Sample Wedding Speeches

Here are sample wedding speeches to spark your creativity and help you craft your own memorable wedding speech.

Do you want to know the most important part of your wedding speech?

It's the opening! You see, the opening of your speech is every bit as important as the message in the middle, and sets the tone for all that follows. So it's vitally important that you take the time to find a great opening that says just what you want to say.

Here's an assortment of sample openings that can be tailored to fit your wedding speech:

"I would like to propose a toast to the Bride and Groom ..."

"If I could have everyone's attention, I promise not to take too long - I know there are many others who would like to toast as well ..."

"It is my great pleasure to be here with you on this happy occasion and to help [Bride] and [Groom] celebrate their marriage. I'd like to thank [Bride and Groom - and parents, if appropriate] for inviting everyone to be part of this special day."

"Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family ..."

"When [Groom] asked me to be his Best Man, the first thing that came to mind was ... why? What had I done wrong? But after careful consideration - and much bribing - I decided to do it anyway."

"Some weeks ago, [Bride] jokingly told me that men think wedding arrangements just take care of themselves. But I read on the Internet that men are always excluded from the wedding arrangements because they ask stupid questions ... like, 'How much?'"

"I want to give some advice to the newly married couple, but [never being married/not being sure what to say] I searched around for advice from someone who could say it better than I could [add quote or appropriate message]."

"It gives me special pleasure to be here at the wedding of my good friends [Bride] and [Groom] because I introduced them at [insert where they met] and have known them for many years."

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. For those who don't know me, my name is [your first name] Would you like a drink. Please feel free to say hello and call me by my full name later on."

"I would like to start by thanking everyone on behalf of the Bride and Groom for being here on their special day. [pause] Personally, I wish you'd all stayed home and made my day less nerve wracking!"

[Bride], it's an absolute honor for me to be your Maid of Honor today. You're a great sister, a great daughter, and a great friend. On behalf of the bridesmaid and myself I just want to say how beautiful and radiant you look."

These samples should help you to craft the perfect wedding speech. With these samples and your own personal touch, you can create a wedding speech that will make the Bride and Groom's day even more special!