Groom speeches are perhaps the most difficult of all the wedding toasts to get right. Although you can get the structure correct by studying other people’s speeches your grooms speech must be unique and very personal in order to please your wedding guests.

Giving Thanks
I realised early on in the writing of my groom speech that I needed to make a list of all the people who had to be thanked for their contribution to my wedding. I knew if I left just one person out I would offend quite a few as that person would feel they had no received their proper recognition for their efforts and everyone associated with them would probably feel the same way.

You should always thank the other speakers. You were probably mentioned a lot in the father of the groom speech so be sure to return the favour and don’t forget the best man.

Mentioning Family Members
After thanking people who had contributed to my wedding day and who had spoke at the dinner table I thanked those people in my life who had helped to shape my view of the world.

Although these people may not have been directly involved with my wedding plans I knew that the guy I am today is dependent a lot on other people’s influences and therefore I thought it was fitting to give them a quick mark of gratitude.

Then I turned my attention to my new wife. Although most of the guests already knew our story I thought it best to recap how we had met and the time when I realised that she was the one for me!

Although delivering your groom wedding speech is a nerve-wrecking experience when you speak from the heart and see the gratitude in the faces of the people you are thanking and the love in the eyes of your bride it makes all the hard work worth it.