Maid of Honor Speech Examples

I'm Sarah, [Bride's name]'s maid of honor. We met in seventh grade because neither of us could do fractions, and somehow that turned into twenty years of friendship. [Bride's name] has always been the one who shows up. When my mom was sick, she drove two hours with a bag of groceries and no plan. When I got dumped, she let me cry in her car for an hour and then made me go get tacos. When she first told me about [Groom's name], she talked for forty minutes without taking a breath. I'd never heard her sound like that. [Groom's name], you're getting the most loyal person I know. Don't take that for granted. [Bride's name], I love you. Now let's drink.

I'm Jessica, and I've been [Bride's name]'s friend long enough to know all her dark secrets. No, I'm not sharing them. I like her too much. What I will say is that [Bride's name] is the kind of person who cries at dog food commercials, sings badly in the car, and somehow always loses one shoe. She's also the person who will sit with you in the emergency room at 2 a.m. pretending she's not exhausted. [Groom's name], you signed up for all of this. The bad singing, the lost shoes, the emergency room visits. But you also signed up for the best friend you'll ever have. To the two of you. Try not to lose any shoes tonight.

I'm Emma, [Bride's name]'s maid of honor, and I've been asked to keep this short. I'll try. [Bride's name] is the kind of friend who sends a card for no reason and remembers that you hate mushrooms and loves you anyway when you cancel plans. She doesn't make a big show of caring. She just cares. [Groom's name], I can see how much you love her, and how much she loves you back. That's all I ever wanted for my best friend. To [Bride's name] and [Groom's name].

I'm Amanda. [Bride's name] and I were roommates in college, which means I know exactly what she eats at midnight and how long she can go without doing laundry. The night she met [Groom's name], she called me at one in the morning. I was furious until I heard her voice. She kept saying, "He's actually funny, Amanda. Not pretend funny." She'd only known him three hours. She was right, though. He is actually funny. And he looks at her like she's the only person in any room. [Bride's name], you deserve someone who thinks you're funny too. [Groom's name], good luck. She snorts when she laughs. To the happy couple.

I'm Lisa. I've been married for seven years, so [Bride's name] asked me for advice. I told her the truth: I still don't know what I'm doing. But I do know one thing. The best days aren't the big ones. They're the ordinary ones where someone makes you coffee exactly how you like it, or listens to you complain about work, or sits beside you in silence because they can tell you don't want to talk. [Bride's name] has always been good at those small kindnesses. [Groom's name], I hope you're good at receiving them. Be patient with each other. That's the whole thing. To [Bride's name] and [Groom's name].