A Few Easy Steps to Writing Your Maid of Honor Speech

Posted by: bestweddingspeeches on: November 15, 2008

When it comes down to writing your maid of honor speech, sometimes it is hard to know where to begin! We procrastinate and put it off until we end up in a panic and unable to focus on anything but our stress! Don’t worry, clear your head and decide to begin writing now! Just follow the steps below and write the fantastic maid of honor speech, I know you are capable of!

Brainstorm ideas and write them down. Begin writing some notes first. Some people advise you to pick three ideas and focus on them. I advise you to go for a beginning, a middle and an end approach. If you take three pieces of paper, one for each section and you will already have begun to structure your speech. Don’t be afraid to begin with impact. Apart from your greetings, include a one liner or an emotional quote to grab your audience’s attention. The middle will include some anecdotes about the bride and your friendship, nice things you want to say about the groom or the relationship the bride and groom have had together with advice or best wishes for a successful marriage. Try to include a powerful ending. Again be witty or emotional, funny or endearing according to your choice.

Begin drafting your speech based on your notes. Write your speech as you would say it in your normal language and include words or phrases that you may not normally write down if you were writing a letter or a normal document, but that you generally use when you speak e.g. You know what I mean….

Think about involving the audience. This may sound a little scary but here is the trick. Write in some questions that you know you will get a positive response to. Is everybody having a good time? Don’t the bride and groom make a great couple? This technique will give you confidence as you deliver your maid of honor speech on the basis of the positive affirmation you will receive from your audience along the way.

Your maid of honor speech is written. Sorry but now it’s time for the re-write. I know you probably took a long sigh of relief when you wrote the final full stop on your speech but it’s now time to begin rewriting. Not even the best authors or the most experienced Hollywood speech writers get it right the first time!

Write your speech on small cue cards when you have practiced it and completed the final edit. These cards are easier to handle, will fit in your purse and will not block the view of your stunning maid of honor gown!

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