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Speech...I need help.
So I'm the MOH for my BFF's wedding this weekend. All of the sudden I have realized that I have to give a speech at the reception. Any tips or thoughts....As I am totally clueless of what to say. Everything I can think of has lots of inside jokes that no one else would get. So I"m pretty sure I shouldn't say that stuff. Thoughts?
Thanks so much!
Re: Speech...I need help.
When I had to do this, i wrote something very short, and personal.
Just a message to the newly weds - with a private joke at the end - that I just left as is.
Keep it short and simple, and don't forget to raise a toast.
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I have to do the same thing. And I haven't a clue what to say. But one of the cutest MOH speeches I have heard in a long time, the MOH talked about what the bride's first impression of the groom was, he kind of looks like Adam Sandler, so it was kind of funny too.
She said something along the lines of how excited she was to meet such a great guy, and he was cute too, and look here they are 8 years later on their wedding day. She couldn't have asked for her friend to find a better match. Congrats and a toast.
She kept it simple and short. It was cute and we all got a giggle out of it.
Good luck!
I remember seeing this a few months back in the Chicago Tribune and was able to google search and find it. Good luck!
Give a wedding toastApril 22, 2010For the legions of best men and maids of honor stumped about what to say, Tom Haibeck ? author of "Wedding Toasts Made Easy" ? offers some tips for preparing and delivering a gorgeous toast.?Alexia Elejalde-RuizDO?Make it personal. Identify three anecdotes that are humorous or illustrate something the audience might not know about the bride or groom.
?Use gentle humor, but be mindful of your audience (don't offend grandma).
?Rehearse, ideally in the venue.
?Exercise the day of the wedding to work off any nervous energy.
?End your toast with a positive comment about the couple, and raise your glass.
DO NOT
?Exceed five minutes. Ideally, a toast should be two to three minutes.
?Try to be funny if you're not.
?Have a drink to calm your nerves. One drink often leads to another and before you know it you're sloshed.
?Write out your speech and read it word for word. Instead, jot down some key points on index cards.
?Rely on canned wedding toasts you buy off the Internet.
During your speech