Maid Of Honour Speech
Now this speech has the most chance of running off the rails in y experience. So many maids of Honour of Chief Bridesmaids feel they can wing it and just say a few words on the night. Have you seen the movie Bridesmaids? Check this out…
Hilarious! But don’t let it be you!
Introduction
Just like the other speeches, the Maid (or Man) Of Honour should always introduce themselves. While the majority of the wedding party will know you, there will be some that do not. This also includes the bridesmaids if they are speaking as well.
How Do You Know The Bride
Give a little story of how you know the bride (be it through school, relative and so on). Feel free to talk about what she was like when you first met her and if there was a funny or interesting way you both met. A good example of a maid of honour speech was a bride mentioned how the 2 of them met because they didn’t get the memo their uni class was cancelled. They were the only 2 in an auditorium of 500 siting quietly for half an hour before even questioning each other why they were the only two there.
A Couple Of Stories
In this part of the speech, have a story or 2 about the bride that might be funny or just a really great story to tell. Unlike the best man speech roasting the best man… you speech can be funny with a funny poke at the bride but don’t cross that line otherwise friendships can be in trouble. It can be stories of you both growing up together, a unusual yet funny story you both or just the bride experienced and so on.
How You Met The Partner
Now it's on to how you met the partner and your initial thoughts of them Then you can go on to how the partner brings the best out of the bride and how they compliment each other. Feel free to mention any stories of the couple that you feel represent / defines them (could be a funny or endearing story).
In Closing
In closing feel free to read a quote, poem or even a little story that ends the speech of nicely in relation to the couple. That’s it and after all that you should have just delivered an awesome speech.
Other Options
The above speech structure is only relevant if the maid of honour speech is solo and not including the other bridesmaids, however this speech has the option to be more inclusive than the others and include them. There are a few ways that this can go, one way would be to have all bridesmaids taking turns reading different sections of the speech.
Each bridesmaid can their own story of how they met the bride and a fun story about her. Another option is to perform a song, poem or group entertainment of some kind. The speech / performance can be performed solo, in the group or even have the crowd involved.
One group bridesmaid speech for example was one that had a quiz and engaged the entire audience. Everyone logged onto a specific website to answer multiple choice questions in real time about the couple. This went on for a good 15 minutes and the entire audience was completely engaged. All the points tallied in real time on a projected screen. The person with the fastest/most correct answers wins a prize. It was very enjoyable to watch and took the pressure off the speakers. This is something that is uniquely tailored for the bride and groom and got the entire audience involved. Make sure people's glasses are full though.
Steve Mummery is a celebrant based in Perth
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