| Irish wedding toasts are becoming more
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| | heard Irish wedding toasts, "In your life
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| and more the norm these days. Not because
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| | I hope you do four things: lie, steal,
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| it is only Irish couples getting married,
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| | cheat and drink. When you lie, do it to
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| but because many people have finally seen
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| | save a friend, when you steal, steal
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| the timeless elegance and beauty of
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| | someone's heart. When you cheat, cheat
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| traditional (and even non traditional)
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| | death, and when you drink, drink with
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| Irish wedding toasts.
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| | me."
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| It is not unusual to hear a "Sláinte!"
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| | The traditional version of this toast
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| (meaning good health and pronounced
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| | goes along the lines of, "There are four
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| something like "Slawn-tche"), at a
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| | things in life that you must never do:
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| wedding these days. In fact it has become
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| | lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you
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| so popular that you will even hear some
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| | must lie, lie in the arms of the one you
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| of the guests replying kind - even if
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| | love, If you must steal, steal away from
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| they aren't Irish.
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| | bad company, If you must cheat, cheat
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| Some examples of good Irish wedding
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| | death, And if you must drink, drink in
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| toasts are, "May the light of friendship
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| | the moments that take your breath away."
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| guide your paths together, may the
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| | One of the best Irish wedding toasts
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| laughter of children grace the halls of
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| | though is this very traditional one where
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| your home, and may the joy of living for
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| | the bride and the groom give the toast,
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| one another trip a smile from your lips,
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| | and the guests reply to it. "Friends and
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| a twinkle from your eye."
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| | relatives so fond and dear, 'tis our
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| You can also have something along the
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| | greatest pleasure to have you here. When
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| lines of, "May you be poor in misfortune,
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| | many years this day has passed, fondest
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| rich in blessings, slow to make enemies,
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| | memories will always last. So we drink a
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| quick to make friends. But rich or poor,
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| | cup of this Irish mead and ask God's
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| slow or quick, may you know nothing but
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| | blessing in your hour of need."
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| happiness from this day forward."
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| | The response to this very traditional of
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| There are other good Irish wedding toasts
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| | Irish wedding toasts, goes along the
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| to be found, such as, "May your troubles
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| | lines of, "On this special day, our wish
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| be less, and your blessings be more. And
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| | to you, the goodness of the old, and the
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| may nothing but happiness come through
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| | best of the new. May God bless you both
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| your door."
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| | who drink this mead, may it always fill
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| This is a twist on one of the more often
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| | your every need.
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