You've been marking items off that best friend check list for years. And, while you didn't pop the question, some credit is deserved for sticking around for the big day. You spent plenty of nights acting as a wing-person and dealing with really unfortunate people in the process; listening to countless tales about dates gone wrong (and really, really right); being the one to point out when it was time to ditch a dud; and subtly hinting — or, in some cases, accepting — your oldest partner-in-crime had found the one.
Once the wedding-planning frenzy started, you thought you had it under control. Listening to wedding rants about seating plans and first-dance songs? No problem. Throwing a shower and a debauched last hurrah? Done and done.
That is when you remember the wedding toast. Normally talking about your best friend is no big deal. But, now you have to figure out how to keep it short, sweet, somewhat PG-rated, and ultimately memorable. It is a lot to ask from one toast, especially if you've already been "toasting" throughout the day. So, we turned to the expert in romance, the spoken word, and winning over audiences — Hollywood. Here are a bunch of movie quotes perfect for your next wedding toast — no matter the couple. We even threw in a few extra, so you can help the bride and groom with their vows, too.
West Side Story (1961) For the couple prone to bursting into song: "Make of our hands one hand. Make of our hearts one heart. Make of our vows one last vow. Only death will part us now."
Mirisch-7 Arts/United Artists/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock In Her Shoes (2005)
For the poetry lovers: "It is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart. I carry your heart. I carry it in my heart."
Granted, this is an ee cummings poem — but it has huge significance for Cameron Diaz's character in the film.
Sidney Baldwin/20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock The Great Gatsby (1987)
For the English majors with an appreciation for doomed love: "I wish I had done everything on earth with you."
Bazmark Films/Warner Bros./Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Angels in the Outfield (1994)
For the couple that got engaged over the Jumbotron: "Love is that can't-eat, can't-sleep, reach-for-the-stars, over-the-fence, World Series kinda stuff."
Photo: Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures. The Princess Bride (1987)
For the couple who never stopped believing that fairy tales could come true: "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
20th Century Fox/REX/Shutterstock Meet Joe Black (1998) For the couple forged together by the irons of white-hot passion: "Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with?"
Photo: Courtesy of Universal Pictures The Fault In Our Stars (2014) For the couple that's a little mathy: "I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity. I wouldn't trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful."
Photo: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox If I Stay (2014) For the couple that loves every part of each other: "The you who you are tonight is the same you I was in love with yesterday, the you I'll be in love with tomorrow."
Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) For the couple who went through a goth phase: "I have crossed oceans of time to find you."
Photo: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures. 50 First Dates (2004) For the only couple you know that actually enjoys Adam Sandler movies: "I love you very much, probably more than anybody could love another person."
Photo: Courtesy of Sony. Forrest Gump (1994) For the couple who have known each other forever: "I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental — like on a breeze, but I think maybe it's both... If there's anything you need, I won't be far away."
Photo: Courtesy of Paramount. The Vow (2012) Some vow assistance, for the couple who fancy themselves poets: "I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love. And to always know in the deepest part of my soul that no matter what challenges might carry us apart, we will always find our way back to each other."
Photo: Screen Gems Annie Hall (1977) For the couple obsessed with New York City: " Love is too weak a word for what I feel — I luuurve you, you know, I loave you, I luff you, two F's."
Photo: Courtesy of United Artists. Her (2013) For the couple who met online: "The heart's not like a box that gets filled up. It expands in size the more you love."
Photo: Courtesy of Annapurna Pictures. Knocked Up (2007) For the couple who will forgive you the next day: "Marriage is like a tense, unfunny, version of Everybody Loves Raymond, only it doesn't last 22 minutes. It last forever."
Photo: Courtesy of Universal Pictures. Vertigo (1958) For the couple who fell in love on vacation: "Only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere."
Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Dan in Real Life (2007) For the pair everyone uses as an example of a functional couple: "Love is not a feeling; it's an ability."
