Groom’s Speeches

Most weddings today involve the groom giving a wedding speech or toast. Yet some grooms need a little help knowing what to put in his wedding toast. Should it be long? What goes into the groom’s wedding speech? Are there certain things that should be covered? Here are some tips to help you get started writing a wedding speech:

Keep It Short

You are speaking after several other people, so the wedding toasts can get tedious for your guests. Therefore, you should try to keep your speech to a maximum of five minutes. Just get to the point, add some humor, add some words from the heart, and you have an excellent groom’s speech.
What Goes Into the Speech

What goes into the groom’s speech? There are several people you need to mention in your groom’s speech, and it helps to write them down so you don’t forget. You will need to mention your parents, the bride’s parents, the groomsmen, the bridesmaids, the best man, and (most importantly) your bride. You can add anyone else you want into that group, but those are the must haves.

What To Avoid in the Groom’s Speech

While it is expected that you will add some humor about your best man, you should avoid using vulgarity, politics, or religious preaching. Keep your speech tasteful for everyone in attendance. Remember that some of your guests, like children, should not hear about that wild night in that Las Vegas nightclub during your college years.

Sample Groom’s Speech

Need some extra help? Here is a sample speech you can use to get you started. Remember that you want to make your speech personal and from your heart, so try to add your own flair to the wording:

Welcome, everyone. After five years of dating I am sure many of you were wondering if this day would ever come…and here we are. Some of you have traveled very far to spend this special day with Shari and I, and we are so pleased that all of you could be here with us. For those that could not be here…our thoughts are with them all.

I have a lot of thanks to share today, but my first goes out to the first students at the university that began the fine tradition of forking sororities lawns. If it was not for that tradition I may never have gotten caught in the front of the Tri-Sigma house by my illustrious bride wielding a hose full of very cold water.

I also have to thank my parents, who paid for that wonderful college education and the opportunity to meet Shari.. Mom, Dad…I really DID learn something there. Seriously, though, you have always been there for me, and I am so glad to have you be a part of Shari’s and my life together.

Thank you also goes out to Phil and Cathy, the best parents-in-law that a man could ask for. You not only created the most wonderful daughter, but you have also been very kind and helpful to me since the first day I spilled coffee on your fine dining table. Thank you for laughing it off and still being willing to let me marry your daughter.

To the bridesmaids and groomsmen, well, this day wouldn’t be the same without you here. You are all such an important part of our lives. You are friends, confidants, and reasons for us to get out of the house once in a while! You have all be so supportive during the planning of this wedding. I look forward to many more years of your friendship.

And speaking of friendship…who can forget my best man. They say that the problem with being the best man at a wedding is that you can never prove it, but Sam has been my best friend and the best man I’ve known since we were six years old trying to hit a ball off of a tee. Come to think of it, we’re still doing the same thing…man, maybe we need to find a new pastime! Anyhow, I can’t imagine anyone else being my best man. Thanks.

Finally, and (of course) not least, I want to thank my beautiful bride, Shari, for being with me today. Of course, if she wasn’t, there wouldn’t be a wedding. But I cannot imagine my life without you. The past five years have been the most amazing of my life, and I can’t wait to start building even more wonderful memories in the future. I love you.

And finally, I’d like to offer a toast to my beautiful wife…(toast).