In the past mother of the bride and mother of the groom speeches were rare. Usually, at a wedding, you’d hear a father of the bride speech and a best man’s speech. But other than those, any additional speeches—other than impromptu toasts—were usually not expected. Today, mother of the bride and mother of the groom speeches are becoming much more common. If you’re reading this book right now, you’re obviously in the position to give one of them at an upcoming wedding. Now, when it comes to this type of speech, it’s important to understand that they aren’t always easy to give. A lot of emotion will need to go into both the writing and the rehearsing process. It can be difficult, time-consuming, and emotionallytaxing. What this book will do for you is give you a number of speech templates. You can use these as the starting point when you work on your speech. All you will have to do is fill in names and specific anecdotes; and you will have something ready to deliver when the big day finally arrives. Once you have selected a speech and have changed the names, the anecdotes, and the tone (if desired), you will have to rehearse it several times before the wedding. This will ensure that your delivery is smoothed and measured. With all of that out of the way, let’s take a look at the templates.