When did people start giving wedding toasts? Any idea? It wasn't until recently. That surprises many people. In spite of the recency of the tradition, the tradition seems to have taken hold. And now many people within the wedding party are expected to give toasts. Toasts can be solemn or funny. And they're a great chance to wish the couple well.

Let me level with you. It can be tough to give a toast. Some people just wing it, and give a toast off the top of their heads. But most people are far too conscientious to take such a flippant attitude toward this responsibility. Most want to do a good job. Well, I don't have any good long toasts for you in this article, but I do have some funny lines you could work in.

You might need to do a longer toast than what you'll find here, but here are some great one-liners, just to get you started.

1. He who hesitates is lost. But in marriage, he who hesitates saves himself.

2. Getting married for sex is like buying a meal for the free mint.

3. I haven't spoken to my wife for 2 days -- she doesn't like me to interrupt her.

4. If a man says something in the forest, and his wife is not there to hear him, is he still wrong?

5. If it weren't for marriage, men wouldn't know how wrong they are.

6. Marriage is like a phone call when you've been sleeping. First there's the ring. And then you wake up. -Evelyn Hendrickson

7. There are three rings to marriage: the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering.

Now, we know these probably aren't helping that much with YOUR toast. But maybe they put a smile on your face, and now you can get to work on your toast. Good luck!