Maid of Honor Toast
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A-Z of Giving an Extra Special Maid of Honor Toast
From anecdotes to hand gestures and mirrors to your voice, this lens will give you an insight into aspects you need to be aware of as you prepare your maid of honor toast.
Please know from the beginning that this is something you can achieve. Set about this task with a positive mind set and you are half way there! You will make an amazing maid of honor toast!!
The A-Z for an Extra Special Maid of Honor Toast
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Ais for anecdotes. Do include appropriate anecdotes about your friend the bride, your friendship or the time you met. Remember to be amusing and not embarrassing!
Bis for bride. She has given you the priviledge of being her maid of honor. She is your friend. Show your appreciation for her with a really special maid of honor toast.
Cis for calm, cool and collected. Yes, three words here for emphasis! Relax you can do this. Remember no-one can see your hands shaking. Use your voice to give the impression of cool, confidence!
D is for delivery. Be clear. Speak slowly. This is not a race, so take your time.
Eis for encouraging. Offer encouraging (and maybe emotional) words to the bride and groom for a successful future together.
Fis for friendship. The bride is your friend. You know her well and your friendship has many aspects and much history. This is all great material for your maid of honor toast.
Gis for greeting. This is the first thing you will include in your toast. Give it impact. Also, make sure you know in advance who you need to include in your greeting.
His for hand gestures. Yes they are allowed and can add animation to your speech. They can also help with "shaking hands syndrome". Practice them in advance and ensure that they are not so grand as to knock anyone out!
Iis for involve. Involve your audience if you are comfortable with this. This can be as simple as asking "Doesn't the bride look stunning to-day?"
Jis for joke. Whether it is a joke or a one liner or two, you will be amazed at the positive response you will get. Keep them clean - it's a wedding not a strip show!
Kis for knock their socks off just because I know you will!
Lis for likeability. The bride really likes you already but for those who don't know you smile! Be relaxed. You are not adressing the issues of world poverty. If you enjoy giving your toast (or at least appear to), everyone else will enjoy it too!
Mis for mirror. Mirror? Yes the mirror you are going to practice your toast in front of! Please do this at least once a day in advance of the wedding. Speak out loud!
The A-Z for an Extra Special Maid of Honor Toast
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Nis for normal. Please stick to your normal language (except for swear words!). You don't need your toast to sound like an ode to Shakespeare! Be comfortable with the words that you choose!
O is for organise. Organise your maid of honor toast well in advance. Plan what you are going to say, write it down, practice it, rewrite it....
Pis for practice. Yes I know I just mentioned the "P" word but I mention it here for emphasis. You need to say your toast aloud. You need to eliminate any tongue twisters. Ideally, get some feedback from someone close.
Qis for quote. Feel free to include a quote about friendship or a quote from a poem or a movie that you feel is appropriate.
Ris for review. Please review your toast a day or two after you first write it.
S is for serious. I am not suggesting that your toast has to be serious, just that you take the task of preparing it seriously. Do this for the bride and also do it for you. Create something you are proud of!!
Tis for thank you. Thank the bride for choosing you as her maid of honor. Thank the hosts of the wedding, if appropriate. Also ask the bride if there is anyone particular she wants you to thank on her behalf.
Uis for understanding. Understand your audience. Are they conservative or liberal? Younger or older? Understand the style of wedding your friend wants. Is it casual or formal? This will help you shape your toast.
V is for voice. We rarely pay attention to our own voice. When you practice your toast, be aware of your voice. Is it soft or loud? Is it low pitched or high pitched? Practice controlling it so that you know how to "turn" up and down the volume as you need to during your toast.
Wis for write. Yes make sure your maid of honor toast is written down. I suggest you use small cards with clear concise points on them. They are easy to handle and more discreet and elegant than large pieces of paper.
Xis for X-rated. I have mentioned the word appropriate several times and I stress it here. Chances are that you and the bride have had a few wild nights out or adventurous moments over the years. Please do not even think about sharing any stories that you wouldn't want your own grandma to hear!
Yis for YOU! The bride has chosen you as her maid of honor. She is not expecting a movie star to turn up to give the maid of honor toast. Relax and be who you are. Be yourself!
Zis for zany. You don't have to bow down every rule you have read about wedding etiquette. You might want to be creative and do something a little zany. Sing your toast? Get your pom poms out and "cheer" your toast? Just make sure you run it by the bride first and that it is appropriate (yes that word again!) to the style of wedding your friend is dreaming of!
