A working method of avoiding embarrassment while delivering the wedding speech is to revise it at least twice before standing at the table and raising the toast. The most common embarrassing thing that can happen is when the groom forgets his lines, fumbles and mumbles, and looks for the paper in his pocket, where he had written it all down.
He cuts a sorry figure at the dinner table and even though the guests pretend to be considerate, there is no doubt about the fact that he becomes the main topic of discussion and dissection once the guests reach home. “Did you notice how nervous he was?”, “I think he is slightly paranoid!”, “Does he have a speech defect?” and so forth. If you are a groom, you certainly don’t want to be remembered as the “paranoid-groom-with-the-speech-defect” don’t you? So make sure that you revise your speech before making it to the table. You don’t need to learn it by-heart, but at least you should remember the main points of the speech so that it would be easy for you to expand on those points during the speech.

Another important tip is about drinking. Of course no wedding dinner or lunch is complete without champagne; but if you are the groom who has to make a wedding speech, avoid drinking before making the speech. You may feel that you are an expert at holding yourself together after downing a glass of bubbly, but trust me it’s a bad idea! Or at least, your wedding should not be the occasion for you to put that idea into test! Under the influence of alcohol many ugly truths may escape your tongue. It may inadvertently hurt people too. You may feel light after having given vent to your pent-up anger for your cousin at your wedding lunch or dinner, but later on when you get back to your senses, you’ll realize what a terrible mistake you have made. Alcohol makes one make light of a somber situation. While at other occasions drinking is welcome— a serious wedding lunch or dinner with your family, friends and relatives is best kept cordial and light. You can reserve your drunken monologues to your best friend’s place while watching football….

Another important issue. Before coming out of your room, make sure that your clothes are perfectly in place. The tuxedo carefully polished and ironed, the shoes shine, the bow-tie exactly where it is supposed to be. You don’t want to start your speech only to later realize that little by little something somewhere down ‘there’ is coming undone! It is best to go for a clean look rather that that little bit of shadow from yesterday. Make sure your eyes look bright and open and there are no bags underneath. Of course you need to have a good night sleep the previous night to ensure such kinds of physical well-being! Other ways to avoid embarrassment during the speech is to make sure you have brushed your teeth, rinsed your mouth with mouthwash and flossed too! It is an agony especially for the bride to sit beside a groom with a bad breath making a speech. In sum, just a little caution and careful attention to details can help in your big day and set you free from a lot of embarrassment!