Toast 1
Ali is my very best friend. She has been a great friend in so many ways. Of course, we’ve had our ups and downs. But, without fail, we have come out on top. I am so honored to stand by my best friend’s side tomorrow on the most special day of her life.
When Ali fell in love with Justin, she didn’t really have to say much to make it clear to me that he was The One. All the signs were there… the special looks … the way her face would light up when he was around. I could just tell.
Saying we have been through a lot together is an understatement. I’ve seen her with plenty of old boyfriends (no, I won’t reveal any embarrassing moments, don’t worry). But, until now, I’ve never seen her truly happy and in love. That is how I knew that Justin was the one for her. The first time I saw them together, she was a different person. She was relaxed, happy and carefree. She was able to completely be herself. Justin made her feel like the princess she is. He has shown her that she is special. If I am half as happy and loved as Ali is when I get married, I will be blessed. It’s hard to put into words how seeing you together, so happy, makes all of us here today feel.
One week before Justin proposed, Ali called me early one morning, near tears. She told me she had a dream the night before that I got engaged and didn’t tell her. At the time, I wasn’t dating anyone, so it was a silly dream, but she was livid at the idea that such a big moment would take place and I would leave her out of the loop.
The very next week, I received a phone call standing in line to check in at the airport. Justin had proposed at his graduation party. Of course, tears ensued in the middle of the Southwest line and then a beautiful picture message arrived showing the diamond he put on her finger asking her to spend the rest of her life with him.
I am ecstatic for both of you. You truly belong together. You met as friends and it evolved into a love that so many people rarely find today. It all felt right as it happened, it all feels right today, and I know that the life you have ahead of you will feel just as right.
So I’d like to make a toast. To you, Ali and Justin, and a wonderful life together. To love, laughter and happily ever after.
Toast 2
I’m Lauren and I’m a friend of Ali’s from way back when in high school.
I remember Ms. Marsell’s English class, the class that brought us together, like it was yesterday. Ali has grown into an amazing woman. It is an honor to know the person she has become, and to have stood beside her today as her bridesmaid and best friend. Ali has a beautiful heart. For as long as I’ve known her, the most important thing in her life has been her family and her friends followed closely by her love for animals and chocolate. She is a fantastic friend – loyal, understanding, generous, and kind.
Ali, you look stunning……and Justin…. you look stunned! I’m sure you already know you are a very lucky man to have Ali as your wife. It has been a special day for us all, Thank you for making us a part of such an important day in your lives.
Today is a celebration of not only where you are now, and the road ahead, but the road that has brought you here. You have built a beautiful life and home together.
So, to Alison and Justin Jenings. May you live forever in love, and may love live forever in you.
