Other I'm getting married, speech help required

Right so I'm getting married in around 6 weeks time, and figure it should start work on my speech. I've looked at a few online guides for basic format, which is as i had thought anyway.
But can anyone offer any pointers, help or advice for me. I know my speech is the "important" one, but is a little humour ok?
Similarly is there anything you have experienced that I should avoid?
Finally this is more about creation than presentation. I'm very lucky to not be worried about public speaking, or addressing multiple people. For me talking to people one on one is where I struggle!

 

hold her above your head and battlecry forever

 

All I can say is congrats!!! Also welcome to a life of misery, lol just kidding! Actually im not...dont do it save yourself. I never did a speech when I got married (9 years ago ) in Pakistan and we don't do speeches.

Sorry I can't be of help

 

Hide under the table and cry for 7 minutes. Loudly.

 

Dear lord you want OUR advise?! Hope you have your geek-filter well and truly attached!

In all seriousness though. Well done mate, well done indeed! All my best for your wedding day. Congratulations (yeah it was worth spelling it right.. this once) fella!!!!

 

In the end say: "Live long and prosper." While doing the Vulcan salute.

 

I wrote down who I had to say thank you to and who I had gifts for.

Evrything else was made up on the spot!

 

Thank your friends and family for the Oscar and call it day.

Wait a minute....

 

Don't start laughing like Natalie Portman or rambling like Kate Winslet.

 

Inform her that you will always have the last word . . . Yes Dear

 

Hah, I ducked it, and just said "Thank you all for coming"!

 

Pretty much this, except I hadn't written anything down...

During my cousins wedding, someone in a Wookiee suit ran in during the Grooms speech and ran off with him over their shoulder. A fairly effective way of getting out of doing a speech altogether

So, if all else fails, fake abduction

 

I think timing is key, actually.

When's your speech planned to happen?

What happens directly before, and directly after the speech?

Because if you're planning some sort of open bar, but your speech is after the dinner bit and before the drinking bit, people are going to be antsy. Either with the "post Dinner slash" issue (Older members of the group), or the "When is this guy going to shut up and let me drink away the realisation that I'm the only single one left/When is this guy going to shut up and let me escape my horrible wife at the bottom of a collection of bottles" thought trains.

If you're coming between dinner, alcohol/bathroom break, then make it short, sweet, and to the point - You'll be respected.

However, if you're coming after the drinking has started, be sure to keep it simple - In case there's any stray shots in your beers - You don't want people to remember you as the slurring groom. However, the time is still something to consider - Some drinkers are now being expected to hold their raucous drinking until you've finished talking, that might not go down well.

If you're coming before dinner and drinking, again, keep it short and sweet. People are hungry, and have just spent an hour or more (?) trying not to make gagging motions at your very public display of affection for your partner.

Do not, under any circumstances, cry - It'll set the precedent for the rest of the marriage, and your friends will come up with some, probably, poor quality nickname.

If it's not obvious, this is coming from someone who's never been to a wedding (That I've been old enough to remember, at least), and is meant in jest.

 

Pay me £50 and I will do the Wookie idea for you.

 

I got married a year and a half ago. Like you I've done plenty of public speaking (mostly at uni), so that wasn't a problem. I did the entire thing without notes for the very simple reason that I wanted it to be as 'genuine' as possible (I'm really bad at scripting these things in advance).

I had a rough plan of what I wanted to say on the day and then basically let things flow as they went.

 

There may be something in here

 

The advice I got when preparing my speech was to never forget to thank your wife for marrying you!

If you do forget you will never live it down!

 

I don't know paraphasing braveheart sounds like a good idea so basic idea paint yourself blue

"you may have taken my life but you'll never take my freedom" then look at the wedding ring and just sigh "Damn too late"

hehehe

 

That's actually pretty good advice.

 

a little humour?

inb4 long boring crappy wedding blah blah blah, Make it damn funny else its going to be like every other boring wedding n don't start crying or getting emotional either well doing your speech.