You know how it goes.
*bride/groom gets up, takes microphone*
“I just want to begin by saying a huge thank you to everyone for joining us today. It means so much to us. We just want to give a special shout-out to a few people without whom this day wouldn’t have been possible…”
AND PAUSE.
This is hands-down the most common way that most couples kick off a wedding speech. Hell, it’s the way most (if not all) of our team did too. But it’s a quick-fire way to get your guests politely sipping drinks, eyes semi-glazing while they mentally drum their fingers on the table waiting for the ACTUAL speech to start.
You know it’s true right? Because you’ve probably been that guest.
We’ve learned a few things about what makes a good wedding speech land over the last seven years of watching countless wedding videos, attending weddings and getting married. Also, writing and story-telling for a living.
SO.
Those obligatory wedding speech thank you’s? Don’t lead with them. What to do instead?
Park them in the middle of your speech. It means you can start with something that’s going to really capture your guest’s attention, and end with something that’s going to leave everyone on a love-filled high.
To find out what those sandwich subjects could be? And get word-for-word examples? Head right here for dets on our speech-writing workshop. No matter where you stand on writing and delivering speeches (e.g. don’t mind it/prefer to stab eye with blunt instrument), we’re so confident that you’ll be left feeling 100% ready to roll with your speech that we’ll sling your cash back if it’s any other outcome.
Click here, Shakespeare.
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