Mother Of The Bride Speech Examples For Your Daughter

Is the thought of writing a great mother of the bride speech stressing you out? Please don’t worry. Just stick with me for a little while and I will share with you proven tips and ideas and examples to easily help you deliver a heartfelt mother of the bride speech.

How did you feel when your daughter called you out of the blue and asked you deliver a mother of the bride speech?

That probably might have sent a cold shiver down your spine as you wondered what you are going to say on her wedding day.

That’s the feeling most moms have when they have to write mother of the bride speeches. It can get quite nerve-wracking if you are not good with words or don’t consider yourself to be natural speaker.

Guess what? If you follow my simple but proven plan for easily writing a mother of the bride speech, you will go from feeling like a nervous wreck to becoming like an Oprah Winfrey behind the microphone.

Ok…I need this proven plan. But, where can I find it? Right here on this page, of course.

Before we get into the heart of it, let’s look at a potentially troubling issue for most moms and how you can take advantage of that to speak with poise and clarity.

Get it wrong and you will end up embarrassing yourself even if you have written the best ever mother of the bride speech. You might not know this. But, what sets wedding speakers apart has little to do with the content of their mother of the bride speeches. Confidence is, to a large extent, responsible for the success of your wedding speech for your daughter.

However, the overwhelming majority of mothers don’t have the gut to speak before the crowd because of one or more of these fears:

Fear of the unknown
Anxiety about recurring past speaking failures
Fear of perfectionism ensuing in low self-esteem

It’s absolutely normal to have all these fears and more prior to speaking in public because it’s in everyone to excel, particularly on a day like your daughter’s wedding day. Yours truly and all accomplished speakers and writers have these anxieties.

So, you shouldn’t dwell too much on your past mistakes or focus on imaginary fears. To overcome all those feelings, you have to trust in your own abilities and capabilities because no one is a better writer or speaker than you.

As a mother of the bride speech writer, I can tell you that building up your self-confidence is the first step towards helping you calm your nerves. That way, you can have the motivation to write your mother of the bride speech.

I am sure the question on your lips is…How do I build my self-confidence? It all comes down to adequate planning and executing it to the letter before you actually sit down to write or you will get stuck for ideas.

Here’s what the planning process entails:

Immerse yourself in a story or two before you start to write your script
Decide on the kind of mother of the bride speech you’d like to make
Gather content ideas for your mother of the bride speech
Make the most out of mother of the bride speech examples
Write and practice your mother of the bride speech

Let’s consider the first bullet point:

Immerse Yourself In Your Story Before You Craft Your Mother Of The Bride Speech

Sounds weird, right? Mmm…not what you think though…lol…If you have never made a mother of the bride speech before, then you have to consciously immerse yourself in the experience by first watching a couple of mother of the bride speech videos.

Here’s why:

It gives you an idea of what to say and what not to say
You are able to adapt a mother of the bride speech example you really like and copy bits and pieces just from watching it

There are many good ones you can watch and learn from. But, I think these are great ones you can some valuable insights from.

Here they are:

Mother Of The Bride Speech Video Example#1

Mother Of The Bride Speech Video Sample#2

Here’s what I learned from watching both video clips.

They are both hilarious, sincere and touching.

That’s not all….Let’s look at the next idea:

Choose The Kind Of Wedding Speech You’d Like To Do

The mother of the bride speech you choose should reflect your personality and experience. For example, if you love to tell stories, then you are better off doing narrative mother of the bride speeches.

If you are naturally funny person, then you can go for a hilarious mother of the bride speech. These are the kinds of mother of the bride speeches you can pick from.

Here they are:

Religious/Christian mother of the bride speech
Dramatic mother of the bride speech
Touching/Sentimental mother of the bride speech….Here’s a video example

Poetic mother of the bride speech
Narrative mother of the bride speech
Funny mother of the bride speech…Here’s a perfect example:

A little bit of all the above speech styles

Now, I have good news for you. If you are not a natural writer, then this handy writing tool will a valuable gift to you.

Do you have any idea what this must-have tool is? Mother of the bride speech examples. This tool contains so many lines and jokes you can plug into your presentation.

In addition to that, you can also use it as an inspiration for coming up with your script.

Take this mother of the bride speech as an example.

Here it is:

Mother Of The Bride Speech Example/Template

Hello everyone. Most of you know me. I’m Celestine, Tracy’s mom. I’m so happy to be here today, to see my youngest getting married, and to watch my family grow.

