Wedding speeches are now being added left right and centre.  That is because weddings are becoming less conventional.  Although many people still want a traditional wedding, with extended families there are more people who want to declare their love for the married couple on their wedding day.

Although for a lot of people the idea of speaking at a loved ones weddings seems like a great idea, when it comes to making the delivery, there are few that have the confidence and the ability to wing it.

We all worry that when it comes to the crunch, we’ll buckle and make a fool of ourselves.  The best way to combat that problem is to be prepared and the best way to prepare is to see how others have succeeded.   Having a little help to organize a speech and know how to deliver it is very welcome for most people

So how do you go about organizing your speech?

The first thing you want to do is find a few examples to work from.  You don’t want to copy them completely, but they will give you an idea of what you should and should not be including.  You will want to include some personality of your own and a great way to keep the audience involved is to include humor.

Organizing your speech means taking into account how long you want your speech to be.  What topics you want to cover and how you are going to conclude it.

With wedding speeches, there are a variety of different ways to make it memorable from jokes to one liners to quotes from special people.  You can also include poetry or lyrics of a song and personal stories of how the couple met, or something funny that happened to them is also a great way to personalise the speech.

Once you have a good basic structure, you can start to practise.  Cue cards are a great way to keep on track and always try out your speech on your maid of honor, she’s there to support you and will give you an honest opinion.

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