One of the most important elements of many wedding speech is that it must be funny. It doesn’t all need to be funny, but funny maid of honor speeches are a great crowd-pleaser – so long as they are still poignant all the same and don’t offend anyone.

Even though I wanted to be funny, I still kept it in my head that it had to be respectful. The mother of the bride had her own speech, so I wanted to thank her for that and not tread on her toes and insulting her or her daughter! Goodness only knows how any of those kind of jokes would have gone down!

The Secret to Good Speech Humour

The use of humour in my own wedding speech really helped to make sure that everyone kept listening properly. I used it at different times as a way of grabbing attention and making sure they were focused. In any toast, the groom should be the centre of attention and keep it that way, as well as directed onto her groom, 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 funny maid of honor speeches tip I learned is to be informal and interact with the audience. This isn’t a lecture – it’s a toast! The maid of honor should always feel like they are having a conversation with old friends, which largely will be the case.

Make eye contact with the audience, and don’t fix your gaze in one direction constantly. I found that practicing with friends really helped me to improve this technique before the big day.

When it comes to funny maid of honor speeches these tips will get you off on the right foot. For an even better idea, try using a few wedding speech examples.

When it comes to pleasing people, forgetting to thank someone is one thing – but saying the wrong thing altogether in maid of honor toasts could be a complete disaster! Thankfully I really wanted to avoid this, so looked up a number of great tips to help you avoid this embarrassing situation.

Pleasing the Bride and Groom

One of the worst things you could possibly do is to start talking about any previous relationships. It might seem obvious, but believe me there are people that do it! Even if you want to compare the wedding couple favorably, most likely they will not appreciate it – especially on the most important day of their life!

You should also speak favorably of the bride and groom at all times. Though it may seem fitting to add a slightly teasing joke, this is not the right situation for it. In my speech I stuck to what I knew the bride and groom would want me to say, and it worked!

Alcohol

No matter how well you might have prepared your speech (probably better than I did!) your number one worst enemy could be alcohol. This has the potential to bring just about anyone down, making them say the wrong thing. I was really wary of this and decided to hold off much drinking until the speech was over. I’m glad I did!

A Few Other Tips

One thing that made the idea of maid of hono speeches stressful to me was the fact I didn’t plan ahead. And not planning ahead means being in a lot less control of what you say. Luckily there are now plenty of sources of help online for those who want even a funny wedding speech that doesn’t offend anyone.

Lastly I want to say that, no matter how well you say things, going on for too long isn’t going to go down well. Try to work on your speech so it doesn’t take an hour to deliver!