Your perfect Groom speech – the easy way!

When it comes to making the perfect Groom speech the emphasis is on delivering it from the heart. You can add a touch of humour if you want but it’s not expected.

The key to the perfect Groom speech is sincerity. We’re talking about genuine emotion here not sloppy sentiment. Everyone loves a love story and a touch of romance and that’s what weddings are all about but that doesn’t mean you have to be slushy or gushing. It’s a question of balance.

Whether you want to make your speech traditional, humorous, poetic or something completely different there are certain essential elements you need to include in your speech outline.

7 Steps to a Great Groom Speech

Step 1

The first thing you are going to do is respond to the Father of the Bride speech. Thank your new father in law for his kind words and reassure your new in-laws that you will look after their daughter.

Thank the bride’s parents for their support and allowing him their daughter’s hand in marriage. Let them know that you couldn’t have wished for a better family to join.

Step 2

Your speech should be given on behalf of both you and your wife unless the bride wants to deliver a speech herself.You might want to start your speech with the words “my wife and I” which always goes down well with the audience.

So this step is where on behalf of both you and your wife thank everyone for coming and sharing in this happy event. It means a lot to you both to have all your family and friends share this special day with you.

Go on to thank the guests for their presence (presents) in both senses of the word.

At this point you may want to acknowledge absent friends. Honouring a deceased relative or friend requires sensitivity so the simplest way to do it is to raise a toast to absent friends.

Step 3

Thank your parents for everything they have done for you and their love and support over the years. Look how well they have brought you up – the proof is in the pudding!

Step 4

Thank those that have made a special contribution such as someone who has made the cake, or arranged the flowers etc. Give a small gift, usually a bouquet of flowers to each of the two mothers.

Mention special friends and family that have offered support especially the best man.

Step 5

Thank the best man for his friendship. Get in first with an amusing quip and ask him to go easy on you in his speech. This will add to the anticipation of the guests before the final speech from the best man.

Step 6

This is the big one. The moment they have all been waiting for. This is your chance to wax lyrical about how lucky and how happy you are to have such a beautiful bride.

It’s not so much what you say here as how you say it.

Be sincere. Be genuine. Be yourself.

Everyone will love you for it.

To help you find interesting speech topics think about what you admire about your new wife, how you first met, how long you have known each other, or how did you propose.

If you want to be really romantic you might want to read out a poem to say how you feel or even better write your own. The beauty of writing your own is that it comes straight from the heart and you can add your own touch of humour to make it truly personal and unique.

Step 7

And finally, before you hand over to the best man you thank the bridesmaids and raise a toast.

Ladies and Gentleman, please stand and raise your glasses to the Bridesmaids!

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