Craft a Memorable Wedding Speech

“I thought writing a best man speech would be a quick Google and done. It wasn’t. Everything I wrote sounded stiff. Toastly changed that. The questions jogged real memories — the late-night takeaway runs, the terrible hair phase, the moment he told me he’d found ‘the one’. Ten minutes later I had four drafts, all different. I picked a witty one, added a couple of our inside jokes and a gentle thank-you to the families. On the day, people laughed in the right places and went quiet when it mattered. My favourite review came from the groom: ‘That was so us.’ Cheers for that, Toastly.”

“I’m confident in everyday life, but the idea of speaking to a room full of people made my hands curl. Toastly felt like a friend who happens to be great with words. The builder asked about our first flat-share disasters, her kindness with my mum, and how she lights up when her partner walks in. The drafts came back and I cried at my kitchen table (in a good way). I blended two versions, trimmed it to five minutes, and practised with the delivery tips. At the reception, it felt like telling a story to friends. The bride squeezed my hand and said, ‘You said exactly what I hoped someone would say.’”

“I wanted to speak as her dad, not as a nervous man clutching paper. Toastly helped me find that voice. I shared small moments — her stubborn toddler phase, the first time she cycled without stabilisers, and the day she introduced me to her partner with eyes I’d never seen before: sure and steady. The drafts were gentle and dignified, never flowery for the sake of it. I added a line about her late gran and a quiet thank-you to the other family. When I finished, I saw people dabbing their eyes and smiling. My daughter hugged me and whispered, ‘That was perfect, Dad.’ I’ll keep that forever.”

“I worried an AI tool would sound like… a tool. But Toastly was surprisingly human. The questions nudged me to remember the small kindnesses — my son bringing tea when I worked late, the way he relaxes around his partner, how loved their home already feels. The four drafts each had a different rhythm; I chose the calm, classic one and personalised a few lines. I’m not a natural performer, yet I felt steady. After the speech, guests asked for a copy and my son said it was the best present I could have given him. Worth every penny.”