Maid Of Honor Speeches

Basics of Maid of Honour Speeches

This is really basic information about any wedding speech, not just maid of honour speeches. The speech should be about 3 to 10 minutes long. Many people seem to think they are the featured attraction when they give a wedding speech, but even the best speaker gets tiring after about 10 to 15 minutes. Besides a lot of other people probably want a turn and may give up and never get to say what they feel if you go on too long.

So a really simple thing you should do is to rehearse your speech before you give it using a clock to see how long it takes. I was surprised to find that what I thought I needed to say was really much too long. I cut my speech down to the five things that I thought were most important and that really improved it.

I mostly wanted to say things about my friendship with Sue because I know her so well. But I learned that it is important to concentrate on the bride AND groom because this is really THEIR day. That made it much easier for me because I decided to just tell one funny story about Sue and me, and spend the rest of the time talking about all the funny and romantic things Sue had told me about her relationship with her new husband from the time they first met until today. That realization allowed me to give a much more appropriate speech.

Another important thing I learned is to concentrate on positive things. No one wants to hear about the times the couple almost called off the wedding. Just talk about the funny, romantic and heart-warming things and everyone will feel much better. The things you say set the tone for the rest of the reception.

Finally don’t forget to congratulate the couple very sincerely.

I am so glad I spent some time to find a great resource for maid of honor speeches so that in the end I did give a really great speech that everyone appreciated.