Monday, May 16, 2011

Funny Best Man Wedding Speeches Tips

I have heard many best man give a speech at the wedding dinner rehearsal. The best speeches are a nice balance between funny and sentimental. The speech should give an insight into a memory that few people have heard of until this day. In my opinion, the story should be slightly embarrassing for slight comic effect! For example, a fun anecdote about a funny run in with cops or perhaps the dopey way the groom talked about the bride for the first time. The key to funny best man wedding speeches is just to relax. The abundance of joy and liquor present at a wedding dinner rehearsal are the pivotal ingredients for an enjoyable best man toast!

The best way to get ideas for writing really funny best man speeches would be to download sample best man speeches and other materials and start reading them. I have just suggested you a good resource for downloading speech samples as well as templates but there are several others as well.

While giving speeches that you expect your audience to laugh, you need to focus on the content and also the delivery. If you think the anecdote or a story you are thinking of sharing about the groom is funny then it will probably be funny. But you must make sure to bring it up in an appropriate part of your speech.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Ideas For Meaningful Maid of Honor Speeches


Giving maid of honor speeches can be scary and a little nerve wracking but there are ways to make it a bit easier. I suggest to anyone who has the job of giving a maid of honor speech is to sit and think about your relationship with the bride before you start writing anything.

Being the bride's sister or best friend, you might be asked to play the role of the maid of honor. In that case giving a speech would be one of your key duties. So, once you know your sister (or friend) is getting married soon enough you would anticipate that you might need to give a speech as the bride's sister long before you're even asked.

Most of the times there is a fairly long history between the bride and the maid of honor and maid of honor speeches should be written around it. Think about some of the funniest times you have shared. Also try to recall times that were sentimental or meaningful. Jot these ideas down and start putting them into paragraph form. Be sure to consider the audience as well. Some things, even though they might be very funny, wouldn't be considered appropriate to talk about in front of the bride's grandmother.

It's also nice idea to add something about the groom in your speech. If you feel nervous speaking in front of a crowd, just focus in on the bride and give the speech as if it's just the two of you in the room. Delivering the maid of honor speech is in fact an honor. Just relax and be thankful for the chance to say those special words to your friend on her big day.