Thursday, December 1, 2011

Hawaii Photographer


Aloha! Welcome, to my Oahu Hawaii Photography Blog. If you have visited this site as one of our regulars, have used our services, or if this is your first visit, I want to say "thank you" for taking the time to visit.

My name is Anthony Calleja and I am a Professional Oahu Hawaii Photographer in Honolulu. I have over 30 years of photography experience and I have lived on the island for over 20 years.

I specialize in on-location photo sessions for beach photography, business headshot portraits, events, family photos, engagement portraits, couples portraits, fashion photography, glamour photography, modeling headshots, swimsuit photography, maternity portraits, beach wedding photography, vow renewals, senior pictures, and art photography with Oahu seascapes and tropical rainforest's as a backdrop.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

How To Write The Best Man Toast


Write your best man toasts quick and easy with the tips and tricks that I will write in this article. I know how hard it is for someone untrained in writing speeches, but I know that with a positive attitude plus a quick, simple guide, you too can write your own witty toasts.
I was also a bit worried when I was invited to become the best man at my good friend's wedding. I was stressed and anxious that I won't be able to write a good toast. I was not a trained speech or toast writer, and I my last writing chore was way back when I was in school. That was a long time ago. Fortunately, I managed to stumble upon some tips and guides online. Now, I want to share my knowledge with all of you.
Write your toast by introducing yourself first. Remember, that not everyone invited in the wedding know who you are. Just think of this as an extension of your politeness to the strangers who are among the audience.
Second thing you need to do is to introduce what you are to the bride and groom. Tell your audience something about the newlyweds that inspired you, how their relationship has changed each other for the better, and how they touched other people when they are together.
Lastly, you can end your toast by congratulating the bride and groom for this incredible and wonderful milestone in their lives.
Now that you know what to write on your toast, allow me to give you simple writing tips.
When writing a wedding speech or toast, try and be short and simple as much as possible. Use 4 to 5 short sentences to fill up your paragraph. Brevity is really the key to a good wedding toast. Also, don't forget to avoid using fancy words that can alienate some of your listening audience. Just use regular, conversational English, to facilitate better communication.
You should also avoid profanity and double meaning jokes as much as possible. Remember that the wedding are also attended by minors. Plus it can be offending to most people. Let us observe respect for the sake of the bride and groom. It is there moment after all.
Now you see how easy it is to make your own best man wedding toasts. Just remember the pointers I outlined above and you will be able to write a short and simple toast that everyone will remember and cherish. If you need more tips and tricks on wedding speech and toasts writing, visit http://www.weddingphotographyhawaii.com