Didn’t know where to post so started this thread. . Wedding speeches are not my hobby but I’ve had to write a speech for 2 weddings and a funeral in the last 7 months. I think I’ve done ok with the first 2 as they were for people I love and admire. The last is for a wedding today and it includes my son whom I also love and admire but his soon to be wife is a hard one for me. I like her very much but she can be a hard case sometimes and the fact she doesn’t talk much about her past life with her many step dads doesn’t give me much scope for a good speech.
I don’t want to sound too mooshy or fake. I know I’m at my best when it comes from the heart. I can concentrate on there 2 young kids whom we all love very much and can relate stories about my sons younger days that would embarrass him just enough to be funny.
I have nothing really relatable about my future daughter in law except the standard “ she is a very good mother to my sons kids” but I need more that puts her in a good light. I want her to know our family wants her to be happy with my son. I know she is struggling to fit in to the way our family differs to her own.
Speeches are tough cause you don’t want to offend anybody or spoil a good day for the important people there.
The bride can be funny at times and then turn on a threepenny bit. I really want this speech to go well for her sake.
So here goes...
I will welcome everyone introduce myself and take them through a run down of the ceremony. It was privately held so not many guests were there.
I’ll describe the sentiment as the bride and groom shared their vows.
I’ll take note of the ceremony and any highlights and relate them as humorously as possible without going overboard.
I’ll then talk about there first time together and there life up until the birth of their daughter. And subsequently their son.
I’ll talk about My sons early life and his sense of humour growing up. There will be a prop produced that will make him cringe but then I’ll leave it at that for the people that know it’s meaning it will find it funny and those that don’t can ask him later and he can either tell them or not.
I will get some info off the mother in law about the bride and submit that here. No one from her family want to speak so I’ll try to get their input there.
More to come....weddings today so have to wing the rest. Will update with how it went.
I don’t want to sound too mooshy or fake. I know I’m at my best when it comes from the heart. I can concentrate on there 2 young kids whom we all love very much and can relate stories about my sons younger days that would embarrass him just enough to be funny.
I have nothing really relatable about my future daughter in law except the standard “ she is a very good mother to my sons kids” but I need more that puts her in a good light. I want her to know our family wants her to be happy with my son. I know she is struggling to fit in to the way our family differs to her own.
Speeches are tough cause you don’t want to offend anybody or spoil a good day for the important people there.
The bride can be funny at times and then turn on a threepenny bit. I really want this speech to go well for her sake.
So here goes...
I will welcome everyone introduce myself and take them through a run down of the ceremony. It was privately held so not many guests were there.
I’ll describe the sentiment as the bride and groom shared their vows.
I’ll take note of the ceremony and any highlights and relate them as humorously as possible without going overboard.
I’ll then talk about there first time together and there life up until the birth of their daughter. And subsequently their son.
I’ll talk about My sons early life and his sense of humour growing up. There will be a prop produced that will make him cringe but then I’ll leave it at that for the people that know it’s meaning it will find it funny and those that don’t can ask him later and he can either tell them or not.
I will get some info off the mother in law about the bride and submit that here. No one from her family want to speak so I’ll try to get their input there.
More to come....weddings today so have to wing the rest. Will update with how it went.
