Hi, I'm Shelley (one time wedding speech failure, not now). You don't get a close up cos I look too fat in the photo! My first Maid of...moreI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again (see http://amaidofhonorspeech.com/maid-of-honor-speeches-go-easy-on-the-booze/), if you are going to make a Maid of Honor Speech, stay off the booze!
Well one lady either has not read this blog or did not take any notice.
In Portland, Maine, local news agencies report a twenty five year old girl was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. She will appear in court sometime in August. Nothing too unusual with this is there?
The problem was that she was the Maid Of Honor and was taken away by police from the wedding reception!
Now, I’m not going to get into the rights and wrongs of this as apparently, she had refused treatment by paramedics to an injury she sustained whilst drunk. The point is that it must have been soul destroying for the Bridal couple to have police arrive and cart off the maid Of Honor. Still, I bet the wedding DVD will be in huge demand 
So, if you are going to drink, just think of the effect on others. Please?
Funny Maid Of Honor Speeches
So what goes in to great funny maid of honor speeches? After messing up my first Maid of Honor speech, I vowed to do the next one much better(if anyone would have me). The more examples I saw (and read), it seemed like the best had a good mixture of humor, honesty and emotion. None of those wedding speeches were boring, so I wanted mine to be entertaining too.
The best funny maid of honour speecheswere those that had humorus moments thrown in with the “serious wedding stuff. I guess a really funny matron of honor speech is a bit like a well written song… with peaks and troughs, verses and choruses. The funny bits have more impact when used in moderation.
Funny maid of Honor speeches should not be offensive.
Choose your humor to suit the audience. Something that has you in hysterics on a drunken “girlie” night out could be a disaster as a maid of honor speech. Think twice before you bring up embarrassing incidents. Again, what could be really funny elsewhere could seriously derail a wedding reception speech. Delivery is also a big factor. You may not be a comic genius but whatever you do, you’ll do it a lot better sober ( see Maid of Honor Speeches – Go Easy On The Booze! for examples). There’s plenty of time for drinking after your matron of honor speech.
Funny maid of honor speeches – What are we looking for?
In my case, here’s the honest answer. Here were the (selfish) goals
1/ Getting a standing ovation.
2/ Not looking a fool.
3/ Not boring the pants off everyone.
4/ Still being best friends with the bride afterwards.
5/ Having the bride and groom fondly remember all the good things.
If you are stuck for ideas, you could take a look at maid of honor speech ideas, which is where I got my big break from. My suggestion, when planning your funny maid of honor speeches, is to do this list in reverse order.
Hi, I'm Shelley (one time wedding speech failure, not now). You don't get a close up cos I look too fat in the photo! My first Maid of...more