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Toast generator

A free toast generator. Say the occasion and one true thing about the person, and Hemmingway writes a short toast for a wedding, birthday, retirement or dinner.

Opens Hemmingway with this filled in. Free to try, no card needed.

Say what the occasion is, who you are toasting and one true thing about them, and Hemmingway writes the toast: a line to get the room's attention, the one thing, and the raised glass. It comes out short enough to say from memory with a drink in your hand.

It works with the one detail you give it. It will not pad a toast with a quote or a story that never happened. If you have nothing specific, tell it why everyone is there, and it keeps to that.

What makes it work

  • One thought, not three. A toast with several stories in it is a speech, and there is a speech generator for that.
  • End on the name. The last words are who you are drinking to, so the room knows when to lift their glasses.
  • Say it, do not read it. Four or five sentences can be learned on the way there. Paper and a glass do not fit in the same hand.

An example

Asked for a toast to your parents at their 40th wedding anniversary dinner, with the detail that Dad still walks on the traffic side of the pavement and Mum still pretends not to notice, a toast along these lines is what to expect. This one is the whole thing.

Can I have everyone for a moment.
Forty years in, Dad still walks on the traffic side of the pavement.
And Mum still pretends not to notice.
That, to me, is what forty years looks like.
Please raise your glasses. To Mum and Dad.

What to put in for each occasion

OccasionThe one true thingEnds on
Weddingsomething you have seen the couple do for each otherboth their names
Birthdaya habit of theirs the whole room knows"Happy birthday" and the name
Retirementwhat the place will miss once they have gonethe name, and what comes next
Dinner with friendswhy you are glad this table is together"To us", or the host

If the occasion needs more than a minute, there are tools for a birthday speech and a retirement speech.

Common questions

Is the toast generator free?

Yes. Hemmingway has a free trial with no card needed, and this tool opens it with your answers filled in. You sign up once, and the toast is written in the chat.

How long should a toast be?

Under a minute. Thirty seconds is fine. People are holding a full glass and waiting to drink from it.

What is the difference between a toast and a speech?

A toast is one thought and a raised glass. A speech has stories and thanks. For a full speech at a wedding, use the wedding speech generator.

How do you end a toast?

Ask people to raise their glasses, then say who the toast is to: "To Maria", or "To the happy couple". Stop there and drink. How to give a toast covers standing up and saying it as well as writing it.

Will it sound like AI?

It is built not to. Hemmingway-1, the model behind it, came first on sounding like a person in our own blind test, Human-Likeness. It still helps to read it aloud and change any word you would not use.

Read next

  • How to give a toastHow to give a toast at a wedding, birthday, retirement or dinner: the four beats, how long to speak, short examples, and what to do with your glass.
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  • Birthday speech generatorA free birthday speech generator. Say whose birthday it is and a story or two about them, and Hemmingway writes a short, fond speech to give at the party.
  • Father of the bride speech generatorA free father of the bride speech generator. Give it a memory of your daughter and a word about her partner, and Hemmingway writes a short, proud speech.
  • Joke generatorA free joke generator. Give it a topic or a person and a few true details, and Hemmingway writes three clean jokes for a card, a toast or a speech.
  • Retirement speech generatorA free retirement speech generator. Say who is retiring and a story or two from work, and Hemmingway writes the speech: your own, or one for a colleague.