Father and mother are the most important guests at your wedding and to some extent they are the heroes of the occasion, because they gave you life and raised you. And how can you not say a word of gratitude to your parents in prose or poetry on the most important day of your young family?
You should not read the text on paper, as the shade of sincerity is lost. It's better to learn it by heart. Even if something is forgotten, it’s not scary. The main thing is that the words are heartfelt. Using our selection, prepare your words of gratitude to your parents at the wedding from the newlyweds in prose, or use poetry.
Words of gratitude to the witness
One of the most important missions is to be a witness at a wedding; their participation is difficult to overestimate. As a rule, these are the closest friends of the newlyweds who provide invaluable assistance on such a day. First of all, you should devote your solemn speech to them.
From the bride:
My dear friend! I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this day. You turned out to be the person who officially witnessed the birth of my happy family. Supporting me at this moment means making the most valuable contribution to our mutual friendship. You are one of the closest people to our family and we are always glad to see you in our home.
Beloved friend! You were always there even in the most difficult moments, and how glad I am that on the most joyful and happiest day you are with me! I am very grateful to you for your help and support. Thank you for being there on this important day and bringing your share of the celebration into it. The doors of our house are always open for you. I love you!
My dear friend! We have been friends for many years now, and I am happy that on this day you are still next to me. Thank you for helping me prepare for this important day, for your sincere congratulations and autograph at the registry office. Thank you for supporting me throughout the evening! I ask you one thing: that you will always be there in later life! For you!
My dear friend! Thank you for everything you have done for me. For your efforts in dressing my person in a wedding dress. For hiding me well from all eyes for the time being. For the words that you told us and the gifts that you gave us. I especially thank you for your autograph, which appears on the honorary form at the registry office. After all, you didn’t just put your signature, you secured my friendship for many years.
My dear friend! You worked tirelessly to help me prepare for the wedding and kept me from completely ruining everything. Your help and support is invaluable, and I am very grateful to you! You are one of the most dear people to our family, and we are always glad to see you. Thank you, dear! This toast is for you! I wish you to find your happiness!
From the groom:
Dear friend! I am grateful to you for the safety of this person in the form in which she appeared before me this morning. Thank you for being her best friend all this time. For the efforts you put into shaping her as a young wife. Thank you for giving me the best of all the diamonds in the world.
To parents from newlyweds: words for the closest ones
The moment after the congratulations from the parents is the ideal moment for words of gratitude from the newlyweds.
Our dear parents! You constantly supported us, instilled faith in a happy future and hope. Without you, we could not have become what we managed to become. And today we want to share with you our immeasurable happiness and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being you. Without you, the birth of our family would have been impossible. Thank you for everything! Long life to you and good health.
For lovers of laconic thanks
Today all the words resonate for us, and we congratulate and thank our parents, because without you there would be no us, there would be no wedding celebration. Thank you so much for your patience, care and true love!
It is not necessary to memorize the text, because when the words come from the heart, it always causes awe. The order in which gratitude is pronounced may vary. The newlyweds can say one phrase of their wishes or, for example, the bride can express gratitude to the mothers, and the groom to the fathers.
Words of gratitude to the witness
From the groom:
Thank you, my faithful friend, for your help and support on the most significant day for me. I especially thank you for not being stingy during the ransom and making a significant contribution to our happy future. We will always be glad to see you as our guest, we hope that soon we will become related and become godfathers. Thank you for so steadfastly fulfilling all the toastmaster’s demands and not giving up. Thank you for the words spoken in our honor, for the glasses you raised. Thank you for being here and being there.
Dear friend! You have always been my brother, we have experienced a lot together and it was you who I wanted to see at my wedding as a witness. Thank you for your help in preparing and conducting it, thank you for the generous gift. Thank you for bringing so much fun and joy to our holiday. You can always rely on me, friend.
Thank you, dear friend, for doing me such an invaluable service. You not only became a witness at my wedding and supported my choice, but also saved me at a difficult moment. Thank you for always being there, for signing with an unwavering hand on such an important document for us. For passing all the tests with honor during the bride price along with me! We hope not to lose such a friend for our family in future life. Thank you, and I would like to drink this glass for you!
Thank you, my friend, for not abandoning me at such a moment in my life, for supporting my choice. I also thank you for being able to buy the bride at the highest price. That you gave everything you had. Thank you also for the gifts you gave us. For being there during the entire wedding. For your autograph, which you signed with an unwavering hand on an official document. I ask you: remain the same faithful friend in your future life.
Thank you, my friend, for supporting me and my choice at such an important moment for me. Special thanks for your help in ransoming the bride: without you they would not have given her to me so easily. For your help, brotherly support, warm words. I raise this glass to you and really want you to know that you will always be a welcome guest in our home!
From the bride:
Dear (name of witness)! You are my husband’s friend, and I’m glad that you didn’t leave him in a difficult situation. Even when it was necessary to go through ransom competitions, you courageously climbed the steps and drank penalty glasses, just so that my husband would reach the end of the test. Thank you for agreeing to this difficult position. Without you, the holiday would hardly have turned out the way it did. You are always a welcome guest in our home! This toast is for the fact that my husband has such wonderful friends!
Our dear, (name of witness)! I have found another devoted person in my life who will always come to the rescue. You have proven your sincere friendship with my husband and I can truly see how strong it is. You are always there when you need your support and understanding. I would like it to continue like this, because from now on, you are (witness’s name) the most welcome guest in our house.
