How Good or Bad was Your Wedding Speech ?
Getting prepared and ultimately presenting a wedding speech is quite an experience. You like it or you don’t like it, if you agree to be a best man or maid of honor you know you have to deliver a wedding speech at the wedding ceremony. The groom, the father of the bride and sometimes the bride don’t even have that luxury. A groom is a groom by default and so are the other two. They have to give their respective wedding speeches. No escaping from that.
But, not necessarily, things should be as bad as you expect it to be if you are afraid of public speaking. After all it’s a great honor to be selected as a best man or maid of honor. And if you follow a few simple guidelines you too can deliver a wedding speech that would be remembered for long. That’s for those who are not that comfortable while speaking in front of a crowed. But many of you out there are really good speakers and can handle the job with confidence. But in spite of being a good speaker, you should plan your speech before hand and actually put your thoughts on paper. You can thus make your wedding speech even better than your expectations.
This Wedding Speech Blog is a place where we would share tips, ideas and experiences related to wedding speeches. Be it a best man speech, a groom speech, father of the bride speech or maid of honor speech, if you have to say, you are welcome to post your thoughts here. so, go ahead and share with us your wedding speech experience.
Dearly Beloved We Are Gathered Here Today To Celebrate …
Dearly Beloved We Are Gathered Here Today To Celebrate …. Do these words strike terror in your heart? You know when the ceremony is over you’re going to be giving your wedding speech, right? Standing up in front of all those people and sharing your feeling about your best friend? It would frighten toughest of men…but you can beat those terrors by focusing on the other great aspects of the wedding.
You know, there’s more to weddings than the wedding speeches. If you’re the best man, you get to kiss the bride and maid of honor. That’s a plus, sometimes…as the best man you get to play the hero when the cater leaves town with the deposit money and grab your trusty sword…err…I mean, your phone and call for 30 pizza for instant delivery, while doing your best to entertain the guests until they arrive.
There’s the dancing after the reception and wedding speeches with that fair lady you’ve had your eye on since you meet her at the rehearsal dinner. And of course, all the duty dances with grandma and aunties that like to tell you “how you’ve grown”. Don’t forget that!
Then there’s the “keeping an eye” on your best friend (the groom) until the bride takes over after all the wedding speeches. This is the time you can finally sit back, relax, and just enjoy the rest of the night without any more duties. And no wedding speech to worry about either. Finally, it’s over, your best friend is married, and you wish him (or the bride) the best of luck with him.
You’ve done your part; you came through the wedding, the wedding speeches and the reception without a scratch. Now, as long as you don’t catch the wedding bouquet when the bride throws it you should be in the clear.
That is until the next time you’re asked to be another best man.
[ "Dearly Beloved We Are Gathered Here Today" is an excerpt from an work of fiction by Karen Weilert ]
