The bride's speech: The complete guide

If you’re thinking of saying a few words on your big day, here’s some pointers as to what you might include in your wedding speech.

If you're worried about getting over emotional and ruining your make up, follow these hints to stay beautifully composed:

• Read over your speech aloud in private before delivering it in public, this will allow you to identify potential tear-jerkers and re-write them or get used to saying them aloud.

• Stick to positive and cheerful things like how you met your husband, how happy you are to be his wife or how beautiful the bridesmaids look.

• If you'd like to remember deceased relatives in your speech, then try to do so at the end. That way if you burst in to tears it won't ruin the rest of your speech.

• Try to take deep breaths. This will relax you and help you to stay calm and composed.

• If you feel that you are about to cry, try looking upwards. It is said to be physically impossible to cry if you are looking up.

• Remember that nobody will judge you for a few tears, it's an emotional time, so it's not the end of the world if you blub!