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When you have the auspicious duty of presenting a wedding toast or speech, it is your responsibility to shoe your respect to the couple that chose you for this task.  There are things you need to know before starting to write your speech so you can show the proper respect for the happy couple.  The spotlight should be on the bride and groom the whole day, so make sure to keep your wedding toast and/or speech about them.  You can use past and present memories and anecdotes (nothing too embarrassing) and add future blessings on their marriage for your wedding speech.  The next few paragraphs will cover some good advice for wedding speeches you can use when you are writing your speech.

Wedding toasts and speeches are typically expected from the father of the bride and the best man.  There are other people who can be asked to speak at a wedding such as the mother of the bride and/or groom, the father of the groom, the groom, the bride and the maid of honor.  You may even be asked to MC the wedding activities meaning you will need several short and sweet wedding speeches and you will have the responsibility of keeping things moving along as smoothly as possible. 

As a common rule of thumb, toasts and speeches should be kept under 5 minutes each.  You should talk about good things you know about them, funny little anecdotes and make sure to use some kind of congratulatory remark.  It isn’t hard to write and present wedding speeches.  As a matter of fact, most people make it more difficult than it needs to be.  If you have trouble getting your wedding toast or speech started, there are many great resources you can find online to help guide you through from writing to presenting a great wedding speech.

Remember that if you are chosen for this honorable task, you need to be yourself, don’t embarrass the couple or yourself, don’t chew gum (it’s distracting) and avoid drinking too much prior to your presentation.  Advice and step-by-step guides for writing and presenting wedding speeches can be found online and be very beneficial to you.