Weddings & Engagements

Sample speeches and helpful structures for weddings and engagements, from best man's duties to heartfelt toasts. Inspiring words to celebrate relationships and new chapters.

Best Man Speeches: Tips and Template

For many a newly-appointed Best Man, of all the important duties of the role, it is the speech which looms largest and most frightening – making any fears...

Best Woman Speech

Being chosen as "best woman" is still relatively unusual, and that's precisely what makes it such an honour. Whether you've been picked by the groom as his c...

Bride Speech: Tips and Template

It is becoming increasingly popular for brides to make a speech on their big day. Although it is not traditional, as modern weddings see more varied circumst...

Bridesmaids or Matron of Honour Speech

Although it is not traditional for a chief bridesmaid or matron of honour to make a speech at the wedding, as weddings get more original and less formulaic,...

Engagement Party Speech: Toast to Couple

Although not every couple chooses to have an engagement party, they are becoming ever more popular and as a result, there’s a growing chance that one day y...

Engagement Speech by Couple

Engagement parties are becoming increasingly popular and many couples choose to have one to share their happy news with friends and family and give them a ch...

Father of the Bride Speech

Whoever said “time flies” got it about right. It hardly seems five minutes since you were watching your little daughter at her first school sports day an...

Father of the Groom Speech

The father of the groom doesn't always make a speech at a wedding – tradition tends to give the spotlight to the father of the bride, the best man and the...

Groom Wedding Speech

The groom’s speech is a new husband’s first official duty – and getting the tone right can be difficult. You’ll want to let the world know how happy...

Mother of Bride Speech

As the ‘average’ family changes, it is becoming more and more popular for the mother of the bride to make a speech at their daughter’s wedding. This ca...