Choose the best wedding speech from this wedding topics

As with writing any other type of speech, you need to develop a speech topic for a wedding speech. Just like weddings, when you give speeches you need to develop it around a particular theme. You can choose from a variety of themes and I will mention them all as well as a few points for each below.

Congratulations Theme

For this type of speech that is centered around pure congratulations, you really need to accentuate the reasons why you are so thrilled with the couples marriage and why the event is so joyous. For this theme, it is usually offered by co-workers and casual friends. This type of speech generally lasts for no more than 2-3 minutes and doesnt require more than those things.

Nostalgic theme

This speech works best for family members and close friends or college buddies. You will often need more than just congratulations for this speech. Here is when you want to develop a speech around some of your personal experiences and remembrances that are more sentimental in nature. This speech can be as long as 5-7 minutes.

Humor Theme

In order for this theme to work, you have to know the bride and groom very well, as well as their sense of humor. You dont want to go too far, or write a witty speech that goes over their heads. This theme generally offers funny stories about them, funny stories that you were a part of, and can include amusing comments or distorted facts. You have a lot of freedom with this theme.

However, you must use caution for this theme because the style of wedding that is being thrown will play a large role in whether or not this theme is welcome. For example, if the wedding is casual like on the beach, party them, or in your home, this speech will fit in. However, if the wedding is extremely formal, romantic themed or designed around religion, your jokes about marriage and the bachelor party may not be welcome.

Get to know the family on both sides to make sure that you do not offend anyone with your speech. These speeches can also offer funny advice. There are some examples of this kind of speech in a previous section. These speeches are all the more popular today.

Religious Theme

In order to properly give a speech around a religious wedding theme, you need only respect the religion itself. Get to know the correct terms for blessings and words of congratulations. If you can also add a special section from religious texts, that would be great.

Personal Theme

This speech theme is often used by parents and other married couples. It often gives advice to the newly married couple so that they avoid common mistakes. This theme can be funny or sentimental as long as it doesnt come off preachy. Be sure to compliment the couple a lot when giving advice such as; be sure to compromise. Since she is so open minded and he is so thoughtful, I know this will be easy and so on.

Poetic theme

Most people who choose this theme will give their opening and simply read a poem that they feel best applies to the couples marriage. This theme works great with romantic themed ceremonies and receptions.

Joke and anecdote advice

When you are telling jokes for a wedding and/or an anecdote during a speech or toast, there are some tips that you can use to make sure that you avoid the mistakes and accomplish what you are trying to accomplish, which is to make people laugh and have fun. Here is some general advice to get you started with jokes etc.

Jokes, funny stories, & anecdotes

Jokes, funny Stories & Anecdotes make a good beginning, middle and ending for a speech. If you are uncomfortable with telling jokes, you can try out each of your jokes with someone that is not going to be at the wedding to see if it sounds funny when you tell it in your own way or possibly make suggestions. Here is what you should do when you are writing any of these funny moments in a speech:

First you have to find or think of a joke

There are many books of quotes and joke books available on the market which provide you with many valuable resources. Humorous books related to your subject can be useful as well.

You can also ask humorous friends, speech writers and speech givers for help. When you are building a funny story you have to remember that one of the things that made the thought so funny for example; if the funny part in the punch line is surprise, going suddenly from the inspiring to the ridiculous, from excitement to despair, from discovery of misfortune to self centered concern about some minor problem.

Using Contradictions

To create an original contradictions or contracting phrases during your speech can add an element of surprise, wonder and humor without much effort on your part. When you do it with well known phrases and sayings can be a contradiction with others that contradict them. If you want to be sure of surprise and originality you can always adapt the joke to a new job or hometown or you can find a hilarious story that is based on a situation from real life.

You Should Avoid:

At a wedding there are some things that you must avoid mentioning at all costs. You should not discuss sex, politics, or religion at any wedding because these things are too debatable. If you do talk of these things, it could wind up being a fight or you can offend someone.

Making any sexual references might also offend people. As a general rule, you should always avoid unintentionally offending friends or potential friends, but instead flatter or compliment them. Since you don't know everybody on both sides of the guest list here are some subjects that must be avoided just to be sure. Try adapting jokes if they have the potential to offend. What not to do and definitely avoid:

Make sure to avoid:

• Being too apologetic: Dont say things like I don't know why anyone picked me to give a speech. I've never given a speech in my life before. I hope that my speech is ok. That kind of whiny attitude rubs off.

• Being too brief: If your speech is too short, you will loose your audience and make things harder for the person after you.

• Being overly depressing: By this I mean talking about people who have passed away or bringing up painful problems from the past.

• Being the complainer: For example if you complain about having to give the speech in the first place

• Being pompous: This is not your day to show off or to point out your wonderful life matters. You do not need to do this right now.

• Being too reluctant: If you speak with a lot of um.eror pauses etc, you will not do well when trying to give a humorous speech. Remember you are not doing a stand-up routine so ease up a bit and relax.