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The speeches at marriages The best man, the father or someone very close and dear to the bride who dedicates a few words to the newlyweds, is one of the most important and outstanding ones. And as a wedding is a festive and emotional moment, and speaking in public is not always easy, today we leave you some useful tips to know what to do and say in such a significant moment:

• Don't forget to introduce yourself and thank For a good speech and to have the empathy of the guests, even if you know many of them, it is polite to introduce yourself, comment on your relationship with the bride and groom and thank the guests for their attendance and company on such a special day. What not to do: Start talking about yourself, or tell things about the bride and groom in an egotistical way without making the guests empathize and integrate; much less be in a state ofdrunkenness.

Bernardo & Cecilia

• Be yourself If you are the father of the bride, a certain tone of solemnity is expected in the speech, but don't push yourself beyond what is necessary to speak in an elegant and measured way by being yourself. What not to do: Make forced, out-of-place jokes, but also be overly serious if your character is known to be a jokester and jokester. You have to find a middle ground where thespontaneity.

• Account some anecdote or story not too long that helps the guests to know a closer aspect of the bride and groom, that reflects the essence of their love or something that made you see that they were walking together to happiness. You can also talk about some qualities of them separately. What not to do: Tell indiscretions, talk about exes, negative or hurtful 'gossip'. It is not the time to settle a score.but to share good wishes and blessings.

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• Make a speech not too long and dedicated to the bride and groom. The ideal length is 2 to 3 minutes, and it must deal with the topic that summons them, that is to say, you must go to the point and not beat around the bush, for which it will be useful to write it down and rehearse it previously and bring a paper with the main ideas in case you need it. The idea is to motivate the audience, not bore them, and give your support to the bride and groom. What not to do: go on too long, get off topic, start toto give your opinion on other things or lose the thread by wanting to go on too long.