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Bridesmaid Speeches – Stress, Panic and Finally Joy!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Hello Cassie here,

Click here if you’d like to skip right to the solution I found for easily giving unforgettable bridesmaid speeches.

If you’re looking for the best way to prepare your bridesmaid speech (or Maid of Honor speech), then I’m glad you’ve found this website and I strongly suggest you keep reading…

Because this my uncensored story. The ups, the downs, what stuff didn’t work and finally the one thing that did help me achieve my goal of giving a wedding speech that would leave everyone in the audience speechless.

My “Day of Judgment” was looming ever closer as my sister’s wedding approached.

The joyous occasion that her wedding day should have represented was severely marred by the stress and stage fright that I was experiencing over a minor technicality and custom that’s performed millions of time each year by women everywhere: the dreaded bridesmaid speech.

When my sister initially approached me about being her Maid of Honor, I was incredibly excited! It’s a rare gift to commemorate a loved one’s marriage and celebrate the life the bride and groom will have together with a speech.

I knew that my sister was showing her respect for me by offering such a large role in her wedding day.

I was extremely flattered…until I actually started trying to write it. I remember thinking, “How do all those other bridesmaid speeches get written so easily by everyone else?

I had to face facts. I wasn’t able to produce the bridesmaid speech that I knew my sister deserved, and as the days flew by I became more nervous about how the speech would go.

I was contemplating cancelling my speech when I stumbled across a book that helped me write the perfect bridesmaid speech for my sister…in less than an hour!

Click here to see how I quickly solved my problem.

After the hours I spent stumped by what I wanted to say and how I wanted to say it, this book showed me how to organize my speech into an unforgettable one that everyone, and most especially my sister, loved.

The book that helped me, simply called Maid Of Honor Speeches, is a step-by-step guide that focuses on the development of your speech while also providing numerous examples of sample speeches, and even toasts.

These samples helped give me the confidence to express my thoughts and feelings into a speech worthy of my sister’s wedding.

The step-by-step guide’s most helpful feature for me was the sample humorous, yet heart warming sample speeches that are provided. The package includes over 20, but inspiration hit me after I read a particular one that I felt was made for my sister and her husband.

Our situation was practically mirrored in the sample speech, which made it that much easier to write my own. The package also included over 100 toasts.

To be honest, I took one of the toasts word for word and everyone loved it!

Also, the package included great one-line jokes; I only used a few but the ones I used fit very well into my speech as a whole and kept everyone laughing without detracting from the seriousness of my speech.

In addition, the package included quotes and poems that I drew from. All of these sources were organized by the guide and helped me write a bridesmaid speech my sister will always remember.

With the confidence, etiquette, and speech that Maid of Honor Speeches helped me find, my sister and I grew that much closer. Halfway through my speech she began to cry, and I have never seen happier tears in all my life.

From my experience, I would highly recommend Maid of Honor Speeches to anyone who’s looking forward to giving one of the most memorable bridesmaid speeches possible, on someone’s special day. :)

Click here to visit the official web site for the book
Maid Of Honor Speeches

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The Best Bridesmaid Wedding Speech

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

So, what makes up the best bridesmaid speeches? Well, there’s no hard and fast rules but there are some guidelines.

  • nervous woman making a bridesmaid speechIt’s normal to expect a few butterflies, but with proper preparation you won’t be overly nervous.
  • You don’t want your speech to be too long, or too short.
  • If you’re going to use humor, make sure it’s appropriate for who will be in attendance. There’s nothing worse than an attempted funny wedding speech that’s anything but funny.
  • When relating a humorous story about the bride, don’t embarrass her in any way or put her in a bad light. Make sure it’s endearing.
  • Make sure your speech honors the wedding party and all guests.
  • Don’t write out your wedding speech word for word. Use 3 x 5 cards to make an outline of points to cover.
  • While you can use notes, it’s an extra bit of polish to have your bridesmaid speech memorized, if you’re up for it. I’m not talking about reciting your wedding speech, but having an outline committed to memory and speaking naturally. Again, this is not necessary to have a touching and memorable bridesmaid speech, but it bears mentioning.
  • Take a cue from the best man speech. If he speaks before you, pay attention and see if there’s a point or a story you can refer back to in your speech. This will make it sound like you’re speaking naturally, on the spur of the moment.
  • Beware alcohol. The drinks can flow pretty freely at the wedding reception, and they can impair you’re ability to make a great bridesmaid speech. Be careful until after your speech.
  • Practice! And it doesn’t hurt to do it in front or a mirror either. Practicing in front of small group, like some family members can also be helpful. You might also practice your wedding speech into the web cam on your computer and record it. Then you can watch it objectively and make positive adjustments.

Remember, being prepared doesn’t mean you care any less or that you’re bridesmaid speech is any less heartfelt, in fact it shows just the opposite.

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