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3. Using off-color language. Not only are there kids and elders in the room, it just makes you sound classless when you drop off-color language. It may be your natural way of speaking, but clean it up for the day. And know that in some families, their version of a curse word may be different from yours. So even the tame ones should be off-limits.
4. Not mentioning both the bride and groom. If you're the best man, for instance, you can talk about what a great guy the groom is, but also talk about how much you like the bride and what she's brought into the groom's life. A one-way toast doesn't honor them as a couple, so be sure you talk about both of them.
5. Poaching the toast. This is a bad one. If you're at the rehearsal dinner, the parents of the groom make the first toast if they're the hosts. It's a bad, bad breach of etiquette to steal their spotlight and act like it's your party. Wait for the host to make his or her speech, then the couple makes a toast to thank their bridal party, and then others can speak.