How to write that wonderful speech!

So she called and asked for you to be her maid of honor and you happily obliged and said yes! But wait... don't I have to like make a speech or something in front of all of those guests??! Yep, yep, and yeppers! There's no way of getting out of it, unless they don't want you to do one. Which, I think most people come to wedding receptions to just hear that speech! Usually you will get a funny one that has everyone rolling on the floor and then the one that has everyone grasping for their kleenex's because it was so heartfelt. So here's some tips on how to write that speech!! Good luck! And really... imagining someone in their underwear doesn't alway work. Grab the chapagne bottle! Okay... really I'm kidding!



WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS
1.Welcome the guests & & to the celebration of their special day.
3. Congradulate the couple and their family members for making this wonderful transition into a new life.

COMPLIMENTS AND PERSONAL NOTES.
1.Briefly describe your relationship to the bride and groom.
2. How did you met them? Can you come up with a funny anecdote?
3. Tell them what they mean to you.
4. Mention special people in the lives of the couple.
5. Refer to the joys of the meal in case you are an after dinner speaker.

KEY EVENTS
1. What are milestones in the lives of the bride and the groom?
2. In what key events did you play a part?

STORIES AND ANECDOTES IN A WEDDING SPEECH
1. Tell a funny anecdote about the run up to this wedding.
2. Look for funny speech topics about the groom or bride.
3. Tell a happy story of the bridal couple.
4. Visualize how they met for the first time.
5. Narrate how they have been introduced to the parents.
6. Mention and describe their common activities.
7. Describe their different characters, be nice and funny!

WISHES AND TOASTS IN A FREE WEDDING SPEECH
1. Express how happy everyone is.
2. Wish the bridal couple all the best.
3. Thank the guests for attending.
4. A joke or quotation can serve as good closing statement.
5. End your wedding speech with a toast!

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
1. Use brief notes on index cards.
2. Keep it short, 4 of 5 minutes is okay.
3. Rehearse your wedding speech in front of someone else and adapt recommendations.
4. Write down the words Break or Pause left from your writing topics to speak in a normal pace.
5. Make eye contact to the happy couple while you are speaking. Look around to the other guests.

If all else fails start crying and everyone will join in unison! :) Just kidding!

Here's a toast! To all of the lovely ladies and handsome men that have stood up and put it on the line for the Brides and Grooms! Thank you!