Groom Speech Example

The groom’s speech

Bride Groom Speech Wedding season is upon us and we are starting to pull together a range of pre-written wedding speeches.

(If you are in a hurry and need to knock out a quick speech - this is a very quick way to writing your groom’s speech. In the spaces add either a story, name or time as indicated by the word in the brackets.)

When I was younger, I always pictured myself marrying a beautiful woman, getting a house and one day, possibly, children. But as relationships and years came and went, I felt the dream slip away slightly.
That was until I met (bride’s name). When we started dating all the passions came back, with more fire and drive than ever. This is one of the many ways I knew that (bride’s name) was the one for me.

I first met… (bride’s name). [Tell the story of your first date or when you first met. And how the relationship developed, for example the first time you met her parents, or were separated for a period of time.]

When I decided that I was going to propose, I became very scared. So scared in fact that I began shaking and went pale. Over the next few weeks I saved up and bought the ring and started to think of how to ask her the most important question I would ever ask. [Now tell how you asked her to marry you and how she said yes. You could also put in the remarks of family and friends.]

I knew from the first moment I met…(bride’s name). (Say how you love her and why you love her so much, for example, any little cute habits that she may have.)

So here we are, the happiest day of our lives, and I am sure there will be many more like it to come.

Finally I have a couple of thank you messages that I have been asked to say…[thank people for the food, donations, best man and the bridesmaids, etc, and thank everyone for coming to join you- but keep it brief]
[Then thank your new wife for marrying you.]

A toast, to the most beautiful woman I have ever met. My wife.
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You can also make the speech a bit more humourous by adding in a few examples from the quotes and one lines on our main Groom Speech page.

23 May 2007

Comments on: Groom Speech Example

I think the groom can attract audiences’ attention by using emphasized phrases such as how lucky! Thank god for giving her to me!…

Always remember to thank everyone on behalf of “my wife and i” at the very start.

The audience will be willing you to succeed, and won’t be expecting any fireworks.
It’s all about you and your bride.You can try for a few laughs, but the audience will probably expect a bit of heart-on-the-sleeve stuff.

You should also:
1. Thank the hosts
2. Thank and mention both sets of parents
3. Express delight at the warmth and generosity that people have afforded you since you became engaged
4. Introduce your best man
5. Toast the bridesmaids (if you want to be traditional!)

Talk slowly. If it takes 12 minutes, not nine, it doesn’t matter at all.
Pause for effect. Your audience need time to digest the story before they get the punchline. So give them time to get it.
Emphasise key words. Imagine you’re telling a story to a friend.
Practise. However well written the speech, you don’t want to be ‘reading’ it. Know it well enough that your notes just become a safety net.
Gesticulate. Body language is vital. Use your arms to emphasise a point.
If you’re addressing someone, look at them. Try to make eye contact with your audience whenever you can.

Be put off by a heckle. You can pre-prepare a couple of responses to a noisy member of the crowd.
Give in to the shakes. Holding a shaky piece of paper will put you off before you get going. Paste your speech onto card. Or rest it somewhere you can see it. Find out if there’s a lectern.
Get drunk beforehand. It may feel like the easy way to get through it, but it won’t seem so sensible afterwards.
Just read it out. Great material is irrelevant if it’s delivered badly. You’ll be much more natural when you’re not reading straight from the page.

Groom Speech Example

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