Explain to your guests in the e-mail that the ceremony, such as a wedding, bar mitzvah, anniversary dinner, baptism, etc.

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Whether you are asked to give a toast at a wedding, say a few words at a birthday dinner, nail a sales presentation, or speak to the student body, might as well shoot for the stars.

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Princess Charlene wore the tiara during a gala dinner that was the final event in the two-day celebration of the royal wedding.

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