Father of the Bride Speech Tips

January 19, 2012

So finally, the wedding day is here. Your little darling is getting married, and heart is whirling with mixed emotions. On the one hand, you are happy that your daughter is off to start her own family. On the other hand, you feel some sadness because  your little angels’ flying away to another nest from [...]

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Wedding Speech For Coworkers

January 10, 2012

I received an interesting question last week. “Alex, how do you write a wedding speech for a wedding that stems from an office romance? Is it a sensitive issue?” First of all, most office romances are kept secret. Every corporation has a different policy about office relationships but most parties like to keep the romance [...]

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The Three Parts of a Best Man Speech

December 19, 2011

In this post, I’m going to break down a sample best man speech into the individual components to give you an idea of how a simple best man speech can be written quickly. The first part of the best man speech is the introduction. The introduction is similar for every type of wedding speech.  Basically, [...]

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Free Best Man Speech

November 23, 2011

I wanted to share a free best man speech with my loyal readers. Please click on the banner if you want to see 20 more best man speeches. ———————- I cannot think of a time when I’ve been more terrified of saying the wrong thing. You see, Mark is my best friend, and this is [...]

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How to Use Wedding Quotations

November 16, 2011

An effective technique for opening your speech is to use a quotation about love and marriage. The opening is the hook of your speech. It is what draws in the audience. It is absolutely crucial that you nail this part of your speech. You want to spend the majority of your time writing and rehearsing [...]

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Maid of Honor Speech Example

November 9, 2011

I thought it would be useful to dissect some actual video of a wedding speech. I’ll provide the color commentary of what the wedding speaker has done well, and offer some criticism as well. In this video we have a maid of honor speech delivered by the sister of the bride. First of all, the [...]

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Another Sample Best Man Speech

October 28, 2011

  Here’s a sample best man speech that is short, slightly humorous and easy to deliver. It was written to be delivered by a still single best man. ———————————————————————– It’s time for the best man’s speech everyone – and that’s me. This is my chance to tell a few old stories about my friend Bill, [...]

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Best Man Speeches

October 10, 2011

Writing best man speeches should not be viewed as a daunting task. Most men who have little experience writing best man speeches also have little experience with public speaking. Aubsequently, they experience a lot of anxiety as the wedding day approaches. Most men cannot even see that being chosen to write best man speeches is [...]

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Compliments for the Bride

September 27, 2011

One of the things that is difficult in the father of the bride speech, groom speech or best man speech is how to compliment the bride. I’ve compiled some compliments for the bride. Generally, you want to have one paragraph of your father of the bride speech pay homage to the bride.   To say [...]

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Wedding Toast

September 18, 2011

One of the major points of anxiety before any wedding is having to deliver a poignant and touching wedding toast. The public speaking components of most weddings is actually viewed as the least enjoyable part of the wedding by the bride, groom and the best man. The reason for this of course is because the [...]

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