The Maid Of Honor Speech – Some Quick Tips

My first attempt at making maid of honor speeches was a disaster. I vowed that it would never happen again (assuming anyone would ever ask me again!).

My advice is CHEAT! Don’t expect to be an instant expert.

I started reading books as I could about wedding speeches (and obviouslyMaid of honor speeches books) . To be perfectly honest, I also bought loads of books about speech making techniques in general (and did everything they told me to!).

When it comes to your maid of honor speech, here’s the most important tip I can give you.

Don’t Leave Your Maid Of Honor Speech Until The Last Minute.

1/ Do not leave it until the last minute to decide what to say in your maid of honor speech. My first matron of honor speech was a … well it wasn’t brilliant! The second was a hundred times better (because I had a plan).

You need to get it right well beforehand and then practice, practice, practice! You do not want to clam up (let’s face it, it’s an emotional day so the last thing you want to do is “choke” when your moment arrives).

Remember… messing up your best friend or sister’s wedding is going to be far worse than messing up your own. Could you ever look them in the face again?

2/ Be aware of how your matron of honor toasts fits in with the rest of the speeches. You will be following the best man (who may well have just brought the house down). if he has then how are you going to follow that.

The obvious temptation is to try and “outwit” them. You have to resist this, particularly if you are your sisters matron of honor. You will know so much embarrassing stuff that you could easily overstep the mark.

3/ Don’t make your maid of honor speech too long. There are umpteen speeches to get through. You don’t want to bore them to death!

Have a look at these maid of honor speech ideas booksfor some decent ideas