They say that getting married can be one of the most stressful things that anyone can do. However, some parts of the day can prove more stressful than others!
When it comes to making a wedding speech, most people get very stressed. To stand up and make a speech in front of any group can be nerve racking, but when you consider that those making a Wedding Speech are about to stand up before friends and family, it can bring on a whole new set of nerves!!
Sometimes the person making the Wedding Speech will inject a few good one liners to add an element of fun, and delivered well this can be very effective. One important point that goes with humor in a Wedding Speech is to practice your delivery, there is no point in being flustered and saying the punchline first!!
Many Wedding Speeches made by the groom will mention his new mother-in-law and may extend thanks for the job well done in bringing up her daughter. One groom took this a step further and thanked his father-in-law for giving him two mother-in-laws!!! This method might be a little to much “sucking-up” for most guys.
Generally, the grooms speech will be on behalf of himself and his new wife. If he knows what is good for him he will praise her to the max!! That will get the marriage off to a good start.
Next, in the grooms speech, he will thank the bridesmaids for performing their duties and it then falls to the best man to reply on behalf of the bridesmaids in his speech. It makes sense for the groom and best man to discuss this part of their speeches before hand.
If you are looking for some wedding speech ideas, I’m told that the best speech makers follow three simple rules. Stand Up. Speak Up. Then, very quickly, Shut Up. I can’t tell you how many speeches are ruined by someone who just can’t stop droning on about nothing.
The brain is a wonderful thing. It never stops functioning from the time you’re born until the moment you stand up to make a speech. – Herbert V Prochnow
A Couple Of One-Liners:
- The trouble with being the best man at a wedding is that you never get to prove it.
- Here’s to our wives and lovers. May they never meet.
- The most effective way to remember your wedding anniversary is to forget once.
- Grow old along with me, The best is yet to be.
It is assumed that the majority of Wedding Speeches are made by men, but that is not always the case. The brides mother is entitled to speak and sometimes even the bride herself will feel a few words are appropriate.
So, the big day is here, you’ve done your research, you’ve prepared a fantastic wedding speech and you’ve practiced in front of the mirror (like a mental patient), possibly holding a hair brush with your dog intently watching. That’s it, you are ready to go! Try not to overdo it and keep it civilized!!