Sometimes, you just need a poignant one liner to get the creative juices flowing.

Here is a collection of great one liners that are beautiful and memorable.

• To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage – Lao Tzu

• Love is friendship set to music – Anonymous

• Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

• Love is life – Leo Tolstoy

• We never live so intensely as when we love strongly. We never realize ourselves so vividly as when we are in full glow of love for others – Walter Rauschenbusch

• Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same – Emily Bronte

• There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved – Georges Sand

• Without love, the world itself would not survive – Lope de Vega

• When love reigns, the impossible may be attained – Indian proverb

In Victorian times, it was very uncommon for a women to speak at her wedding.  The men were the sole entertainers at these events, but as life as changed and the world has become more liberated, women now have the opportunity to have their say, thank their friends and family and entertain their guests.

Because there is no real tradition to making a brides speech, there is no formal structure, but it has become common practise to include the following.

- Thank all your guests  for coming
- Remember to also thank those who were invited and wished to come, but were unable to due to health or other issues.
- Include an antidote about how you met the groom, some funny story that involves not humiliating either yourselves or anyone else, perhaps replacing a personal story with a tasteful joke.
- Add some poignant heartfelt words for your groom

Getting the speech just right is about being yourself and adding a personal touch to your speech.  Practise your speech so that it feels natural.  Making speeches might not be your strong point.  If you need help with this, consider relaxation techniques to keep you calm and tips to deliver your speech effortlessly.