Tradition has it that speeches are made at weddings. If you have been asked to make the wedding speech, your mind may be whirling with the awesome prospect of getting up in front of a group of strangers and giving what may be your first speech ever!

You may be the best man, the bridesmaid, the matron of honour or the father of the bridge - fear not, many have gone through this and survived to tell the tale. There is a great tradition of what to say and many have trodden this path before you. Sadly, a few have gone in unexperienced and unprepared and been disappointed with the outcome.

There are many excellent resources to help with the writing of a wedding speech, you can buy books with pre-written speeches in a bookshop or even download an Ebook if you