Wedding Speech Basics
6 Easy Ideas To Be Successful With The Groom’s Speech
If you are like most of us regular folk, public speaking is not something you are comfortable with. In fact, you may try to avoid public gatherings. Unfortunately, this is one occasion from which you can’t hide.
The best news is, giving your groom speech doesn’t have to be as challenging as it might seem. That is, as long as you aren’t tempted to bolster your nerves with too much punch. Be certain you do not take too much alcohol until you are safely back in your seat, having finished your speech.
Keep the following main point in mind:
Showing appreciation to those who have helped you and your new wife get to this moment in your lives is what the grooms wedding speech should be about. You’ll generally speak after the bride’s father.
Here are six points to help you get started:
1. Express Thanks to the bride’s parents for raising such a wonderful daughter and entrusting her to your care. Also, thank them for any help they have provided for the wedding and for your new life together.
2. Thank your own mother and father for taking care of you and being there for you throughout your life and for any contribution they have made to the wedding and helping you to get started in married life.
It is best not to make fun of either your bride’s parents or your parents during a wedding speech unless you confirm it with them first. Even the best humored people may not take kindly to being the brunt of a joke on this occasion.
3. Of course, you can’t go any further in your speech without thanking your bride. Thank her for being the beautiful person she is, and talk about some of her best qualities. Tell her how much you appreciate her trust in you and her love for you; that you consider yourself a very lucky man. Once again, be sweet and do not make fun of your bride to get a laugh. You have not gotten to the honeymoon yet.
4. Next it’s time to say something about your best man. Generally, you can safely make some jokes about him. So, save your need for laughs until you get to him. Quite often the groom’s speech includes some humorous anecdotes about the best man and or groomsmen, and this can go down very well.
5. The maid of honor, bride’s maids, and flower girls are next on the list to be thanked. Be sure to mention how lovely they look and how much easier they made the day for your new wife.
6. After you have thanked all these people for their contribution to your wedding and to your life, you can mention anyone else who is important to you or your bride: Siblings, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and friends can be mentioned at this time. You may also include any personal messages you want to give.
Upon finishing your speech, you can hand the proceedings back to the master of ceremonies. The best man speech customarily comes after the groom speech. Now you can go and have that drink.
Wedding Speech Basics