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If you're reading this the night before the wedding, you're in the right place. Speech Smith is built for exactly this moment. A proper speech doesn't require weeks — it requires the right details and a clear structure. Give us the first and we'll handle the second.
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Right. Evening everyone. I'll be honest with you: I have known about this speech for six months. I started writing it approximately this morning. Make of that what you will — it probably tells you more about me than I'd like. I'm Nick. I've been Ben's friend for sixteen years, his best man for six months, and his speechwriter for roughly the last four hours. What I can tell you about Ben in that time: he is exactly the person you see in front of you. There is no gap between the public Ben and the private Ben. What you see is genuinely what you get — which is either very admirable or slightly boring, depending on your outlook. I choose admirable. Ben is loyal. Straightforwardly, reliably, unpretentiously loyal — to his friends, to his word, to a Sunday roast, and to Liverpool FC in a way that has occasionally required professional levels of patience. And then six years ago, he met Kate. And here's the thing about Ben and Kate: they just work. I don't need to romanticise it. They are better together than they are apart. That's the whole story, and it's a good one.
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What makes this speech work
Every detail you share becomes part of your speech. Here's what to think about.
Don't apologise for having less time
Never open by telling the room you've been disorganised. They don't know — and telling them immediately undermines your confidence and theirs in you. Walk up ready.
Structure is your lifeline
When time is short, structure saves you. Open strong, tell one story, say something real about the couple, deliver the toast. That's the whole speech. Speech Smith handles this for you.
One honest story beats three weak ones
You're working fast. Don't spread yourself thin. Pick the one story that best captures the groom — the one you'd tell anyone who wanted to understand him — and tell that one properly.
Have your toast ready before you go up
Whatever else happens, know your last line. Practise it. The toast is what people walk away with. If you nail the ending, the room won't remember the middle nearly as much as you think.
Frequently asked questions
Give Speech Smith your key details — the groom's name, your relationship, two or three things you'd say about him, and one story. Choose the 'last minute panic' tone and the short length. You'll have a solid, deliverable speech in under three minutes.
Two minutes is entirely acceptable, especially if it's well-delivered. A tight, confident 250-word speech is far better than a rambling 10-minute one. Choose the short option in Speech Smith for the tightest possible result.
Not if you give us the right material. Speech Smith writes in natural British English from your specific details — no generic lines, no filler phrases. The more personal the details you give, the more it sounds like you.
Read it — there's no shame in that, especially on short preparation. Practise it aloud once or twice so you're familiar with the rhythm. Look up at the room regularly. The speech will be good enough that you'll trust it.
Your name, the groom's name, how you know each other, and one thing that's genuinely true about him. That's enough to generate something real. More detail always produces a better speech — but we can work with the essentials.
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