Best man speech examples
- The sourdough starterFunny, 4 min 30 sec
- The Friday pizza orderHeartfelt, 4 min
- The covered shiftsShort, 1 min 30 sec
Find a wedding speech example
Original, fictional speeches for every role in the wedding party and both families, each with margin notes that explain what the writing is doing and how to borrow it.
Every example here was written from scratch, with invented people and invented stories. They cover different roles, tones and lengths: funny, heartfelt and short, for couples of every kind, including blended families and two brides or two grooms.
Use them to see how a good speech is built, not as scripts to read out. The stories in them belong to people who don’t exist. Yours will be better, because they’re true.
Maid of honor speech examples
- The Sunday reportsWarm, 3 min 30 sec
- The Scrabble tallyFunny, 3 min 30 sec
- Three flashesShort, 1 min 30 sec
Father of the bride speech examples
- The Asante TimesWarm, 4 min
- The contractShort, 1 min 30 sec
- The kitchen faucetPlayful, 4 min
Mother of the bride speech examples
- Room for one moreWarm, 3 min
- The lighthouse costumePlayful, 3 min 30 sec
- Small stitchesEmotional, 3 min
Father of the groom speech examples
- The rehearsal dinner hostWarm, 2 min 30 sec
- The reception speechFunny, 3 min
- The short toastShort, 1 min 30 sec
Mother of the groom speech examples
- Brief and warmWarm, 2 min
- The stepmother’s speechHeartfelt, 2 min
- Gently funnyFunny, 2 min
Groom speech examples
- The full thank-you speechHeartfelt, 4 min
- Two grooms, one speech eachFunny, 4 min
- The short groom speechShort, 1 min
Bride speech examples
- Dry and funnyFunny, 3 min
- SentimentalHeartfelt, 3 min
- Brisk and organizedShort, 1 min 30 sec
Wedding vow examples
- The last dumplingPlayful, 1 min 30 sec
- The deep endHeartfelt, 1 min 30 sec
- Every pageShort, 1 min
How to use an example without sounding like one
1. Read one aloud
Pick the example closest to your role and tone, and read it out loud at speaking pace. You’ll hear where the rhythm works and where a line would feel strange in your own mouth.
2. Read the margin notes
Each note explains what a paragraph is doing: setting up a story, turning it sincere, welcoming the other family. Those moves transfer to your speech even when the details don’t.
3. Swap in your own details
Keep the structure and replace every name, story and detail with your own. If you’d rather start from your real stories, the speech writer will shape them into a draft you can edit, time and practice.
Toasts, joint speeches and rehearsal dinner speeches have fill-in outlines on the templates page.