Speech by Steve Dillon

Speech Type: Groom
Speech Creator: Steve Dillon
Speech Date: mar 2004
TONY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND GOOD WISHES.

SPEECHMAKING IS NOT SOMETHING I WOULD NORMALLY LOOK FORWARD TO, BUT TODAY IS A HAPPY EXCEPTION.

TODAY IS A DAY THAT MANY OF YOU AND MYSELF FOR THAT MATTER WERE BEGINING TO THINK WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

THEREFORE, IT MAKES ME THE HAPPIEST MAN ALIVE, TO BE ABLE TO SAY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FRIENDS AND FAMILY
ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE AND I
WELCOME TO OUR WEDDING

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND SHARING THIS SPECIAL DAY WITH US.
ESPECIALLY, THOSE HOW HAVE TRAVELLED FROM OVER SEAS TO BE WITH US.
ANDY ONE OF MY OLDEST AND MUCH MISSED MATES, HIS WIFE JANE, ANDY FEAKINS AND LYNNE.
LYNNE I KNOW IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO VANESSA THAT YOU ARE HERE TODAY.

TONY AND ELAINE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF VANESSA FOR ALL THE LOVE AND HELP YOU HAVE GIVEN HER OVER THE YEARS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ON MY OWN BEHALF FOR MAKING HER THE KIND, CARING AND LOVING PERSON I MARRIED TODAY.
AND FOR ALWAYS MAKING ME FEEL, SO WELCOME IN YOUR FAMILY.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY MUM AND DAD FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY HAVE GIVEN ME OVER THE YEARS. EVEN WHEN AFTER MANY YEARS IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS I WENT OFF TO THE CITY. WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT OVER THOSE FIRST FEW YEARS I WOULD NEVER HAVE SURVIVED. THANK YOU.

VANESSA AND I HAD TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT DEPARTING FROM THE TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WEDDING SPEECHES. PERSONALLY I WANTED TO MAKE THE FINAL SPEECH. BUT VANESSA DIDN'T WANT ME TO GET USE TO HAVING THE FINAL WORD.

VANESSA
A MAN MUCH WISER THAN I ONCE SAID.
"A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER”
SO, HERE'S TO YOU VANESSA, MY MOST BEAUTIFUL BRIDE, MY WIFE, MY JOY. THANK YOU FOR MARRYING ME. I LOOK FORWARD TO FOREVER WITH YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH A EXTRAORDINARY DAY. EVERYTHING LOOKS FANTASTIC.
I'M SO PLEASE FOR YOU THAT ALL YOUR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF SO WONDERFULLY.

PAUL AND NEIL THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL READINGS.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BIG THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE, TO MY APTLY NAMED ‘BEST MEN’, DARREN & IAN. I RECENTLY READ THAT A LITTLE KNOW WEDDING TRADITION IS THAT THE GROOM SHOULD BE MORE HANDSOME THEN THE BEST MAN. I'D LIKE TO THANK DARREN FOR UPHOLDING THIS TRADITION.
BUT SERIOUSLY LADS, FOR ALL OUR YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND OUR MANY ADVENTURES TOGETHER – I THANK YOU.

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR BRIDESMAIDS. YOU'VE ALL GIVEN MY BRIDE A RUN FOR HER MONEY WITH HOW LOVELY YOU LOOK TODAY. TO NATALIE OR CHIEF B AS SHE HAS BECOME AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN, ON BEHALF OF VANESSA, THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO ORGANISE A GREAT HEN WEEKEND, I'M TOLD EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME AND I'M SURE THAT ONE DAY WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT HAPPEN TO KEN.

ITS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL HERE, WE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME AND MAKE THIS DAY AS MEMERABLE FOR YOURSEEVE AS IT IS ALREADY FOR US.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FRIENDS AND FAMILY, PLEASE ALL RAISE YOUR GLASSES. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST, THE BRIDESMAIDS, BEST MEN AND MRS VIZE.

DARREN AND IAN WOULD YOU PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO SAY GRACE.

DARREN & IAN TOGETHER ‘GRACE’