As a bridesmaid to either your sister or your best friend, you will find that your role in the day and the lead up to the wedding itself is not dissimilar to that of a best man. You have been asked to be a bridesmaid already so that gesture in itself is a great honor and one not to take lightly. It comes with responsibility and a huge weight on your shoulders. Luckily, you will know the bride well enough to have a bounty full of stories to tell about the bride during your...

As the brother of the groom, you will be very high up on the list of the possible candidates to be chosen as the best man for his wedding day. Not only will you need to arrange the stag do and events within it, but you will be required to write and perform a best mans speech in front of your entire family and life long friends. Responsibility is what you will be all about from the day your brother asks you to be his best man, so taking this seriously is very important.

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You need not be chosen from a large group of hopefuls, because as father of the bride, you are unique. This also means that you will automatically need to fill those shoes at your daughter's wedding and write the speech of your life. You will hopefully only have to do this once for this daughter so you need to make it memorable and heartfelt. You have the enviable task of the father/daughter dance also, so scrub up your dancing shoes and get practicing.

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Do you know what the etiquette for writing a sister of the bride speech is? Very few people do, so here are a few pointers. Being the sister of the bride is not something that you can control or you asked for, and the honor of the presentation of the speech might not be either. Nevertheless, it is important to give a speech that your sibling will be proud of.

Think Backwards

Being one of only a few people who have known your sister for the longest amount of time, you...

The father of the bride can only be one person and luckily for you, it is the person reading this article. If you are unsure where to start writing your speech for your daughters' wedding or simply need a little inspiration, we will help you to capture this and teach you how to use your imagination to its fullest. We will start with the basics of what is required of you and then go on from there.

Where to start?

Your speech is important and will probably be the main...

Aside from the obvious, your current fiancee, your are the most important person to attend the wedding day, again for obvious reasons. Now along with the pressures of arriving at the church on time, remembering to pick up your suit from the dry cleaners and the ring from the jewelers, you will have to write and perform a bridegroom speech on the day of the wedding. As if you have not already got enough to organize! Do not worry; here we will talk you through how to write a simple and...

Not only are you a bridesmaid, but you are the maid of honour. You will have been chosen by the bride to play this very important part of her day and the entire run up to the wedding. There was good reason for this, you must have been an extremely good friend to her over the years, and as a token of appreciation, has asked you to fill these very important shoes of the maid of honour.

Be Yourself

Now, this is of course far easier said than done, but of all people whom...

No matter whom you are, or the relationship you have to the bride and to the groom, you will likely already know how much of an honor it is to be asked to speak at the couples' wedding. Along with this honor, can come great stress from writing your speech. Here, we will try to help banish the need for such issues, by providing hints and tips on how to make sure both your speech and wedding toast are memorable to the audience.

Stay Calm

Even the coolest cats seem to...

Whether you are the groom, the best man or even the maid of honour, writing a memorable speeches for a wedding is an unenviable task that most would usually try to avoid if ever possible. This does not need to be the case though, if you take the time to write down what you would like to say, the entire process could soon become a breeze and your stress levels will not rise.

Take Your Time

Writing a good speech for any occasion centers around spending time thinking...

As the father of the blushing bride on her special day, you will be tasked with one of the very most important speeches of the evening. You are in a very thankful position in that you of course will already know your daughter well and will undoubtedly have hundreds of stories of her past to tell. Of all of the people whom she has requested makes a speech, you have very few excuses to be stuck for words, but that is easier said than done.

Talk From the Heart

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