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aising a glass of bubbly, along with an
offering of the very best of wishes for the
future ahead, has long been a traditional part
of wedding ceremonies all over the world,
dating back centuries enough to toe the line at being
qualified as ancient. But as time
so often tends to do to so many
longstanding customs, the true
history behind the wedding toast
has become buried under so much
tulle and French buttercream that
no one gives much thought to the
origins of the celebratory practice,
merely going through the motions
as thousands of tiny bubbles
sparkle and pop while everyone
looks on with a smile.
As we all know, in modern times,
the wedding toast is a happy
tradition, and certainly one done
out of love and joy for the blissful
couple being feted. And as so many
recorded and oft-revisited play-
by-plays of the reception will show
for time everlasting, those toasts
are also frequently the source of moments of slightly
uncomfortable laughter as someone who might have
had more than their share of happy juice offers up their
unfiltered sentiments before raising a less-than-stable
glass toward the objects of their affections.
story by
Liesel Schmidt
Cheers to You
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12/26/17 4:27 PM