Wedding Speeches for the Very Nervous

Wedding celebrations and wedding speeches go hand in hand. The shortest wedding speech I heard was the bride’s father saying, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please stand and toast the happiness of the Bride and Groom”. Most wedding speeches are much longer than that and most speakers are apprehensive and nervous. So where does this nervousness come from? Maybe it is genetic; something we are born with. Maybe our upbringing and environment have an impact. Maybe it’s the sense of, ‘this is an important occasion and I mustn’t let anybody down’. Or maybe we have been to weddings where speakers are eloquent, inspirational and amusing – and we feel the pressure to be the same. Whatever the reasons, most people feel nervous and apprehensive about making a wedding speech. This book will give you valuable tips, guidance and reassurance. You’ll also get examples and templates to help you build an effective wedding speech, whether you are ‘father of the bride’ (‘giver-away’), ‘bridegroom’ or ‘best man’.