You can see that I have my share of trials and tribulation, but I am also blessed beyond anything I ever imagined. I got to be the mother of 5 wonderful children.

Tracy was the youngest. She was a gift, given to me during the hardest time in my life. I was hurt, healing slowly, and grieving my late husband.

A man appeared who had the same surname as my husband. He remembered us from a holiday and after our tragic accident, a lot of people offered him condolences, assuming he was related. But he wasn’t. He came to visit me and

told me about it. We weren’t together long, my heart still belonged to my late husband.

But he gave me a wonderful gift. That priceless gift was Tracy. She was a wonderful child. She was always fun, made us laugh, and was adored by her siblings. I suffered from migraines, and she would bring cold towels and put them on my head when she was only 2 years old!

As a teenager, she was popular and loved to party! Especially if music was involved. She would go to music festivals and outdoor concerts. There were so many times she came home covered in mud. I always wondered if she was sleeping in a tent or a pigpen!

As an adult she is still funny and smart. She is so well liked by her employer the Kerry Group. They like her so much that are probably thrilled that her name will be Mrs. Kerry now!

When she met Paul I was thrilled for her. He is so kind and treats her like a queen. He is everything a mother could want for her daughter. To his mom and dad, I have to give huge credit. You have raised a fine young man.

I am so happy to welcome him to our family! The two of you are about to embark on a wonderful new adventure. Please don’t ever forget how blessed you are. Always treat one another with respect and honesty. Don’t let bad

thoughts fester, and never let good thoughts go unsaid.

I have to take a moment to thank my other kids, They helped make her the fabulous woman she is today. I love you all so much.

And Tracy, I know that your brother and my husband are together in heaven looking down on you today, both of them proud and happy!

Let’s raise a glass to Paul and Tracy aka Mr and Mrs. Tracy! May they live happily ever after!

I love this mother of the bride speech example for three reasons. It’s simple, sincere and touching on many levels.

The worst thing you can ever do is to model your wedding speech for your daughter after that mother of the bride speech example without first figuring out how it was written. Most moms make this mistake. But, you don’t have to do that too.

This is what I recommend you instead. After giving the above example a quick read, you can read it a second and even a third time so that the contents can be seared into your sub-conscious mind.

Afterward, you should split it up and analyze it. To do that, you first need to create an outline or structure from the above example.

When you go back to read through it carefully once more, you will notice that the whole thing is built on this speech structure:

Introductory remarks or opening address
How it feels like to be a mother to the bride
She talks about her late husband
Mom shares a memory about her childhood
She mentions her teenage years and adulthood
Mother of the bride talks about the groom
She concludes by proposing a toast to the happy couple

With an arrangement like that, coming up with the right words and phrases wouldn’t be so hard. Using that as a framework, let’s start by analyzing Celestine’s mother of the bride wedding speech.

Let’s take it from the list bullet point…

The Introductory or Opening Remarks Of The Mother Of The Bride Speech

This is an excerpt.

‘’ Hello everyone. Most of you know me. I’m Celestine, Tracy’s mom. I’m so happy to be here today, to see my youngest getting married, and to watch my family grow. ‘’

Anyone can write this aspect of your wedding speech. But, I think some vital components could have been added to this section.

I am asking myself why the speaker didn’t thank family and friends who helped her raise her daughter after her husband’s demise. Anyway, I am not a mind reader.

For your presentation, you have to thank some personalities who have been a tremendous blessing in your daughter’s life.

To give you an idea, you can thank the father of the bride, her grandma and granddad, the list goes on and on.

Here’s an example….

There’s an African proverb that says, “It takes a village to raise a child”. Looking around, our “village” is here today. Life threw me / us some curve balls, and I can’t name every person, every act of kindness and support so many

people here have shown my daughters and me through the years, because we’d never get back on the dance floor, but I would like to honor and remember a few extra special people. I’d like to thank my grandmother Dixon, my mother and father, my brother and sister-in-law Dan and

Robin, my sister and brother-in-law Tam and Bill, Aunt Julie and Uncle Edgar, Aunt Evelyn, and Mel and Weis.

For your unconditional love, time, laughter, wisdom, advice, babysitting, encouragement, generosity, and sense of family continuity, we are forever grateful and have been incredibly lucky and blessed to have all of you in our lives, in good times and in bad.

This is my homework assignment: Write down a few words of gratitude for individuals who have helped shaped your precious daughter’s life over the years. Then, use it to write your opening remarks.