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU IN ADVANCE ON AN AMAZING MAID OF HONOR TOAST!

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- MAID OF HONOR WEDDING TOASTS -
The Maid of Honor is an integral part of the wedding - the Bride's mainstay. And, as somebody who knows the Bride better than anybody else present (even, arguably, the Groom!), it falls to you, as the Maid of Honor, to ensure that the wedding day is as perfect as it can possibly be.
This responsibility isn't just limited to the big day itself: it entails a huge number of things. For example, you're expected to help the bride with all the pre-wedding jobs too, like deciding on venues and themes, shopping for the bridal gown and bridesmaids' dresses (and giving sincere feedback on all of them!), arranging and attending all the pre-wedding parties, and in general making sure the bride doesn't get too stressed and is coping OK with all the demands on her.
And that's not even counting the wedding day itself! The Maid of Honor typically has a myriad of responsibilities on the wedding day (from decorating the venue to welcoming the groom's mom and dad to making sure that all the reception guests are enjoying themselves), but in general, the one that causes the most universal distress is The Speech.
Yes, the Maid of Honor is one of the lucky few who are duty-bound to make a speech on the day of the wedding.
Traditionally, this speech lasts somewhere between three and five minutes, which doesn't necessarily sound like all that much - until you think about having to fill that time, as the sole focus of a great deal of people (frequently more than one hundred), with words that are witty, warm, meaningful, eloquent, touching and personal, and - hopefully! - funny.
Phew!
In short, there's a lot to know, a lot to learn, and a lot to deal with when you're the Maid of Honor - and this is where Maid of Honor Speeches - Your Complete 'How To' Guide comes in.
This book really does live up to the title: it's the ultimate resource for the Maid of Honor, comprising detailed information on the speech making process itself (writing, preparing, delivering), and all the information that's pertinent to the role of the Maid of Honor herself - ensuring that you can rise to any occasion on the big day.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Let's take a look at specifically what's included in this book:
Over twenty top-quality, professionally-written speeches for you to mix and match to your specific, individual requirements (so you can quickly and easily piece together a fantastic speech from the professionally-written samples on hand )
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A complete, detailed, user-friendly guide to writing a great speech for the special occasion - formatted specifically for the Maid of Honor!
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A complete etiquette for the Maid of Honor, which includes all the details necessary for you to be the best friend possible to the Bride on her wedding day
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Proven, tried-and-true speech-writing tips: for those Maids of Honor who want to go all-out and write their own speech from scratch, you get a complete how-to guide (did I mention it's written by professional speech-makers?)
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Practical tips and advice on professional speech-delivery:how to make yourself look and sound great
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Loads of jokes and one-liners to ensure that your speech is memorable for all the right reasons
THE ESPECIALLY GOOD PARTS
It's always gratifying to get something for nothing. And with Dan Stevens' Maid of Honor Speeches: Your Complete 'How To' Guide, you get three whole bonus books - for free!
Here's what you get:
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Bridal Showers to Remember : This book supplies you with loads of original, unique ideas for throwing a bridal shower like no other
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The Bachelorette Party : Packed with tips and suggestions for throwing a wild bachelorette party - there's some pretty innovative stuff in here!
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Total Unstoppable Confidence : Nerves play a big part in how well you pull off your speech-making duties - and let's not forget about enjoying yourself at the same time! This is a downloadable audio-program that's been put together by a professional hypnotherapist, so all you have to do is pop your headphones on, sit back, and listen to your speech-making phobias melt away.
Something else that's guaranteed to come in handy: a private email consultation with the author of the book! If you have any queries, want to ask for advice, or could just do with some feedback, all you have to do is send an email to Dan to get all the information you need - straight from the horse's mouth.
MAID OF HONOR TOASTS & SPEECHES : IN A NUTSHELL
A guy called Dan put together this package to cover all the bases: he's included all the information necessary to be a fantastic Maid of Honor, and has somehow managed to do it in a user-friendly, easy-read format: you can read the whole thing in one night, and be preparing your speech the very next day.
This really is one of the few cases where the reality lives up to the title - it really is a complete how-to guide. Don't miss it
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Omaster
Nov 20, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
- Great lens
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JaguarJulie
Nov 21, 2008 @ 9:20 am | delete
- I love the idea of the A-Z tips -- might like to see some actual toasts -- perhaps think of some memorable historical toasts?
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