Your daughter’s wedding day is fast approaching, and with it, the responsibility of giving the father of the bride’s speech. You want your speech to make her as proud of you as you are of her. But where do you begin? First of all, it’s good to be clear about what is expected of […]
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Camera, Action, Wedding Speech!
Being at a wedding is often like being in the movies. Receptions look like film sets, there’s always drama, and the happy couple are film stars for the day. Like executive producers, the bride and groom spend months envisaging how the day will play out in front of the cameras.
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For centuries the sound of a tea spoon being tapped against a wine glass at a wedding reception has signalled the moment when the speeches begin. The father of the bride, followed by the groom, and finally the best man, have cleared their throats, knocked back their drinks and got to their feet. But the […]
Read the restRehearsing your Wedding Speech
When you stand up at the reception to make your wedding speech it will obviously be the first time that the wedding guests have heard what you are going to say. But please, please, make sure that it isn’t also the first time that you have heard the speech. Read it out loud Even […]
Read the restEditing your wedding speech
Whether you are a best man, groom, father of the bride, bride or bridesmaid, the most important stage in creating a great wedding speech is the completion of the first draft. So, once you have your first draft, and you’ve had a Chocolate Hobnob to celebrate, what now? Job done? I’m afraid not. Imagine […]
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