Speech time!
01 August 2010, 08:15 PM
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Speech time!
Here's one for you to get your teeth into!
My mum is getting married next Saturday and as her father died a looong time ago (she's nearly 50) I've been asked to give her away.
I've realised I have to give a speech now and would like to prepare something. Obviously it's going to be different as I'm not her father (to my knowledge
) so any tips would be brilliant.
Trying to think of how to structure it, keep it entertaining yet thoughtful and with a hint of my typical sarcasm the family know me for.
Has anyone else any experience of giving their mother away at a wedding? As the best man is a bit of a wet fart and his speech may be very short and erm, boring.
TIA
My mum is getting married next Saturday and as her father died a looong time ago (she's nearly 50) I've been asked to give her away.
I've realised I have to give a speech now and would like to prepare something. Obviously it's going to be different as I'm not her father (to my knowledge
) so any tips would be brilliant.Trying to think of how to structure it, keep it entertaining yet thoughtful and with a hint of my typical sarcasm the family know me for.
Has anyone else any experience of giving their mother away at a wedding? As the best man is a bit of a wet fart and his speech may be very short and erm, boring.
TIA
01 August 2010, 08:35 PM
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Will have a think and get back but for the time being
Have a look on the web, there are certain people you should thank as part of your speech.
I know nothing of the relationships so this is a little broad brush strokes
Remember to keep it short, mention you dad as part of the speech (if appropriate) and do not finish on this point, last point should leave all on a high, not remembering those who could not be there if you see what i mean.
Put in a couple of anecdotes just about mum and also about the new husband and how they make a great team/couple however you want to phrase it.
Funny is good but laugh with them rather than at them.
End on a toast to them both wishing them a long and happy life together
Best of luck
Also might be worth taking the best man to the pub and giving him some pointers, funny stuff about your mum and the new chap but not too embarrassing, coach him if you feel you can.
Have a look on the web, there are certain people you should thank as part of your speech.
I know nothing of the relationships so this is a little broad brush strokes
Remember to keep it short, mention you dad as part of the speech (if appropriate) and do not finish on this point, last point should leave all on a high, not remembering those who could not be there if you see what i mean.
Put in a couple of anecdotes just about mum and also about the new husband and how they make a great team/couple however you want to phrase it.
Funny is good but laugh with them rather than at them.
End on a toast to them both wishing them a long and happy life together
Best of luck
Also might be worth taking the best man to the pub and giving him some pointers, funny stuff about your mum and the new chap but not too embarrassing, coach him if you feel you can.
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01 August 2010, 08:39 PM
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Will have a think and get back but for the time being
Have a look on the web, there are certain people you should thank as part of your speech.
Remember to keep it short, mention you dad as part of the speech (if appropriate) and do not finish on this point, last point should leave all on a high, not remembering those who could not be there if you see what i mean.
Put in a couple of anecdotes just about mum and also about the new husband and how they make a great team/couple however you want to phrase it.
Funny is good but laugh with them rather than at them.
End on a toast to them both wishing them a long and happy life together
Best of luck
Also might be worth taking the best man to the pub and giving him some pointers, funny stuff about your mum and the new chap but not too embarrassing, coach him if you feel you can.
Have a look on the web, there are certain people you should thank as part of your speech.
Remember to keep it short, mention you dad as part of the speech (if appropriate) and do not finish on this point, last point should leave all on a high, not remembering those who could not be there if you see what i mean.
Put in a couple of anecdotes just about mum and also about the new husband and how they make a great team/couple however you want to phrase it.
Funny is good but laugh with them rather than at them.
End on a toast to them both wishing them a long and happy life together
Best of luck
Also might be worth taking the best man to the pub and giving him some pointers, funny stuff about your mum and the new chap but not too embarrassing, coach him if you feel you can.
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Will have a think and get back but for the time being
Have a look on the web, there are certain people you should thank as part of your speech.
Remember to keep it short, mention you dad as part of the speech (if appropriate) and do not finish on this point, last point should leave all on a high, not remembering those who could not be there if you see what i mean.
Put in a couple of anecdotes just about mum and also about the new husband and how they make a great team/couple however you want to phrase it.
Funny is good but laugh with them rather than at them.
End on a toast to them both wishing them a long and happy life together
Best of luck
Also might be worth taking the best man to the pub and giving him some pointers, funny stuff about your mum and the new chap but not too embarrassing, coach him if you feel you can.
Have a look on the web, there are certain people you should thank as part of your speech.
Remember to keep it short, mention you dad as part of the speech (if appropriate) and do not finish on this point, last point should leave all on a high, not remembering those who could not be there if you see what i mean.
Put in a couple of anecdotes just about mum and also about the new husband and how they make a great team/couple however you want to phrase it.
Funny is good but laugh with them rather than at them.
End on a toast to them both wishing them a long and happy life together
Best of luck
Also might be worth taking the best man to the pub and giving him some pointers, funny stuff about your mum and the new chap but not too embarrassing, coach him if you feel you can.
01 August 2010, 08:43 PM
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Remember whatever you do, practice, on your own and in front of your other half so any notes are just that, notes to aid the speech. It is tough stand there presenting in front of your peers a relatives, the better prepared the easier and more comfortable you will be.
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Wish you all the best with that COB. You have already got good advice and all understood about the situation etc.
