Wedding Speech Tips
The concept of writing a good wedding speech with some funny wedding speech jokes is often more about what NOT to say than what to say. In actual fact, there are two types of things that you shouldn’t say: the funny things and the awkward things. By this I mean that it is all well and good to talk about embarrassing times gone past (such as previous haircuts), but it is often best not to talk about things such as past girlfriends, bad breakups and unhappy times.
Writing a good wedding speech will only get you so far; the really tricky part is in delivering it, since delivery is everything. Before I had to give a massive wedding speech I took the time to go to a few stand-up comedy classes since they teach you how to connect to the rhythm of the crowd and how to learn comedic timing.
That being said, you don’t want your whole speech to be a collection of wacky wedding speech jokes – you also want to say some meaningful and touching things that you might not be able to at other times.
Another big ‘no-no’ when performing a wedding speech is using swear words and cursing. Remember that at most weddings there will be lots of children and old people around who won’t appreciate this kind of language, and even if there aren’t your wedding speech is probably something that’ll be recorded and watched back time after time. Swearing is never necessary, and at such a family event you should steer well clear.
Often times the best wedding speech jokes are jokes that are specific to the bride and groom. Avoid reeling off ‘stock’ wedding jokes and focus on the funny elements of the loving married couple. What did they used to look like? What are some embarrassing stories about them? What contradictory statements have they made in their life? Doing so will provide you with some top notch joke material. Remember, however, that the wedding speech is for everyone, so telling too many in jokes between yourself and the groom might lose the attention of everyone else, since they’ll feel alienated and confused.
Never forget that your speech is merely a toast to the bride and groom, so never forget to make that toast at the end of the speech. Above all, just relax and go with the flow. If something isn’t working too well, ditch it and talk about something else, but never ‘outstay your welcome’.