subject: Wedding Speeches Are a Big Deal [print this page] Wedding Speeches Are a Big Deal
A wedding is always a big deal: big on pocket for the bride and the groom, big on feast for the guests, big on words for those who are honoured' with an opportunity to say a few words. And it is an honour that doesn't go honorary! You truly need to pay it off with some wisdom and wit....in wedding speeches.
Wedding speeches are nothing like a speech form a public speaker or a politician. Ideally it is something that you feel about the wedding couple (or yourselves if it's your wedding) and also wish to share (the same) with the guests. It's heart put into words, but mindfully! Wedding speeches can come from many mouths: the groom, the bride, fathers of the couple, best man, maid of honour and sometimes from someone who is not in any of these capacities but still wants to or has been asked to speak.
There can definitely be no guidelines or rules regarding how you feel; but there surely are some rules, rather a code of conduct regarding how you should go about your expression. Wedding speeches can be as humorous or as serious as you want. But you must take care that you do not step out of the prescribed' limits and do not demean the occasion.
Following are some keep in minds' when you speak at a wedding.
?Body language: Stand straight and look respectable. Even when you crack a really funny joke, it is not decent to point finger or make faces. Shaking legs or playing with your fingers will make your nervousness evident. Let your tongue do most of the moving, else your body will be the subject of attention.
?Eye contact: While you may read out of a paper, ensure that your speech doesn't transform into a reading session. Take time to look out of the paper and maintain eye contact with the audience. Look at the bride and/or the groom when you speak about them.
?Voice: Your voice should be loud and clear. So far as the volume' is concerned, the microphone will surely help. But clarity is entirely up to you. In a fit to read the speech correctly (word by word) and finish it off as fast as possible, make sure it doesn't sound like a frenzied chanting out of a mystic's mouth! Ensure that you sound happy.
?Attitude: Approach the speech positively. You might be nervous or even scared to speak in front of a large gathering, but maintain composure. (This is all the more important if you are the bride's father. You will have a heavy heart, but don't wear a heavy disposition.) Your speech is a personal secret. Nobody's going to find out even if you miss a line or two. So relax. Enjoy your share of attention as you deliver the golden words.
?Protocols: Always stand up and speak. Introduce yourself as you start. If you are the host (bride, groom or either's family) do not forget to welcome and thank the guests. Say a few good words about the speech that preceded yours and welcome the speaker who is to follow you. Your speech must end with a toast to the new couple.
These simple points will make this experience a happy one for you and memorable for the guests. Be confident, composed, clear and cheerful you shall definitely see the audience enjoying the cool drizzle of your wordly showers'.
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