You are freaking out, it is hard to breathe and your hands are all slimy. You guessed it, speech time is here and you cannot remember a thing you had planned to say. Don’t worry groom speeches are something that groom have had to suffer through for hundreds of years and it has probably never killed a one. All you need to do is suck it up and stand up. And yeah, you probably should have written your speech down in case this happened. When your son gets married remind him to have a better back up plan. Everyone gets nervous when they talk in front of large crowds, that is why there are actual classes on public speaking. Just relax and go with the flow. After all what is the worst that can happen?

When you are in the beginning stages of planning your groom speech you are gong tow ant to think about what it is that you want to say. You will want to address your new bride and tell her how much you love her and how happy you are that she will be with you for all time. You should also make a point in your speech to tell her how out of this world she looked coming down the aisle, that gets them every time. You might then want to thank her parents for giving her to you, to have and to hold After all if not for them there would be no her, right? Next your groom’s speech should address all of your guests. Thanks them all for attending this very special day and tell them that you hope they have the time of their lives at your wedding reception.

Let people see how you are really feeling inside. Don’t act all macho man if you are not feeling it. If you feel yourself getting choked up don’t worry about it people find that sort of thing in groom speeches touching. Your groom speech can be funny or it can be serious or it can be a blend of the two. Let your speech reflect who you are and how you feel, that is what it is all about. One of the most common mistakes that people make with their groom speeches is that they go on and on and on forever. Your speech should only be a few minutes long. In fact, everyone’s speech should only be a few minutes long. If you all spoke for 15 or 20 minutes there would be no time for anything else that evening and your guests would get extremely bored. Keep it short and sweet and you will do fine.