A marriage toast I wrote for one of my senior friends to deliver in 3 minutes!

A great man once said

Love is a mental sickness (pause)

Which is curable by marriage

That is why before marriage the man jumps around like a monkey

But after marriage he is very tame and well behaved…like a cute lovable puppy

(pause)

That is why may be CHRISTOPHER here is standing so well behaved next to SHALIA

Dearest CHRISTOPHER, SHALIA and all the family members gathered here.

A few days ago CHRISTOPHER & SHALIA

Asked me to raise a toast for their marriage

Now honestly speaking,

I find that very strange.

One because I know them only from the last two weeks

(pause for a second)

Two because I have never given a toast in my life

(pause for 2 seconds)

And three

My wife was wondering who wanted to listen to me open my big mouth

(pause for another second)

She tells me I am good at boring people.

Now friends

I am not going to give CHRISTOPHER and SHALIA lessons, tips and strategies on how to be happily married.

I am sure the father in the Church, their mom and dad, their uncles and aunties, brothers and sisters and half of India – all gave them enough tips and strategies to last them a life time.

Rather I will only share with them

What has worked for me in my 22 glorious years of marriage.

CHRISTOPHER

Just remember this

With this marriage SHALIA is leaving her house, her family, her life, her friends, all the comfort and everything she ever had

And she has decided to follow you.

Treat her like with love and compassion

And just as Jesus treated his disciples

Treat her with love, affection and respect.

SHALIA

Remember that

This man will work hard

Day and night

To protect, to feed and to look after you

He is dedicating his life to you and only you.

Treat him with the love and respect just as you treat your elders

So that he will only see you as his best friend and only friend

And to the both of you

The most important advice I tell the both of you is that

In this beautiful relationship

There will be bad moments.

And when there are the bad days

No matter what happens

Never let the Sun set on your anger

No matter how bitter you are

How angry you are

Or How hurt you are

When you go to sleep

Hold each other

And tell each other

How much you love each other.

Ladies and Gentlemen finally,

I want to conclude telling all of you.

One day when you all become young and handsome (pause) like me

And you are asked to give such a toast to another young couple

Keep in mind

That no marriage can succeed without the power of pray, without the grace of God and without the blessings of your elders.

So as I raise this glass to toast to all of you.

I conclude in the famous words of the famous German Scientist GEORG C. LICHTENBERG

Love is blind but marriage……(pause) it’s the cure.

to all of you present here Cheers