Let’s look at the second bullet point:

How It Feels Like To Be A Mother

You can take this from these angles:

How does it feel like to be the mom of the bride?
How does it feel like to be her mom?
How has she’s been a blessing in your life?
What does her wedding day mean to you or remind you of ?

Which of those sentiments strongly resonate with you? For example, if you wish to express your feelings about how it feels like to the mother of the bride, you can jot that down and use it to hook your audience into your wedding speech.

The hook should not only be succinct and engaging but also give subtle clues about what you wish to say. The hook could also be mother of the bride speech jokes, quotes, and other words of wisdom.

Now, this happens next:

She talks about her late husband

If your husband is deceased, you may mention it briefly. Remember, this is a happy occasion and you shouldn’t dwell so much on your loss.

I culled these lines from the above example.

‘’And Tracy, I know that your brother and my

husband are together in heaven looking down on you today, both of them proud and happy!’’

Let’s talk about the next point:

Mom shares a memory about her childhood

You can of course share more than one anecdote about her childhood if you want to focus exclusively on that phase of her life.

When you get here, you can highlight these aspects of her childhood:

Fun and fond memories
Her character traits. Was she adventurous? Loving? Caring? Had a care-free spirit? Pick one out and back it up with a good story.
Her thoughts about marriage. I remember writing Michelle’s mother of the bride speech and she asked me to insert somewhere that her daughter used to act like a bride when she was seven(7) and expressed interest in getting married early
Do you have a memorable anecdote that still sticks in your mind?

Let’s look at the next thing:

She mentions her teenage years/adulthood

This is quite similar to her infancy but this center on her transition into her teens. This period can be quite dramatic but you can still craft your mother of the bride speech from these underlying themes:

Your proudest moments like her 16^th birthday party, when she got her driver’s license, her graduation, engagement, and so on.
Time spent together on vacation, getaways, camping, volunteering, etc
When she won an award for a particular cause
What are her accomplishments? Her first job, current job, grades in school, co-curricular activities?
Her support for the family, friend, and others...Is she the life of the party? And does she bring the family together on special occasions? Is she fun to be around? Does she bring out the best in others?
How does she make your life better? Another story that quickly comes to mind was when a mom of the bride wanted to badly include how supportive her darling daughter was when her beloved husband.

I think there’s something to this effect in the above mother of the bride speech example:

‘’I suffered from migraines, and she would bring cold towels and put them on my head when…! ‘’

This is my homework assignment for you: I have given you several writing ideas. What do you want to go for? Decide and write it down something and get a story or two to support your preferences.

This simple writing exercise can spur you on to coming with a draft mother of the bride speech.

We are not done yet. Let’s look at this too:

Mother Of The Bride Talks About The Groom

Never use this opportunity to say something negative about him or settle personal scores even if you feel he’s not a good guy for your daughter.

Focus on the positive side of things by talking about the fact you daughter loves her and you look forward to how they build their lives in the coming years.

If you are on good terms and have built a solid relationship with him and his family over the years, then you shouldn’t leave anything to chance.

That way, you can share your impressions of him from when you first met him, how you have seen their relationship evolve over the years to why you think he is worthy of her love.

Again, grab your pen and write down some few remarks about the groom, your son-in-law.

Here’s what I would say about him if I don’t know him well.

It’s obvious that Mike loves Kristin and I look forward to watching them grow in love as the year unfolds….

This ends it all….Guess what it is?

Your Toast Or Best Wishes

You can conclude your mother of the bride speech by proposing a toast to the happy couple and wish them well.

You can also share some marriage advice.

And have you thought about ending with a song? The wedding would be a blast if you end with this hilarious song if you are musically gifted. You can change a few things here and there to reflect your situation.

This is something to ponder about: Do you recall a special memory about when she was a little girl? Please write down lots of them and settle on your favorite. This can get you some motivation to get started.

P.S: Is the thought of giving you a great wedding speech keeping you up at night? It shouldn’t if you do what most moms do.

By following this simple plan that's guaranteed to help you write a great mom speech like the one you read above even if you feel you are not cut out for speaking in public or not a natural speaker.

Claire was quite skeptical when she came to us but we kept assuring what she will make her son and family proud-and this is what she sent over after the wedding was over.

'' Hello Dan, their wedding went very well. The usual stress beforehand for the couple organizing the event but all things to do went so smoothly. I also like to say that I'm so proud of my speech, almost got a standing ovation, lol! I'm so glad I've found you. I will definitely recommend you to my friends and family for future weddings. I wish you the very best.''- Claire, New Zealand

Want to know how she did just that? She got on board our wedding speech program and one of our talented speech consultants helped her out.