Certainly needs only to be short, try to think up a few jokes against your self while she was bringing you up, don't think you need to go as far as Peter Kay though! Keep it light and wish them all the best of course.
Les
Certainly needs only to be short, try to think up a few jokes against your self while she was bringing you up, don't think you need to go as far as Peter Kay though!
Keep it light and wish them all the best of course.Les
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I know this doesnt help but thought I would share 
My brother was recently best man, and years ago had spent some "quality time" with the bride ( a long time before she met her groom to be )
So during his speech he looked at her and said " well personally I think you have come a long way downhill since we were together "
Then by the look in the grooms face we could tell this was news to him
oh how we laughed, all but the groom
My brother was recently best man, and years ago had spent some "quality time" with the bride ( a long time before she met her groom to be )
So during his speech he looked at her and said " well personally I think you have come a long way downhill since we were together "
Then by the look in the grooms face we could tell this was news to him
oh how we laughed, all but the groom
02 August 2010, 01:28 PM
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I was best man at the last wedding; my mate actually didn't want me to do a speech.
So I took him up on the offer as my SOH is not on everyones wavelength and I only knew his missus for 1month beforehand (which made it pretty damn awkward anyway). Confused the hell out of some people asking me if I was prepared for the speech, and I replied "what speech?"
I did apparently make some drunken toast later on, but I belive it was the home made Serbian Rakija that was doing the talking and not me
So I took him up on the offer as my SOH is not on everyones wavelength and I only knew his missus for 1month beforehand (which made it pretty damn awkward anyway). Confused the hell out of some people asking me if I was prepared for the speech, and I replied "what speech?"
I did apparently make some drunken toast later on, but I belive it was the home made Serbian Rakija that was doing the talking and not me
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In these rather unusual circumstances I think you could ask your mum if there is anything she would like included in your short speech.
As for jokes there have been quite a few reasonable ones on SN so you could do a quick Best Man search ignoring all the "return the key" stuff.
"In thinking about these words I spoke to many of my future step-dad's former wives...." spring to mind as an opening gambit
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As for jokes there have been quite a few reasonable ones on SN so you could do a quick Best Man search ignoring all the "return the key" stuff.
"In thinking about these words I spoke to many of my future step-dad's former wives...." spring to mind as an opening gambit
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In these rather unusual circumstances I think you could ask your mum if there is anything she would like included in your short speech.
As for jokes there have been quite a few reasonable ones on SN so you could do a quick Best Man search ignoring all the "return the key" stuff.
"In thinking about these words I spoke to many of my future step-dad's former wives...." spring to mind as an opening gambit
dl
As for jokes there have been quite a few reasonable ones on SN so you could do a quick Best Man search ignoring all the "return the key" stuff.
"In thinking about these words I spoke to many of my future step-dad's former wives...." spring to mind as an opening gambit
dl
I'm coming up with both funny and sentimental ideas at the minute - that is if I even get to make the speech; I've got an infected gum abscess at the minute
03 August 2010, 01:32 PM
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Well some strong antibiotics for you. GP will give you those, don't need to go to dentist just for those.
My own dad keeled over when I was very young and she married someone whose own wife and daugter had died so perhaps not that odd!!
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My own dad keeled over when I was very young and she married someone whose own wife and daugter had died so perhaps not that odd!!
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I've got some Co-Amoxiclav disco biscuits for my abscess, 125/250mg ones. No effect after a day but got a weeks course. £7.20, bloody hell
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I managed to work out what it meant, but just wondered why you thought it ?
My bro and the groom have been friends since being kids, so he just presumed that he already knew, but my brother knew that the groom would take it in the spirit in which it was said ( which he did BTW)
My bro and the groom have been friends since being kids, so he just presumed that he already knew, but my brother knew that the groom would take it in the spirit in which it was said ( which he did BTW)
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you could say you contemplated cutting some costs by DJing on the big night, but searched and searched and the Buddy Holly, Elvis, and the Mamas and Papas seem to have been lost somehow.......... followed by a raising of the eyebrows (you do have eyebrows andy?)
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No I have no eyebrows 
It's a family friend doing the cheesey DJing stuff so I don't think threatening to puch her off the stage so I can drop some choons would be acceptable.
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I managed to work out what it meant, but just wondered why you thought it ?
My bro and the groom have been friends since being kids, so he just presumed that he already knew, but my brother knew that the groom would take it in the spirit in which it was said ( which he did BTW)
My bro and the groom have been friends since being kids, so he just presumed that he already knew, but my brother knew that the groom would take it in the spirit in which it was said ( which he did BTW)
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Right got some A6 cards and written a rough speech out. Typical me, full of sarcasm but some sentimental crap too.
Hoping it goes down well...
Brief, to the point, well humoured with seriousness in the right places. One embarrassing story and a toast at the end.
Phew!
Hoping it goes down well...
Brief, to the point, well humoured with seriousness in the right places. One embarrassing story and a toast at the end.
Phew!
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Right got some A6 cards and written a rough speech out. Typical me, full of sarcasm but some sentimental crap too.
Hoping it goes down well...
Brief, to the point, well humoured with seriousness in the right places. One embarrassing story and a toast at the end.
Phew!
Hoping it goes down well...
Brief, to the point, well humoured with seriousness in the right places. One embarrassing story and a toast at the end.
Phew!