How to work jokes into your wedding speech
Trust us, writing a joke-filled wedding speech to get your guests giggling is easy
If you are the groom, best man, father of the bride or another unwitting member of the wedding party that has been asked to give a speech … don’t panic.
Sit down, take a breath and start by reading through our guide to making a wedding speech cast your eye over our selection of fabulous jokes for wedding speech, and more fabulous jokes for a wedding speech, then pick one or two you like.
Now all you need do is work out the best place in your speech for them!
For starters, we suggest you bring a joke right at the start of your speech (not only will it relax you when the crowd laugh, it will relax them too!)
Then, in amongst the aspects of your speech that include lots of heartfelt anecdotes and thanks to all the right people who helped on the day, sprinkle a few more jokes in before ending with a real belter at the end!
You’ll go down a storm!
General Wedding Speech Guide
- About the bride
- Who speaks and when
- Lines that are sentimental
- Who says what
- Great lines about the groom
- 20 top tips for making a great speech
- Coping with nerves
- End on a high!
- Tips, hints and checklists for a perfect wedding speech
- After you’ve written the speech
- Handling props and equipment
- Making a strong start
- Giving your speech a meaty middle
- Choosing the right material
- Researching your speech
- Getting your delivery right
- Speech games
- Great lines for your best man’s speech
- Wedding speech No-Nos
- Great lines about the bride
- Lines to get a laugh
- Lines to kick off with
- Ten tips for a top performance
- How to make people laugh with a wedding speech
- Lines that work – and lines that don’t…
- Other speakers
- The bride’s speech: Where to start
- Sample material: For the stand-in speaker
- Stand-in speaker: Where to start
- Making a wedding toast
- Who traditionally says what





