Humorous Wedding Speech

Good evening, I have immense pride in speaking before you today and I am honoured to be giving tribute to our dear parents who have been here to guide us through all these years. I can still remember the first day of school, clinging desperately to my mother’s arm, my small fingers clutching hopelessly, fearing the unfamiliar world I was about to step into. I also remember the soothing words of encouragement and endearment that were hushed to me. The trust I had even at such a young age had me puffing out my chest and charging into that classroom with new found determination. You took care of us in every aspect; you got us out of bed and ready in the morning, cooked for us, cleaned up behind us, and disciplined us in ways that were crucial in making us who we are today. You protected us with every fibre of your being, and nurtured us when we got hurt.

You were there for our first steps, our first words, and our first scars. You have shown pride in our simplest accomplishments, such as a scribbled drawing that took us all of thirty seconds to make. Making you proud was the best feeling; it filled us with the confidence to keep practicing the things we love. These small acts of encouragement are what gave us our hobbies and talents that we now possess. You taught us so many constructive things with total patience, like how to swim and ride a bike. We grew up all too fast, slowly leaving our adolescence behind to inevitably put you through the next stage in our lives. Anne Frank once said, “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” The accuracy of this statement is only now fully