How To Make A Grooms Speech At Your Wedding

At some stage or another there is one thing that every single man that is getting married has to face. That is the dreaded groom speech. The reality is that the groom's speech is a big part of every wedding. On your big day you are expected to thank your beautiful bride, your family and all of your friends for being there. You are also expected to thank her family and friends for being there. Give the magnitude of such an occasion; you can see why many guys get rather nervous at the thought of standing up and making such a speech. After all, all eyes will certainly be on you.

I was lucky enough to get married in 2009 and was faced with the very same dilemma. I found that what really helped me out was getting my hands on a few groom speeches which I could work through and get a good feel for exactly what was expected of me. To be honest, until I managed to read a few groom speeches, I had no idea what I was supposed to say. I had been to a couple of weddings and seen a few groom speeches, but I wasn't really sure what the exact protocol was for making such a speech. So after getting hold of a few groom speeches, I was able to work out just what I was supposed to say and do. I took a few of the funny opening lines and worked them into my very own speech. I found this really helped set the mood as it got the audience laughing which helped me relax.

I then made sure I covered all the points that the groom speeches covered in my own speech. This included thanking my beautiful wife for being there, thanking all the guests who had travelled from so far for being there, and most importantly thanking my wife's parents for giving her away to me, and for helping with all the wedding preparations. These are all points I would have probably overlooked if I hadn't found a few groom speeches to look through and base my own speech on. It really is amazing how having a great example to work from can help you out. Once I had covered all the basics, I then worked a few of my very own personal stories into my speech.

I shared a few humours stories about how my wife and I had met and a few other great stories from the beginning of our relationship. I then added a few sentimental words expressing my deep love for her and telling her how much she meant to me. Lastly I added in a toast to the bridesmaids. It seemed to me that it is not set in stone which toast the groom makes, but from most of the groom speeches that I read though it appeared that it was quite common for the groom to toast the bridesmaids which I did, adding my thanks for their help with all the preparation of the big day. After concluding the toast, I added a few funny closing lines and with that my grooms speech was complete. I thought it went down extremely well, and am pleased to say that several people complimented me on a great speech later in the evening.

From my experience, I would say the ingredients of all great groom speeches are a fine balance between the right amount of comedy and sentiment. I think if you can get this right, you will have the audience hanging on your every word.