| If you play an important role in an upcoming wedding, | | | | humorous couple, put more humor into your speech. If |
| you know the inevitable is on it's way - the traditional | | | | they are more conservative, consider toning your |
| speech or "toast" as it is widely known. If you are | | | | speech down a bit. Think about the guests at the |
| unfamiliar with this traditional, usually people in the | | | | wedding and the rehearsal dinner as well. I always say, |
| wedding, such as the best man, maid of honor, the | | | | if something sounds too risky to use in a speech, then |
| bride, groom, and bride's parents make a toast to the | | | | you probably shouldn't use it. |
| couple who wed, kicking off the celebration of the | | | | Another big rule in your speech is don't make it too |
| couple's new life together. Since many will remember | | | | long, as well as too short. You want people to |
| this moment forever, you will want to make sure you | | | | remember how great of a speech you gave, not how |
| deliver the best speech possible. | | | | long and boring or short and cut-off it was. A great |
| The wedding rehearsal dinner is the perfect place to | | | | speech needs only to be around two minutes in length. |
| somewhat "practice" your speech, as you will most | | | | You should be able to tell plenty of a story in this time |
| likely be making a similar speech at the actual wedding | | | | frame. If it helps, write an outline of what you want to |
| reception dinner. The wedding rehearsal dinner speech | | | | say. This way, you can find what points to elaborate |
| is your time to shine. You will want to deliver a speech | | | | on and what points to keep brief. Either way, if you |
| that is humorous, yet heartwarming and sincere. Take | | | | follow some of these tips and get in some practice, |
| your time in crafting your speech and really put some | | | | your speech will be a knock-out, at the wedding |
| thought into it. Think about the couple who is being | | | | rehearsal dinner and the wedding itself! |
| wed and their personalities. If they are more of a | | | | |