Guides from Grace

Wedding speech guides

Somebody handed you a speech to give. A room full of people will be watching. These guides give you the whole craft, one role at a time: what to say, how long to speak, and how to sound like you.

They're written by Grace Farrelly, a celebrant of 15 years. She has stood at the front of hundreds of weddings and watched exactly which speeches make a room go quiet. The short answer: the ones with a detail only you would know.

The guides

• Father of the bride speech LIVEHow to write one you'll be proud to give, with example openings and a structure you can copy.
• Can ChatGPT write a Father of the Bride speech? LIVEYes — and here's how to use it without making the speech sound like it came from a machine.
• Father of the Bride speech examples LIVESeven different styles — funny, short, emotional, traditional, modern — to help you find the one that sounds like you.
• How long should a Father of the Bride speech be? LIVEThe sweet spot is five to seven minutes. Word counts, a six-minute timing plan and a free Spark to trim an overlong draft.
• How to end a Father of the Bride speech LIVEToasts, final lines and seven ending examples, plus a free Spark to find your closing words.
• How to start a Father of the Bride speech LIVEOpening lines and seven example openings, with a free Spark to find your first sentence.
• Funny Father of the Bride speech LIVEHow to make it funny without embarrassing her, with safe humour ideas, examples and a free Humour Finder Spark.
• What should a Father of the Bride say about the groom? LIVEWhat to include, what to avoid and how to write a warm, specific welcome for your daughter's partner.
• Groom speech coming soonWhat to say, who to thank, and how to talk about her without a single cliché.
• Best man speech coming soonFunny without being cruel. The rules that keep the room on your side.
• Wedding speech examples coming soonReal example openings and full structures for every role.
• How to write a wedding speech coming soonThe method behind all of them, step by step.
• Mother of the bride speech coming soonThe speech with no script to copy, and why that's a gift.