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Practical Wedding Help: Writing A Wedding Speech
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 by cajun
1 There is nothing worse than not knowing what you want to get out of giving your speech. Do you want to be funny, thank the caterers or touch the emotions of your guests? That is why before you actually say or write anything you have to work out what you want to achieve first. It helps when it comes down to visualizing what you are going to say.
2 Listeners like to hear a structured speech and the best speeches stick to this rule. You have to have a welcome in a wedding speech; especially acknowledging those who have traveled a long way to be at the wedding. You must also have two or three personal stories to go with it such as how you met your wife for the middle and an end such as thanking and toasting the bridesmaids.
Here is an example of the speech structure:
* Greeting/Welcome where you acknowledge special guest
* Personal Story #1 – how you met
* Personal Story #2 – most memorable moment together and why it was memorable
* Something nice about the future of the couple
* Call to action: Toast Bridesmaids etc.
3 Keep your speech short at a wedding, between 5 and 7 minutes. Anything longer and your speech will be too long winded and you will bore your listeners.
4 Keep the content of your speech on a positive note and avoid making any negative comments.
5 Personal stories help you to connect with your audience in a more meaningful way.
6 Keep these personal anecdotes very short and use them to demonstrate a point, but not as the focus of the speech. Try and take people to your special moment in time by describing the place, situation and even what time of day and what the weather was like if you can remember it. This is always good because it lets the audience visualize the moment.
7 People remember the opening in a speech they hear and it is what will decide if you will be heard or ignored. The closing is important because it should reinforce the key message you want the audience to go away with in their head after they have heard the entire speech. Ending with some sort of call to action can be a powerful way to get your audience to act on your message. In the wedding speech the call to action is easy. All that you have to do is ask people to stand, charge their glasses and toast the bridesmaids.
8 You need to be alert if you are going to make a good and lasting speech. Save the alcoholic celebrations until after your speech so that you don’t say or do anything silly.
9 Use index cards with key points if you are planning to make a longer speech. Avoid reading it directly and keep eye contact with your audience as much as possible because it shows that you are being sincere.
10 Practice the speech or at least get some feedback from someone you trust beforehand.
Speeches are very often the highlight of the wedding reception. Generally the speakers will be introduced by the wedding mc. Find out more about this very important role
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Saturday, May 10th, 2008 by cajun
Weddings are never complete without a wedding reception. In this party, family and friends of the bride and groom get to mingle with each other. This is a great social event, which has many wedding traditions. Where wedding parties should be held?
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The venue of the wedding party should be safe and presentable. Aside from that the venue should not be too far from the wedding place. Couples should also consider parking spaces for guests. Another factor to consider is the fees for such a party, how much is the basic rental fee, clean up fee and overtime fee? What rules does the place have? The comfort of the guests and your comfort should also be considered.
The size of the venue is another important thing to consider, how many guests are you planning to invite and expect to show up? Lastly, the price is another important factor. How much will the place cost you?
The most common venues for the party are hotels and fine restaurants. Hotels are known to have class and they have package offers for wedding parties. The couple can easily select one that suits their budget. In restaurants, some will reserve a function room or cut the party from the rest of the customers of the restaurants.
These hotels and restaurants already know what to do when it comes to having wedding parties. They can easily come up with food and decorations to make a great party. Having a party in the hotel is good too since out of town guests can be made to stay in the same hotel.
For couples who want to save money, they can have their wedding party in the Bride’s House. Catering will only have to be ordered. Some caterers include in their package decorations. However, the problem about parking space should be considered if the couple will choose to have their wedding party in the bride’s home. The party may disrupt the neighborhood.
Other places to hold wedding parties are scenic park pavilions, inns and beaches. These choices offer an alternative from the usual restaurant parties. Lodge or halls are inexpensive party places. Some garden wedding hit two birds with one stone by having the party in the same place. Outdoor parties are great during warm dry months.
Choosing the correct venue for a wedding party is important. It is an event that will give you good memories to remember and pictures to look at years after the party has ended.
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Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Games: Practical Wedding Advice
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 by cajun
Wedding rehearsal dinners are a chance to calm down, relax and enjoy a quiet evening before the big day. But adding some fun and games into the rehearsal dinner is a good idea. It’s a good way to help everyone let off some steam, calm down and enjoy each other’s company.
If you’re planning a sit-down formal dinner, fun games and activities can still be on the agenda. There’s been a lot of planning, and a lot of stress. The wedding party and close friends and family will welcome the opportunity to have some fun.
The success or failure of any games or activities largely depends not just on the planning but your venue. If you’re having a sit-down dinner in a restaurant, it’s best to get a private room. Then lots of fun activities can be organized, such as “pin the veil on the bride”, in which blindfolded guests spin around a few times, then try to pin the veil on a picture of the bride. Silly, yes, but also fun.
One fun activity sure to help everyone blow off some steam is charades. Whoever is up will act out a scene from the bride or groom’s life, so it might be when graduating from college, or getting a huge promotion at work. The “it” person might decide to act out when the bride tripped and fell at another person’s wedding or when the groom saved a dog from getting hit by a car. This is a little twist on charades that allows people get to know the bride and groom better, and adds intimacy to the occasion.
If the wedding rehearsal dinner is a bit less formal and held in someone’s home, there are many more activities that can take place. For example, how about a night of playing board games? Who needs formal food? You can have that at the formal wedding. At this rehearsal dinner party, the games are center stage.
Bring in some nibbles and tell everyone to wear comfortable clothes and settle in for a night of board games. You can set up games on different tables, arrange people into groups of 4 or 5 and have everyone rotate tables at designated times. You can even instruct game players that when they move to another table, the game stays out the way it is. So, for example, dad might begin playing Monopoly where the bride was and he’s stuck with only a little money in the bank and no houses on Boardwalk.
Suppose the bride and groom are really into sports. If the wedding is to be held in the summer and the days are long, how about a game of touch football or baseball? You can play bride’s family against groom’s family, men against women, or for a twist, the bride plays with the groom’s family and the groom with the bride’s family. Any combination works. The idea here is to have some fun, relax and enjoy each other’s company.
Be sure to have a camera at the rehearsal dinner/event, because you’ll want to capture the fun!
The wedding master of ceremonies has an important role to play at the wedding reception. Learn more
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