TIPS ON WEDDING SPEECHES

Wedding Speeches

Being asked to give a wedding speech is a great honor. You have the opportunity to publicly tell the couple how much they mean to you. Yes, you can express your feelings in a card, but declaring your thoughts before all your loved ones gives your words a special significance. Opportunities such as this come along few and far between - make the most of it.

 

 

When it comes to writing your speech the key thing to remember are that speeches are essentially long toasts. The same sentiment, words of wisdom and perspective on marriage that are found in a wedding toast are likewise present throughout a speech. However, a wedding speech goes one step further. It takes the time to explore and share our relationship and feelings for the couple with others. And while a wedding toast can provoke our thoughts, a wedding speech can stir our emotions.

 

 

In fact, a wedding like no other event brings out the best of our emotions: love, joy, pride, hope and a sense of unity. A wedding speech coveys all those feelings and more. The bittersweet sadness of a father "losing" his little girl. The sense of life coming full circle for a grandparent and the anticipation of their new life together by the couple themselves.

A wedding speech is also a public acknowledgement of those who made the wedding a reality. It thanks the parents for their financial contributions. It pays tribute to the hard work and dedication of the wedding party. Lastly, a wedding speech commends those who took care of all the details to make the wedding a success.

WEDDING TRADITIONS !

Popular Wedding Traditions

Today's popular wedding traditions have evolved over hundreds, even thousands of years of people joining together in some form of matrimony. Some wedding traditions that have endured are based on blessing the couple with good luck; others are a means for the couple to convey their feelings for one another. Regardless of the wedding tradition itself, all wedding traditions share the same essential symbols of unity, happiness and prosperity; messages that stand the test of time.

Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

The saying, "Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue" is a popular rhyme that has been used since Victorian times. The "something old" represents the bond to the bride's family and her old life; "something new" represents the couple's new life together and their future hope for happiness, prosperity and success; "something borrowed" from a happily married woman is meant to impart similar happiness to the bride; and "something blue" represents fidelity and constancy.

White Bridal Dresses

Wearing white also dates back to Victorian times when Queen Victoria abandoned the usual royal tradition of wearing a silver gown, instead choosing to wear white. Before that time brides simply wore their best gown, rather than a special wedding dress . The popularity of white can also be attributed to it symbolizing purity and virginity. White was also thought to ward off evil spirits.

Throwing Rice

Showering the couple with rice is an ancient tradition. As rice is considered a "life giving" seed it is thought that by throwing in on the couple they will be bestowed with fertility and have many children. Many churches now forbid it on their property but there are some safe alternatives to throwing rice . 

Sharing the first piece of wedding cake is a wedding tradition with Roman roots. The Romans believed that by eating the wedding cake together a special bond was created between the couple. The wheat used to bake the cake was symbolic of fertility and a "fruitful union", while the cake's sweetness was thought to bring sweetness to all areas of the couple's new life.

The ceremonial kiss that concludes the wedding ceremony is said to represent the couple sharing and joining their souls. In Roman times the kiss "sealed" the couple's agreement to join in a life-long commitment.

The wedding tradition of the groom wearing a boutonniere originates in medieval times when a knight wore his lady's colors (through flowers) as a statement of his love. Flowers and bouquets have long been used in weddings. In addition to adorning the bride with flowers to promote good luck and good health flower meanings allow the bride to express her feelings for the groom. Orange blossoms signify purity, daisies loyalty, violets modesty and red roses signify true love.

 

Placing the wedding ring on the third finger of the left hand has two possible origins; ancient Egypt or 17th century Europe. The Egyptians believed the "vein of love" ran directly from the ring finger to the heart, therefore the ring was placed there to denote eternal love. During a 17th century wedding ceremony the groom would slide the wedding ring part way up the bride's thumb, index finger and middle finger as the priest said "In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit". As the ring finger was the first free finger, the ring was placed there.

 

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This is why I love what I do !!! 

No Wedding or Bridal Couple is ever the same and I am the very lucky person who gets to make all their Dreams come True on their special day etc... etc... etc...

The best decision we could have made, aside from getting married, was to hire Debbie and etc. events to plan our wedding. Organising a wedding is stressful and Debbie took all stress that away. Her creativity, energy and general objectivity was something to be admired. Debbie's communication with us was flawless - we knew where we stood on every detail and were reminded when we needed to make certain decisions. Debbie has a great way with people, especially when it comes to diffusing potentially emotional situations - she was a lifesaver (or rather a relationship saver!). I knew that I could relax and enjoy my Wedding day comfortable in the knowlege that it would all run smoothly (and it did!). I LOVED every minute of my Wedding day thanks to Debbie and all her hard work. 

