Wedding Speech Friend Sample
hi, i’m the mc for a friend’s wedding…i need help for the speech…anyone got a sample to help me through???
The best thing to do is to talk to the bride and groom and ask what they’re expecting of you. What sort of wedding is it? Is it a traditional, conservative, religious wedding or is it a bit more modern and relaxed?
MCs are there mostly to help fill in the gaps in the reception and introduce the various people who are making speeches. They help keep things running smoothly on the day so the bride and groom don’t have to worry! So make sure you know exactly what role you’re expected to serve – are you just introduicng people, or are you expected to liase with the people serving food etc?
I recently attending a wedding of an old school friend and she got another friend of ours to MC. However, it was a VERY bad choice because this friend was notorious for her dirty, overtly sexual sense of humour and, whilst she DID tone it down for the wedding, there were still a few too many jokes with obvious sexual innuendo. PLUS, she made the ultimate mistake of wearing a WHITE dress that showed a LOT of cleavage and was well above the knee!
Remember – it is your FRIEND’S big day, not yours, even though you will have the spotlight on you an awful lot. It’s not the day to reminisce about the time you got drunk and danced naked on a table or about the time your friend flashed a passing police car… Keep jokes at your friend’s expense out of it completely or at least to a bare minimum because, whilst they may seem funny to you, chances are the older members of the audience like the parents and other relatives of the newlyweds won’t find them half as funny!
You MUST talk to your friend about what they want you to do! They’ve asked you to perform a role in their wedding, so obviously your friendship means a lot to them. Keep that in mind – you don’t want to lose your friendship because you made a bad speech! Don’t be embarrassed by asking your friend what they want you to do – chances are they will feel a lot more relaxed if they have some idea of what you are going to say!
When you know what your role is exactly and thereby, what you will be saying etc, WRITE IT OUT AND MEMORISE IT!!! It looks DREADFUL if the MC is using notes! Learn all the names of the bridal party, including the parents. If anyone has an unusual name, ASK them how they pronounce it! Don’t be embarrassed – believe me, it’s a lot less embarrassing to ask before hand than to get it wrong on the day in front of their friends and family who will all know you’ve mucked it up! Get an order of the day’s events from your friend – find out when the food is being served and how many courses there are. Find out who is making a speech and talk to each of them in turn and find out how long they think they will speak. Write it out with approximate times and then write in when you need to be ready and who you’re introducing. And don’t forget to thank the person who has just spoken!
I suggest you wear a watch so you can have some idea of how long you have until you need to be ready. Be prepared to not get to finish your meal – you will be doing a lot of standing up and sitting down, so make sure you eat before you go do you don’t feel hungry! Don’t drink too much as you will only embarrass yourself and your friend. Find out from your friend where you will be sitting and take your list of timings with you and leave it at your seat. That way you can do a quick double check on who is speaking and such before you get up, but it isn’t as obvious as holding a page of notes when you’re standing!
Good luck with everything and remember to ask questions and practise everything! 
Amit Sodha – Funny Friends Wedding Speech 2009
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