The time has arrived, and you can’t put it off any longer. Not only are you quickly learning how to do formal dance so you won’t embarrass yourself and your new bride, but you must also write your groom wedding speech. If you are like many of us, speaking in public is not something you look forward to. In fact, you may take special care to avoid public scrutiny. Unfortunately however, this is one of those occasions which you cannot avoid.
The best news is, giving your wedding speech is not as difficult as it might seem at first. That is, as long as you aren’t tempted to boost your nerves with too much punch. Be certain you don’t take too much alcohol until you are back safely in your seat, having delivered your speech.
Here is the main thing you need to know:
The grooms speech revolves around showing appreciation to those who have assisted you and your bride get to this moment in your lives. You will generally give your speech after the bride’s father.
Here are six points to help you get started:
1. Thank your new wife’s parents for raising such a wonderful daughter and trusting her to your care. Furthermore, thank them for any help they have provided for the wedding and for your new life together.
2. Express Thanks to your own parents 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 not a good idea to tell jokes about either your new wife’s parents or your parents during a wedding speech unless you check it out with them first. Even the most easy going people may not react well to being the brunt of a joke on this occasion.
3. And certainly, you cannot go any further in your speech without thanking your bride. Thank her for being the beautiful woman she is, and talk about some of her best qualities. Tell her how much you appreciate her love for you and her trust in you; that you consider yourself to be a very lucky man. Once again, be sweet and don’t make fun of your bride to get a laugh. You haven’t got to the honeymoon yet.
4. Now it’s time to thank 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 jocular 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 should be next on the list to be thanked. Mention how lovely they look and how much easier they made the day for your beautiful new.
6. After you have thanked all these people for contributing 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 may also include any personal messages you might want to give.
When you have finished your speech, you can hand the proceedings back over to the master of ceremonies. The best man customarily comes after the groom speech. Now you can sit down, relax, and have some more of that punch.
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