The maid of honor role bestowed by the bride is one great privilege and joy.
But sometimes it is also a cause for anxiety.
One of the causes for anxiety could be the fear of public speaking.
Imagine the sheer depth of fear having to speak in front of a big crowd when you are not train in public speaking.
Public speaking is an art form.
Even the best speakers will experiences being nervous at some stage of their career.
Wedding rehearsals are important.
It allow you to go through the motion of the actual day.
Although you you may be speaking to an empty space.
Imagine there is a crowd present.
Deal with the emotion or anxiety as they arises.
But the most important thing that will help beat the nerves is to have great content for your speech.
You can start by telling the guest your relation with the bride.
Share your thoughts and feeling about having the honor of being the maid of honor.
Try taking the sentimental and nostalgic road.
Tell stories from the bride childhood.
You can share interesting and silly experiences.
Include a wedding quote.
There are many famous quote available and rarely do they fail to bring out smile galore for the crowd.
Give a compliment to the groom.
Just as a Best Man compliments the bride.
The maid of honor should return the tribute on behalf of the bride.
Whenever possible, try not to read your speech.
Instead have important words or events highlighted on cue cards.
As they will help you to keep your speech on track if you forget your lines.
As you reach the tail end of you speech.
You can thank the bride and groom for allowing you to participate in their unforgettable day and include praises and thank you to other bride maid or significance people that have assisted you in the build up to the wedding.
Since there will be a variety of speech given on that day, it is ideal to keep the maid of honor speech short.
However if you are the creative kind, create a poem for the couple.
It can double as a gift to bride and groom on their special day.