For best men, maids of honor and proud parents
Get feedback on your wedding speech before the big day.
Send your draft to someone who knows the couple. They fix what won’t land, flag what Grandma shouldn’t hear, and every change comes back to you.
- Free during the beta
- Reviewers just need a browser
- Private until you share it
I’ve known Dan since we got kicked out of our first week at college.
Then there was Vegas. Let’s just say Dan has always been brave.
And then he met Sam, and everything changed he started showing up on time.
Five rules
How to write a wedding speech people remember
The speeches people talk about later are short, specific and kind. Here’s how to get there.
Keep it to three to five minutes
That’s about 400 to 700 words at a relaxed pace. Shorter is almost always better.
Ask your reviewer to mark anything they would cut.
Tell one story, not five
Pick the story that shows who your friend really is, and tell it well.
Talk about both of them
It’s a wedding, not a roast. Say something true about the person they’re marrying, and about the two of them together.
Test the inside jokes on an outsider
If someone who wasn’t there doesn’t get it, half the room won’t either.
Send a second round to a friend who doesn’t know the story.
End with the toast
Finish by asking everyone to raise a glass, and say exactly what you’re toasting.
How it works
How to get feedback on your wedding speech
- Step 1
Write your draft
Write it yourself, or start with ChatGPT or Claude and make it yours.
- Step 2
Send it to someone who knows them
A sibling, a parent or an old friend. They edit and comment right in the browser.
- Step 3
Fix it and practice
Accept what helps, dismiss what doesn’t, then copy the final version to your phone or cue cards.
Two readers, two rounds
One reader for the facts, one for the jokes
Send it first to someone who knows the couple, for the names, the stories and the feelings. Then to someone who doesn’t, to check the jokes land with everyone.
Every round stays on one link, so you never lose the line you cut and want back.
- Every draft kept on one link
- Every edit marked, so you see what changed
- Private to the people you send it to
- Draft 1You share your speech with Priya, Dan’s sisterShared
- Priya’s notes5 edits, 2 comments, including “not the Vegas story”Reviewed
- Draft 2You cut Vegas and add a line about SamRevised
- Alex’s notesA friend who wasn’t there: 1 comment on an inside jokeReviewed
- FinalYou copy it to your phone and start practicingComplete
Before the big day
What to ask your reviewer
Send these with the link. They’re the questions that save speeches.
- Is anything too private for the grandparents?
- Will guests who weren’t there get the jokes?
- Is it under five minutes out loud?
- Did I say something real about both of them?
- Are the names, dates and stories right?
- Does it sound like me?
Use it for
Speeches and toasts you can send
- Best man speeches
- Maid of honor speeches
- Father of the bride speeches
- Mother of the groom speeches
- Rehearsal dinner toasts
- Wedding vows
- Anniversary toasts
- Retirement speeches
- Graduation speeches
- Birthday toasts
Final Version is for the words. Practice the delivery out loud.