Want to get on board? You should by first filling out this form.

This is a letter a mom sent me after her wedding. (Please click on the image to enlarge it so you can read it)

Ok, Is This Offer For Me?

Yes, if you are expecting nothing less than a very special, beautiful, unique, and memorable speech.

Don’t have much time to write a perfect speech just as you want it because of work demands and other life's pressure or even sick? Then, let’s take care of it and the guests will definitely sing your praises--we have done it for so many others and it's your turn now!

Yes, if you are overwhelmed by the pressures of work and don’t have the time to put together a very meaningful speech, so you can have your peace of mind

Yes, if you want your family, your daughter, friends, and wedding guests to shower you with very sincere compliments…just imagine how you will feel

Yes, if you are not good with words and you feel you’re not a natural writer and you are struggling to find the right words but still want to give a great speech.

Yes, you get so scared anytime you’re asked to say something before an audience and you really want to save yourself from any form of embarrassment on your daughter's big day.

Yes, if you are not too eloquent or not too sure if you are on the right track.

Yes, if you absolutely hate speaking in public or feel this is not your thing but you want to make your son feel very proud

Yes, if you have a day or less to the wedding and you are worried that you might make some horrible mistakes

Yes, if you are a good speaker but you still want someone to look over or review what you've come up with!

Just imagine leaving your entire presentation in the hands of skilled wedding speech consultants who will take away your pain of spending hours thinking hard and long about what to say and what not to say.

Also, envision being patiently guided to say something that will leave a favorable impression on the mind of your listeners.

And also imagine the thrill and feeling of excitement and pride you’re going to experience when the audience leaps onto their feet and scream and shouts and even sing your praises.

Won’t you love that? I hope you do...

Wedding not too far away? Or happening in less than 24 hours? Trust me, we can deliver! it doesn’t matter if your speech is today, tomorrow, next week, next month ,next year,... we can make things work for you

Ok, I am Interested, What’s the Cost?

You simply pay what you want after you’ve got your beautiful speech.

I am happy you asked. Please let me explain. Money may make the world go around, but I believe otherwise.

While money has its place, we value other things more. Other things like fairness, integrity, compassion, respect, and love for one another.

While some mother of the bride speech writers and writing services, charge hefty fees, we at Standing Ovation Speeches offer a more compassionate, kind, and understanding solution as we understand that not everyone has the same budget.

Wealth is not evenly distributed so we work on a pay what is a fair price/what you want/name your price model.

I am not kidding when I say that. I am not just kidding about that.

We mean this with our whole heart because we know that not all wallets are created equal.

Here’s why we work with a pay what is a fair price/what you want/name your price model.

You see, prior to covid-19, we used to charge a flat rate which was out of reach for most folks and very few folks could afford our speech writing services.

When covid-19 ravaged the world, we realized that most people were feeling the pinch money-wise and couldn’t pay for our services.

So, after a careful consideration, we decided to come up with the pay what is a fair price/what you want/name your price model so every mom gets the chance to speak and shine.

As a result of that, most mothers have reached out to us for help with their daughter’s wedding speeches. We have since become the go-to-resource for mothers seeking help with their wedding speeches.

''It was perfect Dan. I changed a few things in the speech. And I had several people come up and tell me how well done it was. I couldn't have done it better. Thanks for your help''- Marilyn, Canada

This is another note a mom sent me after her wedding. (Please click on the image to enlarge it so you can read it)

Oh Ok, How Then Do I Get Started Since I Want To Get On Board Right Away?

Ok, here’s how it works

All you have to do RIGHT NOW is to click on this link to receive an easy-to-fill-in questionnaire via email. Check your email a few hours after you’ve submitted your request.

So,

1)CLICK HERE NOW TO GET STARTED NOW TO GET YOUR GREAT SPEECH NOW BY FILLING OUT THIS QUESTIONNAIRE---you only pay after your beautiful speech has been delivered. So, you can have peace of mind!

After that, we will send you a very short questionnaire to fill out via email! You only have to check your email a few hours after you have made your request

Then, you fill out the questionnaire sent through your email and please have it sent back to us…

We will confirm receipt of it…If something is not too clear, we will ask you to clarify….

If not, we will send you a wonderful draft in a couple of hours if this on very short notice….If not, after a few days

Then, you look it over and tell us if you are okay with it or you want to amend or revise it till you are happy with it--although we always get it right even with the first draft.
Then, we ask you to pay for it. It's as simple as that!

Just a reminder of what you pay after it’s duly completed.