wedding speech
Nuptial verbal tribute
A wedding speech is a toast or address given at a wedding reception, typically by the best man, maid of honor, or parents of the couple.
These speeches blend personal anecdotes, humor, and heartfelt wishes for the newlyweds: He spent weeks practicing his wedding speech.
The genre invites both sentimentality and gentle roasting.
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- raise a glassCeremonial drinking tribute
- brideWoman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- microphoneAudio input device
happy couple · champagne · best man · maid of honor · reception · open bar · tears · dry eye · laughter · nervous · heartfelt · anecdote · guests · applause · podium · sentimental · embarrassing · memories
- ceremonial speecheseulogy, commencement address, inaugural address, farewell address, keynote address
- communicationsannouncement, telephone, address, phone, key messages
- weddingmarry, bride and groom, ring, wed, vow
- speechesaddresses, lecture, soliloquy, monologue, oration
- ghostwriters
- public speakingkeynotes, oratory, oration, presentation, lecture
wedding speecheulogy
Tribute for the dead
funeral oration · memorial tribute · lament · elegy · death notice
wedding speechwedding vows
Spoken marriage commitments
marriage vows · exchange of vows · ring exchange · moment of silence · processional
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