There’s rarely a week that goes by that I don’t get at least two or three calls or emails from best men, fathers of the bride or maids of honor who are a week or even a just a few days out from the wedding and in a complete panic.
Read MoreA father of the bride client in Connecticut named, Ted, called the other day to let me know how his speech went at his daughter’s wedding the previous weekend.
He said, “I must say that my speech was the highlight of the event. It left some folks laughing and crying at the same time. I think you have broken the code with your speech preparation process.”
Then he said, “You must know that you’re in a mirky sea of people who call themselves wedding speechwriters out there… how do you do it?”
So I said, “Then why did you choose me over all the others?”
Read MoreA client recently directed me to a wedding “speechwriter” on-line (this one happens to be in England but they’re everywhere) who sells canned speech templates but also promises to write you an “original” speech if you like. Really? So, does that mean he won’t use any of the dull, tired lines from the generic speech templates he’s selling in your speech then? I’m skeptical.
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