wedding speech

[Tommy_B]

Stand up and try to sell them a load of logs! It should a least get a laugh!!! I think that if you can make people laugh, most people aren't going to notice any mistakes!! Good luck mate!!

[Rich Rule]

Make sure you thank everyone, a little joke thrown in along the lines off...

 

I would like to SPANK the Bridesmaids... I mean thank... you get the drift. I am sure it is not the most original but the odd accidental/on purpose freudian slip can do a lot to raise a laugh and calm your nerves.

 

At least it did to the guys I have seen use it in the speeches.

 

I would refrain from writing a script/speech. Just have bullet points that you want to get across etc. and wing it from there, (thats what I seem to do, though I am not marred but have delivered best mans speeches) it seems more flowing. Good luck and enjoy your day.

[TheTreeWiseMen]

It's not for the groom to make a speech, it's the best man's job.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I was so nervous about doing mine I couldn't even face any of the meal. If I could do it again I'd do the speeches first to get them out of the way!!

 

Very wise idea - I remember that I did mine before the meal and it is much more sensible IMO.

[Stephen Blair]

speeches first, just say the wifey bit, and say thankyou. its the best mans job to be funny. relax and enjoy the day, champagne and magners. i loved my wedding. we did it over a weekend. 50 guests, 20 kids, hotel to ourselves in the middle of no where. my only stippulation was bacon rolls at midnight and plenty of tommy sauce, went down a treat

[Charlieh]

i wrote mine at 4am on the day of the wedding having been out drinking heavily with mates and then just had some rough notes and ad libbed the rest on the spot

[firewoodman]

thanks for the advice

 

seems to be a varience here on timing, but looks like i got the easy one

[niftysteve]

this may help you for your speech i used it for some tips when writing a best man speech last year

http://www.hitched.co.uk/

[Jason James Gairn]

I take it you don't do any public speaking? Can I suggest that you just try to express how your feeling at the time. How can you possibly know before hand what you want to say? You don't so don't write a script in anyway. Any script will have to be read, or notes will have to be looked at, the pressure of fulfilling the necessity to fill the air with the sound of the speech, will if your nervous, sound like a speech you wrote before. Like everyone else. Your an individual, thats why your bride to be wanted to marry you in particular. Be that man. Be yourself, let the emotion of the day be your guide and improvise like a jazz cornet player. The spirit of Jazzzzzzzzz

 

 

 

oh and congratulations

[Frank]

Firstly congrats on the forthcoming marriage mate, and good luck for the future. We did our speeches first and it worked really well. I worked myself up about it and afterwards wondered what I was worried about. Short and sweet. Leave the big job for the best man. Just thank the right people.