So, you’ve proposed to the love of your life. She’s said YES!
If you are anything like me, having to create and deliver a groom speech in front of a whole bunch of people, didn’t even enter your mind when you were asking your love to marry you. Am I right?
And now that you’re set to have a wedding, the stress and pressure of having to speak in front of all those people, and try to deliver a memorable wedding speech, is really starting to get you worried! Right again?
Well I want you to know, you are NOT alone.
In fact, not so long ago, I was in EXACTLY the same situation you are in. I felt totally out of my depth having to give a speech that not only said all the right things, to all the right people (i.e your bride!), but would entertain everyone AND be memorable as well.
I have to be honest and say, that at first, I put off doing anything about it. I left it for weeks and weeks. In reality, I was just scared that I wasn’t going to be able to speak in front of all those people, especially after the nerve-racking experience of standing in front of everyone and taking our vows.
That was a dumb way of thinking though, because in all reality, there is NO WAY you are getting out of speaking if you are the groom! Don’t make the same mistake I did. Plan ahead.
So my advice is to get started right away. You are far better off spending small amounts of time every now and then, slowly building up your ideas, then you are to leave it to the last minute and be panicking and unprepared come your wedding day.
It doesn’t have to be a hard task creating a charming, memorable and entertaining groom wedding speech. All it takes is some planning and preparation.
Here are some tips I learned through my experiences that might help you get started:
- Write down some of your memories together. How you met, your first date, memorable moments, funny incidents etc.
- Think about who you have to thank, and for what reasons.
- Try to think of a funny story you can share about your best man (probably best to make it a clean one though).
- Don’t think too much about the speech structure early on, just spend your time getting ideas. The order of your content can be structured once you have all your info together.
- Try brainstorming in your spare time. I would spend 10 minutes of my coffee breaks writing down ideas.
- Write down anything and everything. You never know what thoughts, feelings, memories etc you might come up with, OR whether you are going to remember them later on. So write down anything you think of.
- Take your time. Don’t rush things. This is probably going to be the biggest speaking assignment you will face (unless you’re a politician or public speaker – and you probably don’t need this advice if you are), so planning and preparation is going to be the key to a great groom speech.
These are the things I eventually used to help me get started on my own wedding speech. This is a big event, and I’m sure you want it to go as smoothly as possible. I strongly suggest you start as early as you possibly can, and take the time to really plan it out properly.
In my experience, the better you are prepared and rehearsed, the more confident, relaxed and in control of your nerves you will be. And if you can achieve that, then the better you will be at delivering an entertaining and unforgettable groom wedding speech.
Take it from me, you DON’T want to be stuck a week out from your wedding with NO speech, and having to create one in time for your wedding day.
To Check Out The Same Guide I Used To Give My Perfect Groom Speech, CLICK HERE
