<\/a><\/p>\nPlan the pathway to take<\/h3>\n
Memorise your beginning: “I’m deeply honoured for the opportunity to share some of my thoughts with you tonight… ” and keep in mind your ending: “Would you all please stand and join me in a toast to Jenny and Bill”. Plan a typical path of where you want to take your audience, with your end clearly ahead of you. For the rest, relive your moments from memory.<\/p>\n
Check out the equipment<\/h3>\n
Strong lights shining directly in your eyes help your eyes from shadowing and your audience will be able to see you. Don’t squint and move your head away with off-putting jokes like “Gee that light’s strong!” Just act like everything is normal and look right through it. Every microphone is different so familiarise with the one you’ll be using. Always get to the venue on time and familiarise yourself with the sound system.<\/p>\n
Be a storyteller<\/h3>\n
The secret is to review past experiences and pick the right story for the occasion. You could relate the time little Sally overshadowed the Principal at the school concert; you could talk from memory how the groom acted strangely the day he asked for her hand; or you could make note of the groom’s generosity with the memory of his willingness to help you paint your home during the holidays. Ask close friends and relatives for moments you can use.<\/p>\n
Get emotional<\/h3>\n
In times of great emotion it is often hard to prevent the tears. Once your tears flow the audiences’ tears will flow with you. You’ll soon get back your composure and have people laughing with you as you tell about one of those ‘awkward’ moments we can understand. Under no circumstances say sorry for feelings which are as natural as the air we breathe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2537,"parent":0,"template":"","uk_article_category":[6771],"uk_article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1273","uk-article","type-uk-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","uk_article_category-marriagecelebrant"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-article\/1273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uk-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-article\/1273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"uk_article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_article_category?post=1273"},{"taxonomy":"uk_article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_article_tag?post=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}