Photo: Courtesy of Focus Features. Blue Valentine (2010) For the groom no one expected to settle down: "I feel like men are more romantic than women. When we get married, we marry one girl, 'cause we're resistant the whole way until we meet one girl and we think 'I'd be an idiot if I didn't marry this girl.'"
Photo: Courtesy of Silverwood Films. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) From the long-term bachelor who has done this toast before: "I am as ever in bewildered awe of anyone who makes this kind of commitment…I know I couldn't do it, so I think it's wonderful they can."
Photo: Courtesy of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. Good Will Hunting (1997) For the couple who took a while before admitting they were meant to be: "It doesn't matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other."
Photo: Courtesy of Miramax Films. It Takes Two (1995) For the couple that got engaged over the Jumbotron: "Love is that can't-eat, can't-sleep, reach-for-the-stars, over-the-fence, World Series kinda stuff."
Photo: Courtesy of Dualstar Productions. Gone With the Wind (1939) For the couple with a PDA habit: "You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how."
Photo: Courtesy of Selznick International Pictures. Shall We Dance (2004) For the couple who has already been through a lot:
"We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet...I mean, what does any one life mean? But, in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things...all of it, all the time, every day."
Photo: Courtesy of Miramax Films. Hello, Dolly! (1969) From the best friend looking out for her always-independent gal: "If you're thinking of getting married, you might as well learn right now that you have to let women be women."
Photo: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. A Lot Like Love (2005) For the couple with the crazy "how we met" story: "If you're not willing to sound stupid, you're not worthy of falling in love."
Photo: Courtesy of Touchstone Pictures. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) For anyone, really. It works for anyone: "Be excellent to each other."
Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Laurentils Entertainment Group. Juno (2007) For the best friends who eventually realized they wanted more: "Look, in my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you. The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with."
Photo: Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures. When Harry Met Sally (1989) For the couple that realized it...years after everyone else: "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with a person, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."
Photo: Courtesy of Castle Rock Entertainment. Mahogany (1975) For the couple that put promotions before proposals: "Success is nothing without someone you love to share it with."
Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Letters to Juliet (2010) For the clown in your group, when he finally gets married: "Husbands are like wine; they take a long time to mature."
Photo: Courtesy of Summit Entertainment. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) For the couple you almost filed missing person's reports for, only to learn they decided to watch the whole trilogy at once: "I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone."
Photo: Courtesy of New Line Cinema. 28 Days (2000) For your little brother, who you can't believe is getting married: "Even a pain in the ass needs someone to take care of them."
Photo: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation. My First Mister (2001) For the couple who will know exactly what 'F' word you also mean: "I'd like to propose a toast to all the special 'F' words — to friends, family, fate, forgiveness, and forever."
Photo: Courtesy of ApolloMedia Distributions. Practical Magic (1998) For your younger sister who needs one more explanation: "Do you ever put your arms out and just spin and spin and spin? Well, that's what love is like. Everything inside of you tells you to stop before you fall, but you just keep going."
Photo: Courtesy of Fortis Films. What Dreams May Come (1998) For the couple that has been dating since high school: "Soul mates. It's extremely rare, but it exists. It's sort of like twin souls tuned into each other."
Photo: Courtesy of Polygram Filmed Entertainment. Dracula (1931) For the couple who surprised everyone: "The luckiest man in the world is he who finds true love."
Photo: Courtesy of Universal Pictures. Up in the Air (2009) For the couple that will use their passports more than their new toaster(s): "Life's better with company. Everybody needs a copilot."
Moulin Rouge (2001) For the couple so sickeningly in love you don't know whether you're crying out of joy or jealousy: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."
Photo: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox. Crazy, Stupid Love (2011) For the couple who will always fight for one another: "I will never stop trying. Because when you find the one... you never give up."
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures The Notebook (2004) For the couple who sees every single Nicholas Sparks adaptation in the theater, the day it comes out: "If you're a bird, I'm a bird."
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