These days, however, tradition is not always followed. Often,  both parents of the bride and groom, the bride herself and the maid of honor will also give a speech. So really, anything goes.

It’s a good idea if an experienced public speaker delivers the first speech, to settle the guests, handle any loud guests and set the mood for the following speeches.

Wedding speeches examples provide further advice in these areas.

Planning well in advance is the key to settling your nerves and giving you peace of mind that everything is under control and on track.

Wedding speech examples will give you prompts and ideas and even give you the proper wording for expressing your feelings. If you really are struggling, then you can usually find a complete speech to read out which is suitable or perhaps combine a couple of sample wedding speeches and cut out the bits that don’t sound like you.