Bride's Speech

twirlypinky

Is anyone making one? If so, what sort of thing do you intend to say? I don't want to make a berk of myself (anymore than usual obviously).

I quite fancy the idea of standing up at the end of the speeches and surprising everyone by making my own little speech that is as hilarious as it is clever and thoughtful.

However, I can't think of anything to say. I thought i could say

"I struggle to come up with the words to say what I'd like to say, so instead i will use the words imortalised in the wonderful song xxx by xx "bla bla bla bla, bla bla"" Followed by a small tear and wonderful laughter from everyone.

Only, i can't think of a decent song quote either.

katerinasol

"It has been an emotional day for everyone, even the cake was in tiers"

White_Sapphire

Hi twirly!

I'm thinking I might make a little speech as well, but don't really know what to say, except to start it with something along the lines of "well I have to have the last word don't I, honey?" to my new husband's suprised face (who will have no clue that I intend to say anything ), then to finish with a toast to family and friends, or something like that.

Only other topic I can think of is to thank husband for help/love/support and so on.

I really like the idea of using song lyrics or a poem - how long have you got to find one?

White_Sapphire

katerinasol wrote: »

"It has been an emotional day for everyone, even the cake was in tiers"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Love it!

twirlypinky

katerinasol wrote: »

"It has been an emotional day for everyone, even the cake was in tiers"

I do find this funny, however, my ex husband put this in his speech at my first wedding, I'm not sure it's appropriate, lol x

twirlypinky

White_Sapphire wrote: »

Hi twirly!


I really like the idea of using song lyrics or a poem - how long have you got to find one?

Ages, wedding isn't until June, and I figured that if i didn't tell anyone i was planning it, then it didn't matter if i bottled out and didn't do it.

I'm now finding myself listening to all the words of lots of songs and zoning out of h2b talking in the car. He must think me very rude!

White_Sapphire

twirlypinky wrote: »

Ages, wedding isn't until June, and I figured that if i didn't tell anyone i was planning it, then it didn't matter if i bottled out and didn't do it.

I'm now finding myself listening to all the words of lots of songs and zoning out of h2b talking in the car. He must think me very rude!

Just tell him you're daydreaming of wedded bliss.....

If I were you I'd tell the Best Man, or toastmaster if you're having one, just so you can get introduced as it were. Otherwise people might think that all the speeches are finished and start chatting amongst themselves, and you then have the task of getting everyone's attention again!

Even if you don't tell him/her until the day itself to give you plenty of time to decide if you want to do it. It won't be too scary anyway - the guests are all there because they love you so won't be judging your speaking skills - they'll just be impressed that you have the guts to do it!

twirlypinky

Ours is a bit more informal than that, there'll be 14 of us in a Greek Taverna in Rhodes, I'll just ding my glass and say "ahem"!!

I'm just not sure i'll get the tone right really. I now understand why the Groom gets so stressed. It's not just the nerves at the public speaking, it's the actual words themselves.

LEJC

My best friend remarried a few years ago and did a speech after her new husband....she tapped her glass and made a lighthearted joke that things were going to be "different this time round as she did tradition before" she then proceeded to kind of take the grooms speech format and put it in a girly prespective...how they met...how she felt when he proposed and how happy that so many of her friends and family had supported her and convinced her to marry her husband...and above all how she truly loved him...
It came across as a lovely personal gesture and very heartfelt....I know she wanted to do it mainly because she wanted things to be so different from her first wedding......

twirlypinky

thats lovely, and just the kind of thing i need to say really - although i don't even want to vaguely mention the first time at all.

I know h2b has mixed feelings about it all really. He's said to me in past that he loves me more than he's ever loved anyone or anything, and I said i felt the same way. He says he struggles believing that because i married someone before, and i must've loved him so much to do that. Me saying i was 21 and stupid doesn't seem to cut it.

I want to make it clear to him and everyone that I'm marrying him because i love him, and for no other reason, and with no other agenda in my head. I met him and loved him, and yes, we got engaged after just a year, and married after nine months after that - but that doesn't make it any less meaningful, proper, or pefect.

Edited to add... I know that the fact I'm marrying him should prove that i love him etc, and i shouldn't need to do anything else - but i feel that by having a failed marraige in the past, it looks like i don't take it as seriously, or something like that. I'm really struggling to put this into words that make sense!

codemonkey

Don't worry twirly. I'm sure nobody is thinking that. Everyone will be too busy going "Ahh look at the lovely bride" to think anything much else.

I've written a speech to give at my wedding but I don't think I'll be giving it. It's not really the done thing in Scotland and in any case I'm too shy and I hate people looking at me. I think I'd just stand up and blush furiously, open my mouth and all that will come out is something stupid like "I've got feet!". Anyway, if anyone wants to read it, pm me and I'll send you it.