VOWS, TOASTS & SPEECHES
You’re getting married!
He finally popped the question… “Will you sign the prenup here and here?”
Since the lawyers filed that document, Vera Wang has been gowning. Jimmy Chew, shoeing. Mothers are kvelling. Daddies are liquidating portfolios – and that’s just for the cake.
Florists, forests, caterers, musicians, beauticians, photographers, videographers, calligraphers, priests, rabbis, and security guys have come together, forming an industry bigger and more powerful than the US Marine Corps, whose only mission is to make your wedding day perfect.
Tips for writing a wedding speech or toast, whether the ceremony is at City Hall or in the City of Light
Start early. Don’t wait until the flowers and the florist flop over before you commit quality time to what you want to say.
Practice. This will put you, your fiancé, and your guests at ease.
Be brief. This is about love, not a debate on healthcare. Say what you feel, not what other people have already said.
Mix it up. Make it a little funny, a little teary, and finish on a positive note, making everybody cheer.
Should you need help writing your wedding speech or toast, I’m here with my basket of beautiful words we’ll choose together for your one-of-a-kind, one-in-a-lifetime wedding.
Sometimes, my clients ask me to write or revise their wedding proposals. Really? Yes, I do that, too.
Wedding vows? Of course, I edit those as well. – along with your wedding and engagement toasts.
Whether I make it rhyme or create it in prose, I want to write a toast that you and your guests will always remember.
“We planned an extraordinary wedding in Bora Bora. But we didn’t have vows. Duh? The night before we got married, Molly took my call at 2 a.m. The vows she wrote for us were as beautiful as my gown.” – P. Otten