Wedding Traditions: Groom's Speech

There's a great deal of tradition which goes along with a wedding and not all of it is favorable to all people. There are many people who are not public speakers. They muddled through their speech arts classes in high school and got jobs where they didn't have to stand up and address a crowd for that very reason.

However there are some traditions which need to be honored at a wedding, generally. One of these traditions is the groom's speech. A groom needs to address all of his friends and family and his new wives friends and family and tell them all why he is the luckiest person in the world to be marrying this wonderful woman. While many people may be embarrassed to speak about their private feelings to a public audience, this is one of those times where you really need to step your game up and make sure that you say everything that you're supposed to say so that you don't end up looking like a big jerk. There are ways to subtly address all of your concerns while still honoring the tradition of the groom's speech.

One of the first things you need to do when you're writing your groomsman speeches to remember your audience. Your new grandmother in law does not want to hear about how her precious little granddaughter opened you up in a sexual way as no other partner had before; also you don't want to appear to be too much of a softy in front of all of your friends. For that reason you should go big. Use big themes and talk generally about your lives together and how they will be so amazing through the years. It may not be the speech you want to give but you should give that speech to bachelor party the night before. This saves the embarrassment of having to explain yourself to your new father-in-law or having to live through the embarrassment of all of your friends calling you a pansy. It may be so damaging that you have to move across country immediately following your wedding.