Funny Groom Speeches - Finding The Right Balance
By TheWeddingPlanner on Jan 29, 2010 in Wedding
Despite my earlier advice on avoiding jokes and alcohol, funny groom speeches are one of the great things about any wedding speech. It doesn’t all need to be funny, but funny groom speeches are a great crowd-pleaser – so long as they are still poignant all the same and don’t offend anyone.
I tried to make mine funny but all the while I was aware of the situation and tried to be humble. I also had to consider the other wedding speakers like the father of the bride so that I didn’t pull the rug from under him or insult his daughter! Trying to be that funny has a way of back firing! Click here to learn more: Funny Groom Speech.
The Secret To Funny Groom Speeches
The use of humour in my own wedding speech really helped to make sure that everyone kept listening properly. By throwing in an anecdote here and joke there, it kept everyone focused on what was coming next. In any toast, the groom should be the centre of attention and keep it that way, as well as directed onto his bride, of course!
The best way to use this tactic in my experience is to interject your regular speech with a few good jokes. Say emotional things, then add a little humour to keep everyone relaxed and focused. I was pretty nervous and emotional, so this also really helped me as well as the audience!
Another great tip is to be relaxed and informal with the audience. Remember this is a wedding speech not a lecture. You should be conversational as if talking to old friends, which will invariably be the case anyway. Make eye contact with the audience, and don’t fix your gaze in one direction constantly. Try practising before hand with your friends as a trial run, as it will help you improve your funny groom speech skills greatly and give you extra confidence.
Funny groom speeches can be a bit harrowing but I hope these tihs will help get you started. Click here for more ideas on a funny groom speech. Click here if you would like to learn how to write a great groom speech: Groom Speaches.
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