Wedding Toast or Wedding Speech - What's The Difference?

The Toast... 

...is really just a few words, basically a cheer, that is offered as you raise a glass for a drink with your buddies. For a wedding, it's a bit more formal, but basically the same thing - it would be something like:

Here's to the husband
And here's to the wife
May they be lovers
The rest of their life.

May you both live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.

But as the Best Man, Maid of Honor, Father of the Bride, or even the Bride or Groom, a simple toast or cheer is not going to be enough!

The Speech...

When someone asks you to "say a few words at the wedding", they're no longer expecting a toast, but more likely 3 to 5 minutes of you congratulating the Bride and Groom, speaking about the newlyweds, offering advice for married life, or even poking a little fun of the Groom.

And that, my friend, is a wedding speech!

You can add a wedding toast to the closing of your speech, but don't be fooled when someone asks you to "say a few words" at the wedding!