Maid of Honor Speeches

So, you were asked one of the most desirable questions for any woman, "will you be my maid of honor?". The emotions attached to this position are too many, leading to a complete whirlwind in your mind. Sadly, many women get so busy in helping their bride out with other aspects of the wedding, that they end up procrastinating over the speech! Now, I don't really blame them, but that should be avoided. Since, the Maid of Honor is truly held up with o-so much, here is help with one aspect of the maid of honor duties - The Maid of Honor Speech.

If you came here looking for free maid of honor speeches, I must say, that is sad! When a person have entrusted you with such an important position, don't take the shortcut. There is some help on how to write you maid of honor wedding speech. There are a few things to be kept in mind when drafting maid of honor speeches. First thing for you to ponder over, as maid of honor, is the theme of your maid of honor speech. You go try a hand at funny maid of honor speeches, if that's your style. Or you could opt for something very laid back and chilled out. A hot favorite are speeches for maid of honor which divulge certain (previously approved) secrets about the bride and groom. There are several maid of honor speech ideas and options open for you, M.O.H., take your pick.

Maid of Honor Speeches Checklist
Before you start writing a maid of honor speech (no matter how good a writer you are), you need to make a checklist of the components of the speech. This will help you organize your thinking and produce better material (take it from me).

• Firstly, you have to make sure that you introduce yourself to the crowd. You may be known to the bride and groom, but the rest of the "party" needs to know you as well. Also, make sure that you thank the bride for giving you the opportunity to be the maid of honor.
• Another thing that you need to include is how long you have known the bride. This could go on to explaining why you were asked to be the maid of honor.
• It is almost customary to give out a few (appropriately) embarrassing anecdotes about the couple. This will lighten the mood and people will start enjoying the speech. You could also specify on some weird habit of the bride's that the groom will (unfortunately) have to live with
• Writing a poem could get a little too much, but if you can come up with a sonnet or two, it will add a very loving appeal to your speech. You could opt for a fitting quote instead.

So, these are the few points that need to be included in your maid of honor speeches, ladies!

Maid of Honor Speeches Don'ts
So, now that you know what to include, let's run through what should NOT be there in your speech.

• Do NOT try to improvise too much on stage. You will start blabbering and the speech may lose its appeal. You can bring notes along with you, if you need
• Make sure that you do NOT give out any embarrassing details about the bride and the groom. Its their day, they should not need to go hide their faces, right?
• Even if you have, in the past, had some issues with the bride or the groom, do NOT vent out your anger at this time. Any sabotage would be considered unethical.
• Avoid talking about their sex life or any personal choices they have made. More importantly, avoid giving your opinion on it.
• Make sure you have rehearsed the speech a few times. This will help you calm your nerves and make changes needed. Plus, it will also give you more confidence.

All these points will help you avoid making a few basic mistakes in your maid of honor speeches, and save any untoward situation.

Sample Speeches
To help you understand a little better, I thought I'd add a maid of honor sample speech as well. This is just a sample, you can make specific changes that are needed. This one is written by a maid of honor for her childhood friend (the bride).

"When (bride) and I were little girls, we dreamed about our wedding day. We discussed centerpieces and honeymoons and where to hold the reception. We dressed up in my mom's gown, veil, and gloves and practiced walking down the aisle. Sometimes we even stole our bouquet from the dining room table sitting in a vase, my parents received as a wedding gift. We even knew who the groom would be: David Cassidy or Tom Cruise or Leif Garrett, depending upon who was on the cover of our teen magazines. It was all so easy back them because our imaginations had no limits. And a twelve-year age difference between you and the celebrity groom you'd never met could never stand in the way of true love.

As we grew up, the style of the gown changed as did the color of the bridesmaid dresses. The perfect man switched from a TV heartthrob to the (name), cutest guy in 7th grade. The details differed from year to year but the dream always remained the same: to find who was perfect for you and declare your love in front of family and friends. Followed by a wedding reception that would have made Martha (Stewart) drool, of course! How wonderful that your dream has come true. Congratulations to you both and may you spend the rest of your lives fulfilling the dreams of each other."

Weddings are very important, we all know that. That is why, being the maid of honor makes you even more important, because you are there to share this pivotal moment in another woman's life. Do justice to this opportunity. This is where I sign off! Godspeed my dear!