Angela & Dean Barnes – 25^th April 2009

Dear Debbie

I Thank You from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful day we experienced on Niamh's Special day. It was truly a day to remember and it went so smoothly that we were not even the slightest bit nervous. You had it all under control and so well organized. Many, many thanks from us all.

We dropped Niamh and Dom at the airport on Monday afternoon and on the way the wedding day was discussed in great detail with only compliments to all your hard work. They must be on the beach now in The Maldives enjoying the beginning of their real life together.

LOL

Geraldine McCarthy (Mother of the Bride)

Niamh & Dominic Targett – 23^rd April 2011:  Zulu Nyala

Dearest Debs,

This is just a tiny token of our IMMENSE appreciation.  You have done wonders and worked your MAGIC.  Thank-you so so much, we just cannot thank-you enough.  Thank-you for being a such a great support to me and mom and putting up with all our stresses . You are a STAR.

Claire & Rob  – 9^th April 2011:  Zulu Nyala

Debs! We were blessed beyond words to have you as our wedding co-ordinator! Not only were you there for us professionally,But there for us for Friendship, Loads of love and support! Without your help,Your Smiling face and Kindness...I would have been a wreck! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for Making our Amazing day...EASY! Xx

Robyn & Tinus Olivier – Tala Winning Bridal Couple 2011

                                                           April 2012

Corale Jeffrey via Facebook

Hi Debs
Sorry it has taken me for ever to get back to you, it has been a mix of being lazy forgetting and remembering at the wrong times and not knowing what to write - I am rubbish at things like this and probably won't give you any justice to actually how amazing you were, but here it goes.

Literally from the first correspondance Debbie was helping me out with planning our wedding. Until late at night email by email she just kept responding to my questions and requests. Throughout 18months of planning Debbie was at my beck and call, even though she had other events almost every weekend before my own wedding, no question was too stupid and no request too much.
Before the wedding and on the day she was amazing, I had to do nothing, I worried about nothing. She made me feel so relaxed and to walk into my reception where she had laid out all my ideas that exactly resembled my dreams. Planning a wedding from another country was bound to be difficult but Debs literally did it all. Thank you so much! You truely are an amazing, gifted person with a real passion for making peoples dreams come true, and an amazing ability to read into other peoples dreams.

Corale & Wayne – April 2012

 

Morning Debbie

We all good, and slept reasonably well and very excited for today.

Thank you for everything you have done in the build up to the wedding.  You have been quite fantastic and supportive.  What has been put together in the hall, is exactly as I saw it in my head.  Thank you for all your help and professionalism in how you have put this together.  I have complete faith in you as from now, that all will run smoothly because it is in your capable hands.  It is a blessing that I can now relax and enjoy Nicola and Ian's wedding!

With love and thanks

Lucinda and Nicola

Dear Debbie

This note of thanks comes from us all for helping to make Nicola + Ian's day the most wonderful, happy, stress-free occasion for us all. Your organisation, management and effort was quite amazing, and was commented on by all who knew your role. You will be highly recommended by us to any in need of your services (have already been asked by one guest for your details)!

 

I apologise for the late email, but we have just said goodbye to our last guests for today.  Nicola + Ian left at 2.30pm and loved every minute of their wedding.

Well done on providing such an excellent service!

Love Lucinda, Richard, Nicola + Ian xx

7^th July 2012 @ Highbury

 

Hey Debs! Just wanted to thank you for everything you have done!You gave us our dream wedding! Everything was perfect and were an absolute dream to work with. Lots of love xxx

Carmerita & Marshall

Du Boirs – August 2012

 

 

Hi guys,

 

Just want to say a huge biiiiiiiiig thank you! I have been flooded with compliments and praises about every aspect of the wedding!!

 

Trace, the food has been raved about non stop - the burger bar was an absolute sensation!!! And the cocktails were amazing!!!!!

 

Brendon everyone said how awesome the music was and how nice it was to have a cool DJ!!!! And those pics you took were so flippen cool!!

 

Debs everything looked beautiful and the day ran so smoothly, helped me feel so relaxed and could just take it all in and be worry free.

 

Shieldsters we had a blast missioning around with you two, you made it so fun which made us comfortable and could be ourselves! Cannot wait to see the results!

 

We could not have asked for a better team to have helped make our day what we wanted! So thank you all very very much!!!!!! You guys are amazeballs ;)

Candice & Mark

Litchi Orchard, Salt Rock – October 2012