At most weddings it is unusual for a speech to be given by the mother of the groom, but sometimes appropriate. As always with any kind of wedding speech a good structure and a little bit of humor go along way to developing rapport with your wedding guests.

often the mother of the groom feels as though she has lost a son, and that his new wife is going to take the place of the mother, of course this is not the case but convincing the mother of the groom is sometimes difficult.

The structure of a good speech should always follow these guidelines and the same goes for a speech given by the mother of the groom.

A good opening line

A good middle - praise for the bride and groom , and thanking the other relatives, family and guests

A strong finish - wrapping up with a toast to the newlyweds.

Here is a cracking opening that a mother of the groom could start with

” well at last Ive found somebody to take him off my hands, I never thought I was going to get rid of him”

you could make reference to changing his diapers, and the state of his room and hygiene habits, typical to a teenage boy.

And now that he is all grown up and married, you hope that your new daughter in law, is aware of what she is letting her self in for.

all in good humor, and a kind spirit, you can rib your son, and welcome the bride to your family

You could finish with a good one liner before you do the toasts, and hope they have a great life together and remember that behind every successful man is a surprised mother in law.

a good tip to help if your nervous about giving your speech, is to talk slightly louder and faster than you would normally, trust me it helps, and that shouldn’t be difficult for a lady to do, my wife speaks at 400 words per minute, with gusts up to 600 (its a lady thing)
Enjoy the day, enjoy the surroundigs, write a few bullet points of what you would like to say, Don’t try to read your speech as it sounds canned and boring and get a little bit of humor into your words and you will have a great day