Speeches

Being the first day of your life together as husband and wife, the last thing you want to do is make a fool of yourself at your own wedding. Many a man has blundered his wedding toast to the bride and lived to rue his every word! Avoid letting that happen to you and take care when you prepare your speech.

Speeches seem to be a male domain. It always seems like second nature for a man to stand up at a podium and to take a microphone in his hand and say some words. For a young lady, however, the prospect can be daunting … unless you read the following examples of bridesmaid speeches for inspiration and to calm your nerves.

Although “regular” bridesmaids don’t often make toasts unless the wedding reception is exceptionally large (and long-running!), toasts from the maids or matrons of honor do occur fairly frequently. Sometimes this honorific bridesmaid speaks for herself, or she may combine the thoughts and feelings in her toasts of all the bridesmaids combined.

After the main course at the wedding reception (or after dessert), the time comes for toasts to be made. Of course, you want to make sure the champagne has been distributed among all the tables and poured into flutes.

The maid of honor is usually someone very special to the bride. This person can, has been, and most likely will continue to be, at one time or another, the bride-to-be’s best friend, confidante, advisor, and maybe even her mentor.