Maid of Honor Toasts

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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 Time: 4:20 PM
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If you've been asked to be your friend's Maid of Honor, you've been given a tremendous privilege.

As Maid of Honor, you'll have a number of duties. Besides the obvious wedding details and shower planning, you're obligated to give the Maid of Honor Toast.

I hope you're still standing! However, this responsibility is not as tough as you might think. Sit down, grab a glass of something cool, and read away. Here is a basic idea of what you can say:

Be Yourself

All of the wedding guests realize that you're not a professional speaker, so it's okay if you're nervous. In fact, you can even tell them that! Most people fear public speaking even more than dying, so they will identify with you.

In fact, they'll most likely be impressed that you're summoning up your nerve to stand up and speak!

The reason all of the guests are here is to share the bride and groom's special day. If you remember that, and it's about THEM, then you'll be better able to keep your focus. (Public speakers tend to make mistakes when they focus too much on themselves, and forget about their message.)

Intro

Introduce yourself. At best, about half the guests will know who you are. You can simply say, "Hello, my name is Jennifer, and Jane (bride's name) and I grew up together."

If you have a fond memory about growing up with the bride, feel free to tell it. Everyone loves a story from the past, and it's even better (although not required) if it's a funny story!

Main Body of Your Speech

Next, most Maid of Honor Toasts will proceed to some comments about the bride and groom. Compliments, or how they complement each other, maybe something that you took particular notice of while they were dating, etc.

Here is where you can share something about the bride that her new husband is going to have to get used to. Perhaps the bride likes music and must always have music on in every room of the house, or maybe she has to chew gum whenever she writes a card or letter. Maybe she leaves the cap off the toothpaste tube!

Give advice. Perhaps you're married, or perhaps you know some people who have been married a long time. Check with them before the big day, and ask them what it is that they believe helped make their marriage succeed. Share those thoughts.

Closing

It's almost over! Here is where you give the wedding couple your best wishes. Ask the wedding guests to join you in wishing Jane and Tom many happy years together. You may want to check with the wedding couple beforehand to see if they have any special goals or dreams, and if so, you can include those here.

Many Maid of Honor Toasts will end here, with about five minutes of comments. Don't worry if your speech is short, the guests will appreciate it! It's not a bad idea to bring some brief notes so that you can be sure to include those things you believe are most important, but don't feel that you need to be tied to them. People love it when you speak from your heart.

When will you give your toast? Usually after dinner has been served, but not so late that the guests have started to leave. Take your queue from the Father of the Bride and Father of the Groom, they will give their speeches first, then your Maid of Honor Toast, and then the Best Man speaks last.

Just remember that this occasion is about the bride and groom, and your Maid of Honor speech will be great!

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