Are you nervous that you will not be able to write your bride wedding speech? I know how excited you are for your wedding. It is such a great feeling that you don’t want tarnished by your inability to write your bride wedding speech. The truth is, it is really easy to write your speech, just as long as you have a guide to help you in the creative process.
Like I said, it’s not that hard to write your bride wedding speech. Even if you don’t have formal training in speech writing all you need is a positive attitude and a little guidance. Fortunately, I found a few speech writing tips and tricks for you on-line.
Allow me to share with you the tips and tricks that I learned.
When writing your bride wedding speech, be sure to be as simple and short as possible. Just use regular, conversational English when composing your awesome speech. This will allow you to write faster, plus it will draw in the attention of your listening audience.
Underscore a single unifying theme for your speech and stick with it until the end. The single theme will keep your speech in line with keeping it short and simple. With a single theme your speech will be short, coherent, and cohesive.
Write your bride wedding speech using a rough draft. The first draft will allow you to free write as long as you want. You can free write until you are finished and then you can heavily edit your speech later on. You can have someone edit your work if you want.
Use descriptive words when writing your bride wedding speech. You can use simile, metaphor, and even imagery. Just be descriptive in order to engage the imagination of your listening audience. With descriptive words your speech will be much more colourful and fun to listen to.
Avoid using fancy words when writing your bride wedding speech. Using fancy words that can only be found in the dictionary will only alienate your listening audience. Be considerate. Not all of your audience have the same educational attainment. So stay on the safe side and use simple, regular words that you use in conversations.
Now you know how easy it is to write your bride wedding speech. Just have a guide handy and have a positive attitude all around. You will be on your way to writing your first draft. If you need more professional speech writing guides, then head on over to http://www.weddingspeechesforall.com
John W Dixon is a writer of bride wedding speech
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Many people worry and labour for hours over how to compose their wedding speech, donât! The wedding speech can be handled easily and well delivered with confidence.
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A well structured wedding speech will have three main areas; an opening comment, the main speech, a closing comment and toast. When you are writing your wedding speech it is easier to make a list of items that you will include for each of these three main areas. Each speaker at a wedding has a small number of items that protocol suggests should be included within their speech, so these are always a good place to start when making your list of items for inclusion in the speech.
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A good wedding speech will be neither too short nor too long. The former suggesting that you donât have enough to say in celebration of the wedded coupleâs special day and the former creating a risk of becoming boring or repetitive. An acceptable average time for a good wedding speech is seven minutes – which will give you the opportunity to say about 1,000 words at an even pace of delivery.
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To compose your wedding speech, take a blank sheet of paper and divide the page into three sections (beginning, or opening remarks â middle, or main speech that you will give â end, your concluding remarks and proposed toast). Under each of the headings note those items that your speech is traditionally expected to include (leave space between to insert other items of choice later), weâve listed the items below for each of the main wedding speakers:
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FATHER OF THE BRIDE:
Thank the guests for attending
Thank those who contributed to arranging or the finances of the wedding
Compliment the bride on her looks and her choice of husband
Welcome the groom to the family
Toast the bride and groom (at the conclusion of the speech)
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THE GROOM:
Thank the father of the bride for his kind comments
Thank the guests for attending the wedding
Thank both the bride and groomâs parents (in particular, the brideâs parents for raising such a lovely daughter)
Thank the best man for his performing his duties at the wedding
Toast the bridesmaids (at the conclusion of the speech)
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THE BEST MAN:
Thank the groom on behalf of the bridesmaids for his toast
Congratulate the bride and groom on their marriage
Read messages sent by those unable to attend the wedding
Toast the bride and groom (at the conclusion of the speech)
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When you have listed the essential items for your speech you can then start to add those things that you choose to include in what you propose to say. For example, the father of the bride may wish to include special thanks to others who have made the wedding day a success (caterers, minister, etc), relate a couple of anecdotes about his daughter growing up and offer some experienced advice to the couple on married life. The groom can include special praise for his bride, make special remarks about those who have played an important role in arranging the wedding and take the opportunity to introduce and say a few special words about the best man. The best man may wish to include a few, tasteful, light hearted stories about the groom, an anecdote or two about the bride (if you know her well enough) and to relate some humorous stories about marriage in general â ensuring that the best manâs speech remains tasteful and tactful, even if light hearted, throughout.
