Becoming a speaker at the wedding, as an emcee, a friend or a relative to the bride is always a nerve wrecking idea. You know that you are being entrusted with a role in the most important day of someone’s life.

We then begin to ask ourselves “Am I going to make a fool of myself? Can I do it?”

The thing is, we will always have our doubts, but we simply need to prepare before the event and when the time comes, speak from the heart.

I find that speeches like these are great when you start off on a humorous note, and then suitably move to a sincere and heartfelt note.

Here are my tips for the blogger:
Remember that silence is powerful if you are doing a sincere speech. If you are nervous, just keep your eyes in the general direction of your sister but look into your mind, play an image of yourself doing a great relaxed speech and imitate your imagination.

Here are some one liner jokes that you can get away with if it’s not funny since it doesnt take up much time:

(Opening)
I am so happy to have control over the 5 minutes that the (bride) didn’t plan…

They say a man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is Finished.

They say Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye opener.

Pause filler:
The audience can sense it when you are nervous and uncomfortable. To stop yourself from babbling on, put your champagne or wine glass near you and take a sip to pause. then say ” I’ll be needing many refills today.”