Original toasts in verse
A married couple wants not just to utter banal words, but to truly please their parents with an original congratulation. This could be a beautiful toast in poetic form.
Why you should choose this particular wish option:
- It is the most memorable - it is better to tell your toast than to read it from paper . It is much easier to remember a poem than prose, especially one not written by oneself.
- Bright and interesting format.
- Nice to receive.
- You can put a background music underneath it.
This is interesting: Wise and beautiful wishes in the Buryat language for a wedding
If you have a little talent, you can write a poem yourself using simple rhyming. In any case, it is better to use direct rhyme, where each line rhymes with the previous one.
If your parents like any poets, then use them in your toast. To do this, you can quote them or even read an entire passage from the poem. But only if it fits the theme of the event.
Words of gratitude for gifts to guests
Guests not only raise their glasses to the health of the newlyweds and shout “Bitter!”, they carefully prepare for the wedding, generously giving gifts. Their generosity should be duly rewarded. You can thank your guests with small souvenirs, such as bonbonnieres. This is a symbolic bag or box with a sweet delicacy that the newlyweds prepare for each guest. Usually they put chocolate-covered almonds or candies there. It is almonds that have traditionally been considered a symbol of the bittersweet nature of family relationships, because they have a slightly bitter taste, and when coated with chocolate, they acquire sweetness. An odd number of almonds are traditionally placed in the bonbonniere: 3 - symbolizes the husband, wife and their firstborn, or 5 - a long family life, wealth, happiness, health and well-being.
Dear guests! Thank you for being with us on this important and significant day for us! We would like to share the happiness that overwhelms us with you, because you are all dear and close people to us, before your eyes our relationship developed and our love grew stronger! Thank you for your sincere congratulations and wonderful gifts, we are very touched by your attention!
Our dear guests! We are very grateful for your generosity. We are very glad for your presence at our holiday. We are very glad that you gave us exactly what we dreamed of. Undoubtedly, all the warmth of your hands, from which we received your gifts, will remain in the things that you presented to us. We sincerely wish you a great mood, fun and joy. May you all be honored guests at our celebration!
Our dear guests! Thank you for being able to attend our celebration and for being able to gift us with so many useful things. We promise to treasure every one of our happy family lives, to spend the entire amount “for future use” and not a penny “to waste.” We are happy that you appreciate and love us. We thank and appreciate you endlessly! Thank you!
Dear our guests! We are very glad that you came to our wedding. Thank you for the nice words, for the beautiful and meaningful toasts, for the luxurious gifts and other signs of attention. We value and respect you! Thank you very much for being here!
Dear guests! We would like to thank you for pleasing us with so many pleasant gifts! We value each of them very much and know that we chose them with special care. We promise to remember you every time and fill your home with memorable gifts, which will instantly become cozy and loved. Thank you!
Dear guests, we would like to thank you very much for sharing this important day with us. Thank you for your gifts, kind words and touching wishes. Thanks to you, the celebration took place in such a positive and friendly atmosphere, filled with joy and fun! We hope that in the future we will often meet on pleasant occasions and events!
Thank you, guests, for giving us so many gifts! We promise that we will spend the entire amount collected on equipping our nest and making it the warmest and most comfortable. We will fill our home with all other gifts and will often remember you, your care and attention!
Dear friends! We are very glad to see you here at our wonderful holiday: without you it would not have been so fun. Thank you for your attention, your generosity and sincerity - it means a lot to us. Now a large family is sitting at one large table - after all, every person present is very dear to us! Please accept small souvenirs from us in memory of this event - let them become a pleasant reminder. Thanks to you, the celebration takes place in a warm, friendly and lively atmosphere! Thank you for that! You will always be welcome guests in our home!
Many thanks to everyone who shared our joy with us. Today our family has grown even larger. We received a lot of positive emotions. You are so great! They actively participated in competitions and danced. We hope you will remember this day as much as we do. Take these small souvenirs as a keepsake that will always remind you of this date.
Words from the groom at the wedding: short and straight to the heart
Forcing the groom to say thanks at a wedding is a delicate matter, therefore, knowing the taciturnity of men, we do not offer long congratulations or poems. Let’s limit ourselves to just one thank you to everyone – briefly, but very sincerely.
Beloved wife, our dear parents, dear guests! This significant day is filled with an event of great importance - a new family is being born, my family, and I want to say a few words. I thank fate for giving me a chance to meet such a wonderful girl - (name of the bride). I know that dozens of happy years await us in the future. Thanks to the bride for making the right decision and agreeing to give me her hand and heart. I am grateful to our parents for always helping and supporting, and now sharing our common joy. Thanks to my wife's parents for raising an unsurpassed princess, now my task is to make her a queen. Thank you to my family and friends for the kind words that were heard today. And finally, I’ll add - I dream that all the guests will gather in full force for our silver, and then golden wedding! I raise this glass to you!
What words does a father say to his son?
The answer to a long and heartfelt word of gratitude from his children will be a memorable speech from a father at his son’s wedding. For example, he might say:
“Dear son! I am glad that I lived to see this wonderful day. Today you have become a real father of the family and a man with a capital M. Remember and appreciate all the advice that I once gave you. May my experience and guidance be useful to you. Your mother and I, in turn, promise to support and help you in the first stages of your life together. Advice and love to you!”
An alternative speech from a father at his son’s wedding: “Son! I congratulate you on this wonderful date for all of us - your wedding day. I wish you great happiness, love and good luck in all family matters. May your guardian angel protect you and your family. Be happy!"
