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Some rules to "great wedding speeches"
Rules of great wedding speeches
Freaking over your speech? Keep, cool, calm with these great wedding
speeches tips.
1. If you're the bride
You're the luckiest person making a speech at the wedding: the audience will have no expectations, so you can say whatever you like!
However, there are a few things the bride traditionally includes:
Thank the people who helped you get ready for the big day
Make a big fuss of your mum
Make sure you say something nice about the groom
Thank people for their presents and their presence
Thank each of your bridesmaids personally
2. If you're the groom
You have slightly more responsibility than the bride because traditionally the groom thanks everyone who helped with the wedding, including both families and the best man. The groom has always been the one in the newlywed couple to make a speech. These days, your new wife will probably help and you can divide all the thanks between you, but there are a few things you shouldn't forget:
Thank the father of the bride and the best man for their speeches
Talk about the wedding day, how much you've enjoyed it and how well it has gone
Thank all the people who helped make the day so special
Thank everyone for coming
Talk about how you met the bride and talk to her directly about how much you love her
Say a few nice words about the best man
3. If you're the best man
You've got a lot of work to do, because the best man is often the MC as well: you have to announce dinner, announce each speech and then make one of your own. But don't panic. Include the following and it will all fall into place:
Thank the bride and groom
Read out the telegrams and messages from people unable to attend
Tell some behind-the-scenes stories about the wedding preparations
Tell some funny stories about the groom, but don't be nasty (or too risqu´!)
Talk with feeling about your relationship with the groom and how happy you are to see him with the bride
Give your best wishes for the couple's married future together
Make a toast to the bride and groom
4. Wedding speech no-nos
Things you should never include in a wedding speech (no matter how good an idea it seems)
Leave out anything rude about the bride or her mother
Any reference to ex-boy or girlfriends. They're really not what this day is about
Rude jokes that could embarrass anyone (yourself included)
Bitter comments about relationships that didn't work out (especially if they're yours)
Jokes that make fun of marriage
In-jokes the rest of the guests won't get (e.g.: "This reminds me of the story about
Alison and the firemen from France …")
Ramblings about how you'll miss the good old days of singledom
Jokes about the celebrant's stammer, the bridesmaid's dress size or that stripper from the groom's buck's night who did amazing things with ping pong balls ...
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