage." – Martin Luther
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." – Maya Angelou
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." – Mignon McLaughlin
"You don't marry someone you can live with—you marry someone you cannot live without."
"True love stories never have endings." – Richard Bach
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." – Audrey Hepburn
"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." – David Viscott
"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine." – Maya Angelou
"Grow old with me! The best is yet to be." – Robert Browning
"Soul meets soul on lovers’ lips." – Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." – Aristotle
"When love reigns, the impossible may be attained." – Indian Proverb
Funny Wedding Toast Quotes
"Marriage is a workshop... where the husband works and the wife shops."
"A good marriage is like a casserole: only those involved know what goes into it."
"The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret." – Henny Youngman
"A husband is what’s left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted." – Helen Rowland
"Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash." – Joyce Brothers
"An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." – Agatha Christie
"Any married man should forget his mistakes—no use two people remembering the same thing."
"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?" – Groucho Marx
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt." – Charles Schulz
"We all have ‘those moments’ in marriage. Celebrate them with humor and forgiveness."
"There's one way to have a happy marriage, and as soon as I learn what it is, I'll get married again." – Clint Eastwood
"Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are."
Inspirational Wedding Quotes
"Where there is love there is life." – Mahatma Gandhi
"Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale." – Melissa Brown
"The highest happiness on earth is marriage." – William Lyon Phelps
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The greatest marriages are built on teamwork; a mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace." – Fawn Weaver
"There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved." – George Sand
"Love is a choice you make from moment to moment." – Barbara De Angelis
"Love does not dominate; it cultivates." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years." – Simone Signoret
"Marriage is a mosaic you build with your spouse. Millions of tiny moments make up the art of your life." – Jennifer Smith
"Your marriage is a glue that will learn how to stick together no matter what tries to pull you apart."
"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more." – Nicholas Sparks
Romantic Wedding Toast Quotes
"I have found the one whom my soul loves." – Song of Solomon 3:4
"You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars." – E.E. Cummings
"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours." – Maya Angelou
"Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do." – David Wilkerson
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." – Audrey Hepburn
"Each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow." – Rosemonde Gérard
"Two souls with but a single thought; two hearts that beat as one." – John Keats
"I look at you and see the rest of my life in front of my eyes."
"The first time you touched me, I knew I was born to be yours."
"My heart is and always will be yours." – Jane Austen
"True love begins when nothing is looked for in return." – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"Because of you, I laugh a little harder, cry a little less, and smile a lot more."
Modern Love Quotes for Weddings
"You don’t have to live happily ever after with someone, you have to live happily every day." – M.F. Moonzajer
"To be your friend was all I ever wanted; to be your lover was all I ever dreamed."
"Life is an adventure best traveled together."
"Home is wherever I’m with you."
"Find the one you can’t live without and build a life you can’t live apart."
"Together is a wonderful place to be."
"You and me make the perfect kind of we."
"The best is yet to come."
"In a world full of temporary things, you are my forever."
"Love is not what you say. Love is what you do."
"Our journey isn't perfect, but it’s ours, and I'll stick with you till the end."
"With you, I am home."
Heartfelt Family Quotes for Weddings
"Family is not an important thing. It’s everything." – Michael J. Fox
"Having a place to go is a home. Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a blessing."
"The love of family is life's greatest blessing."
"Together we make a family."
"Other things may change us, but we start and end with family." – Anthony Brandt
"Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one."
"To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there." – Barbara Bush
"In family relationships, love is really spelled t-i-m-e."
"Family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life."
"It's not what we have in our life, but who we have in our life that matters."
"Love your family. Spend time, be kind and serve one another. Make no room for regrets."
"Where life begins and love never ends."
Cultural Wedding Quotes
"Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is Eternity." – Kahlil Gibran
"If I get married, I want to be very married." – Audrey Hepburn
"Love is the essence of all things." – Dalai Lama
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." – Maya Angelou
"Where there is love, there is life." – Mahatma Gandhi
"Let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you." – Khalil Gibran
"The heart is rich when it is content, and a love that is humble and gentle is the greatest of all possessions." – Tsai
"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." – Dr. Seuss
"A happy marriage is about three things: memories of togetherness, forgiveness of mistakes, and a promise to never give up on each other."
"A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished." – Zsa Zsa Gabor
"There is no remedy for love but to love more." – Henry David Thoreau
"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more." – Nicholas Sparks
Friendship Quotes for Weddings
"A great marriage isn’t something that just happens; it’s something that must be created."
"Walking with your friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." – Helen Keller
"Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world." – John Evelyn
"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it." – Hubert H. Humphrey
"We are the luckiest people because we have each other and that’s a special thing."
"A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths."
"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together." – Woodrow Wilson
"The only way to have a friend is to be one." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’" – C.S. Lewis
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." – Lao Tzu
"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love."
"In the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures." – Khalil Gibran
Quotes From Literature for Wedding Toasts
"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." – Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
"It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you." — Roald Dahl
"Who, being loved, is poor?" – Oscar Wilde
"There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment." – Sarah Dessen
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." – William Shakespeare
"I am yours, don’t give myself back to me." — Rumi
"Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear." – E. E. Cummings
"To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further." – Victor Hugo
"Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made." – Robert Browning
"Come, let’s be a comfortable couple and take care of each other!" – George Eliot
"My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever." – Jane Austen
"The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart." – Helen Keller
Sentimental Goodbye Quotes for Weddings
"Goodbyes are not forever, are not the end; it simply means we'll miss you until we meet again."
"You were made perfectly to be loved – and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long." – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"We are all wanderers on this earth. Our hearts are full of wonder, and our souls are deep with dreams." – Gypsy proverb
"All that you are is all that I'll ever need." – Ed Sheeran
"The best things in life are never rationed. Friendship, loyalty, and love. They do not require coupons." – George T. Hewitt
"How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." – A.A. Milne
"May your love be modern enough to survive the times and old-fashioned enough to last forever."
"Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do."
"A true love story never ends."
"Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance, but never in heart."
"Every goodbye makes the next hello closer."
"A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends." – Richard Bach
Final words
As you prepare to raise a glass and deliver a wedding toast, remember that the quotes you choose should resonate with the love story of the couple and the collective journey shared with their friends and family. From classical to contemporary, humorous to heartfelt, the breadth of quotes offered here spans across myriad emotions and styles, allowing you to find the perfect words for this special occasion. Craft your speech with authenticity and sprinkle these quotes as touchpoints to deepen your narrative. Whether you aim to bring about laughter or tears of joy, the right quote can elegantly anchor your sentiments and make your message unforgettable. As you honor the newlyweds, let your words inspire joy and hope, creating a cherished memory for everyone sharing in this joyous celebration.
