Best man speech - don't kick it down the road
There weren’t many upsides to a global pandemic, but for best men all around the world, it was the most unbelievable, unexpected and glorious reprieve they could have wished for. Suddenly, out of nowhere, they had a stay of execution, and that grind…
Groom speech - a stunning surprise?
It seems to me that there are a few words that only seem to make an appearance on specific special occasions. We can quite happily go our whole lives without using the word ‘brickbat’, but when a journalist uses it to describe a political strategy…
Best man speeches - permission to speak
It’s no secret that best men the world over ‘enjoy’ a patchy reputation. For the most part, best man speeches are entertaining, moving and enjoyable, and a much loved part of the wedding day. However, there has always been the more miscreant element…
Groom speech - paid help
Even the smallest, most modest wedding undoubtedly has an awful lot of planning and preparation. If your guest list numbers just 30, that's still 30 meals that have to be organised, 30 people to entertain, and 30 people to move around. It's little w…
Groom Speech - those no longer with us
Weddings are usually very jolly occasions - you get to spend time with a huge number of people you rarely get to see, some of whom you actually enjoy spending time with. However, there's nothing like a wedding to throw a spotlight on to who's not th…
Father of the bride - wedding advice
I spend most of my working life writing father of the speeches that have a backdrop of love and happiness, however, as much as we'd like to gloss over it, quite a few of those marriages don't go the distance. I was pretty amazed to discover recently…
best man speech - 3 common mistakes
There are so many ways to get speeches wrong, and when it comes to best man speeches, you might be thinking that those reasons are pretty obvious: crass, inappropriate, lewd rantings from someone whose IQ almost equals the number of beers he’s…
Father of the bride speech - sibling rivalry
I once heard a very funny radio interview with a guy, who was once asked by his wife which of the children he loved the most. He said he loved them both equally, but then admitted he'd lied, and that he loved his sin much more. Obviously, there is s…
Best Man Speech - 3 really isn't the magic number
In Britain we rarely invent very much anymore, but when we do it tends to be quite big - like the internet and recreational post pub casual violence. However, some of the innovation we're responsible for, isn't as progressive, and far more likely to…
Best man speech - the 2 pint rule
Very few things in life work better when you're completely plastered. Obviously, there are exceptions, and there's a very good reason why the military used to dish out rum tots before engaging in combat - being slightly squiffy can even make going o…
Groom Speech - a joint enterprise?
Most young couples about to get married are clearly quite keen on one another, and so they should be - they are, after all, committing themselves to all eternity together. It's in these days of heady devotion that besotted couples can bare to be sep…
Groom Speech - enough is enough
For all the grooms that I speak to who have a morbid fear of public speaking, and view the groom speech as something to get through, rather than enjoy, there are a select number of grooms out there who view the groom speech as an opportunity to test…
