Six Simple Ideas For The Groom’s Speech

June 23rd, 2009 by admin

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If you are like most of us, speaking in public is not something you look forward to. In fact, you may try to avoid public scrutiny. Unfortunately however, this is one of those occasions that you can not avoid.

The best news is, delivering your groom speech doesn’t have to be as difficult as it might seem at first. That is, as long as you aren’t tempted to bolster your nerves with too much punch. Be sure you don’t drink too much alcohol until you are back safely in your seat, having successfully delivered your speech.

Here is the main thing you need to know:

The grooms speech revolves around thanking those who have assisted you and your new bride get to this moment. You will generally speak after your wife’s father.

Here is a basic pattern to help you deliver a well written wedding speech:

1. Express Thanks to your new wife’s parents for raising such a wonderful daughter and entrusting her to your care. Also, thank them for any specific 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 new wife’s parents or your parents during a wedding speech unless you confirm it with them first. Even the most easy going people may not take kindly to being made fun of on this occasion.

3. Of course, you can’t proceed any further in your speech without thanking your bride. Thank her for being the beautiful woman she is, and point out some of her best qualities. Tell her how much you appreciate her trust in you and her love for you; that you consider yourself to be a very lucky man. Once again, be sweet and do not make fun of your bride to get a laugh. You haven’t got to the honeymoon yet.

4. Now it’s time to say something about your best man. Generally, it should be safe to 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. Mention how nice they look and how much easier they made the day for your beautiful 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 can also include any personal messages you want to give.

When you have finished your speech, you can hand the proceedings back to the master of ceremonies. The best man speech usually comes after the groom speech. Now you can go and have that drink.