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When you have made your list of points that you will include in the wedding speech, you can go through the list and start to formulate what you will say on each item. By the time you have reached the end of your list you should easily have written about 1,000 words, which will fill the time that you need to be speaking at the wedding reception. You may even be faced with the dilemma of what to take out of the speech because it became far too long!
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Steve Shaw is the web manager of wedding services and information. The website offers advice and information on organising and arranging your wedding at http://www.weddingservices.eclectic-choice.co.uk
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Your wedding speech, like any other presentation or a good story will have a clear beginning, middle and ending. Depending on your position at the marriage (eg. groom, father of the bride, best man, etc.) your speech will be expected to cover the formalities as well as a few personal words. The father of the bride will be expected to congratulate the Bride and Groom and formally welcome the groom to the family, the groom will be expected to respond to his father-in-law’s good wishes, the best man will thank the groom on behalf of the bridesmaids for his kind comments, etc.
The optimum time for each wedding speech is just seven minutes. Less time is a little too short, too much more time risks losing the attention of your audience. Your wedding speech can be planned into three sections: the introduction (two minutes), main content (four minutes) and conclusion (one minute).
1. The Beginning Of The Speech
Don’t agonise over how to get started with your speech. The opening part of your speech will consist of a simple ‘hello’ and then straight into addressing the obligatory remarks that are formally expected of you. By the time you have completed this initial task your nerves will have calmed a little and your audience will be paying attention.
If the wedding speeches are being given in the afternoon (most are) then simply “good afternoon ladies and gentlemen” is perfectly acceptable as the opening remark – or “good evening” if it’s an evening reception. Followed by dispersing the more formal duty of your speech, for example:
The Father Of The Bride
The bride’s father is normally the first speaker, and so it falls to him to formally welcome all of the guests to the wedding and thank them for attending. He then goes on to thank others who have assisted with the wedding (including, specifically, the groom’s parents) and anyone who has contributed to the finance (without including too much detail). His other responsibility is to compliment his beautiful daughter on her wedding day and to welcome her new husband to the family.
The Groom
The beginning of the groom’s speech is his thanks, on behalf of his new wife and himself, to the bride’s father for his kind remarks and his toast to the bride and groom. The groom then thanks both sets of parents for their assistance with the wedding and compliments his new wife on her beauty and her wedding dress. The final part of the groom’s opening remarks is to thank the guests for attending, their good wishes and their wedding gifts.
The Best Man
The opening comment from the best man is in response to the groom’s toast to the bridesmaids. He thanks the groom for his toast, on behalf of the bridesmaids. The best man may wish to add his own compliments to the bridesmaids at this stage. He then congratulates the bride and groom on their marriage. After the opening remarks, the best man then proceeds to read any messages sent from those who were unable to attend the wedding.
2. The Main Content Of The Speech
The main content of each speaker’s speech should last for about four minutes, much longer speeches will risk you losing your audience’s attention.
The main (middle) part of the speech is the speaker’s opportunity to insert his own comments and observations. Items that you may wish to include in your speech are personal experiences relating to the bride or groom, describing their (good) nature and personality, an amusing or interesting story from the past that the guests may enjoy, etc.
3. Ending The Speech
You will need to bring your speech to a comfortable conclusion, by using a closing remark followed by making the appropriate toast. A simple comment directly to the bride and groom, wishing them well in the future, a blessing on the bride and groom or an amusing remark and snippet of advice will conclude your speech. Finally, address the guests with your proposal of a toast (details below for the correct toast for each speaker to make), turn to the party that you’re toasting, raise your glass, repeat their name, take a sip and be seated!
Father Of The Bride
The father of the bride concludes his speech by proposing a toast to the bride and groom.
The Groom
The Groom concludes his speech by proposing a toast to the bridesmaids.
Best Man
The best man concludes his speech by proposing a toast to the bride and groom.
In a little more time than it takes to boil an egg, the speech is delivered, appreciated by the guests and you can relax! It’s not so daunting, is it?
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