Wedding Advice Blog For Brides

After the Best Man’s speech, some Maids of Honor give a speech. She may not, however, want to speak after you dazzle the crowd. If she does have the chutzpah, the least you can do is give her a nice introduction. This will cement the crowd’s understanding that you’re the MC, this is your little [...]

Sometimes you’ll be asked to say a few words at the rehearsal dinner. It can be obvious when a Best Man isn’t prepared to speak twice, so be sure you know what you’d say if asked to avoid repeating yourself. Now, don’t go looking in your contract and claim that you never agreed to more [...]

All right, you’re almost there. You’ve done a great job up to this point. Now you just need to bring it home with a solid Best Man speech and a few graceful dances. But all your good work has only been a warm-up for the wedding reception, so don’t lose focus now. In this chapter, [...]

This is an actual Best Man’s speech that was written according to this handbook’s method. The couple liked it so much, they put it in their wedding album:
“First, I’d like to thank Rich for allowing me the privilege of being his Best Man. It seems to be genetically encoded in all men to choose the [...]

 Thanks for coming.
 Nice Dress
Swell job ladies.
Good luck.
All Right!
Way-to-go.
Nice spread, pops.
(No words-just thumbs up)
Cheers!
It sure beats cookin, don’t it?

As you may have noticed, they can differ greatly with specific audience and ambience, and are as unique as the people who offer them. This should be the case for you [...]

“Focus on the couple and don’t make it overly sarcastic. Try instead to add some humor as a way of setting the tone for the rest of the evening.”
“Let the crowd get a feeling for the couple and not just the Groom, and let them express some of their good wishes. A good speech brings [...]

Finally! You’re reviewed all the jewelers, graded all the diamonds, and found the diamond you want. You lay down your cash and ask for the diamond to be set. You come back the next day and pick up your ring, and you’re happy. A few days later, you decide to have the ring independently appraised, [...]

Here are some tried and true gift ideas that’ll be well received:
A Unique Photo Album
This gift has never let me down. I suggest the handmade paper photo albums with dried flowers inlaid into the covers. These go over well. Photo albums also don’t cost you an arm and a leg, and the Bride and Groom [...]

For your benefit, I’ve dissected some good and bad Best Man speeches and come up with an outline for the makings of a solid speech. First, the key to any speech is sincerity, so don’t try to be someone or something you aren’t-it always shows. Also, if you have any doubts about some questionable content [...]

The bride and groom may ask you to find a place where people can go and hang out after the wedding. It’s a good idea to have the party organized before the wedding because you won’t have time during or after. If the wedding is at a hotel, then the easiest thing is to pick [...]