Making A Wedding Speech
Author: Kirsten Hawkins
Sooner or later, at some point in your life, you may be called
upon to speak at someone's wedding. Perhaps you'll be the proud
father of the bride or someone's best man. Whatever the case may
be, it can be a good idea to know how to make the appropriate
wedding speech. Some people may think these points are obvious,
but they're not the ones that are giving the speech. If you're
not much for public speaking, you may find these tips helpful
if you ever have to speak at someone's wedding.
Keep it Short:
The worst part of any wedding celebration is when some long
winded buffoon drones on and on during his opportunity to make
a wedding speech. No one wants to listen to your ramblings for
forty minutes, no matter how interesting you may think they
are. People are at the wedding to share in the couple's joy and
have a good time. No one will be able to do either if you talk
for too great a length of time. Try to keep your speech under
five minutes long if possible.
Save the jokes for Henny Youngman:
Public speakers often like to try and break the ice with a
joke, have you ever noticed that? Have you also noticed that
the jokes are usually bad? These people have professional
speech writers working for them. You do not. Unless you are
truly a funny person (your name is Robin Williams, for
example), steer clear of the jokes. If you do have to make
jokes during your wedding speech, try to make them appropriate
for the occasion. Jokes about weddings in general or the people
in attendance will always work better than jokes of the "a guy
walks into a bar" variety. Also remember that jokes at the
groom's expense are funny while those at the bride's expense
are not. That's just the way it is.
Sentimentality Works:
People get all warm, fuzzy, and gushy at weddings. Sharing
sentimental stories about the couple and how in love they are,
about your own wedding, or any other appropriately smarmy topic
will have them eating out of your hand. Make the focus of your
wedding speech the subject of love and roses and good feelings
and puppies and you can't go wrong.
This Day is Not About You:
This is perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind when
preparing and making a wedding speech. No matter how popular
you are, no one is there to see you. The wedding day is all
about the bride and groom. This is their day in the sun, so to
speak. Keep your stories and anecdotes focused on the happy
couple so that they can stay that way while you are speaking.
Keeping these topics in mind will help you be successful when
making a wedding speech. With the right ideas and a minimal
amount of preparation, even the most tongue tangled individual
can come off like The Great Orator at least for five minutes or
so when speaking at a wedding.
About The Author: Kirsten Hawkins is an event planner from
Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.wedding411.net/ for more event
planning tips, strategies, and resources.
upon to speak at someone's wedding. Perhaps you'll be the proud
father of the bride or someone's best man. Whatever the case may
be, it can be a good idea to know how to make the appropriate
wedding speech. Some people may think these points are obvious,
but they're not the ones that are giving the speech. If you're
not much for public speaking, you may find these tips helpful
if you ever have to speak at someone's wedding.
Keep it Short:
The worst part of any wedding celebration is when some long
winded buffoon drones on and on during his opportunity to make
a wedding speech. No one wants to listen to your ramblings for
forty minutes, no matter how interesting you may think they
are. People are at the wedding to share in the couple's joy and
have a good time. No one will be able to do either if you talk
for too great a length of time. Try to keep your speech under
five minutes long if possible.
Save the jokes for Henny Youngman:
Public speakers often like to try and break the ice with a
joke, have you ever noticed that? Have you also noticed that
the jokes are usually bad? These people have professional
speech writers working for them. You do not. Unless you are
truly a funny person (your name is Robin Williams, for
example), steer clear of the jokes. If you do have to make
jokes during your wedding speech, try to make them appropriate
for the occasion. Jokes about weddings in general or the people
in attendance will always work better than jokes of the "a guy
walks into a bar" variety. Also remember that jokes at the
groom's expense are funny while those at the bride's expense
are not. That's just the way it is.
Sentimentality Works:
People get all warm, fuzzy, and gushy at weddings. Sharing
sentimental stories about the couple and how in love they are,
about your own wedding, or any other appropriately smarmy topic
will have them eating out of your hand. Make the focus of your
wedding speech the subject of love and roses and good feelings
and puppies and you can't go wrong.
This Day is Not About You:
This is perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind when
preparing and making a wedding speech. No matter how popular
you are, no one is there to see you. The wedding day is all
about the bride and groom. This is their day in the sun, so to
speak. Keep your stories and anecdotes focused on the happy
couple so that they can stay that way while you are speaking.
Keeping these topics in mind will help you be successful when
making a wedding speech. With the right ideas and a minimal
amount of preparation, even the most tongue tangled individual
can come off like The Great Orator at least for five minutes or
so when speaking at a wedding.
About The Author: Kirsten Hawkins is an event planner from
Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.wedding411.net/ for more event
planning tips, strategies, and resources.
