Speech by Carene Demeter

Speech Type: Maid of honour/Best woman
Speech Creator: Carene Demeter
Speech Date: sep 2003
Good Evening,

For those of you who don¹t know me, I¹m Carene… Alanna¹s friend of 15
years!

Alanna, I just want to tell you how honoured I am today to stand by your
side on this special day.

On behalf of the bridesmaids and myself I want to say how beautiful and
radiant you look, it¹s been a special day for all of us.

Alanna and I met in Mrs. Teilman¹s Kindergarden class at Godson Elementary
school. I got to know Alanna really well because I was at her house every
week for piano lessons with Mrs. Janzen! I¹ll always remember doing the
piano and chelo duet of Beethoven¹s 9th at one of our school¹s assemblies!!

Alanna was always very hospitable making sure I had fun when I was over. We
often played in her large tree fort, play house, trampoline, and checked for
the green eggs that her chickens laid… Good friends are hospitable.

I¹ve always been into basketball and I remember one year Alanna joined me at
a week long basketball camp! For those of you who don¹t know, Alanna has
never been too keen on the sport. Good friends are self-sacrificing.

We¹ve had plenty of sleepovers in our day. In fact, Alanna¹s was the first
house I ever stayed a whole night at! We have spent hours talking about
life.. everything from blenders to Michael ;o) Good friends listen to each
other.

Alanna has always made me feel special. She invited me to every one of her
birthday parties and didn¹t miss one of mine! She even sent me a dozen
roses for my 16th birthday, and most recently a Sweet Marie chocolate bar
that she renamed Sweet Carene. A good friend is warm, compassionate, kind,
and sensitive.

Although distance made it difficult for us to be involved so much in each
other¹s lives after grade 7, we¹ve managed to keep in touch and even GROWN
as friends!

God has blessed me so much by Alanna¹s friendship! I have many memories of
wonderful times spent with her, as most of us have. And I will cherish them
forever!

These are just a few ways that Alanna has proven herself to be a good
friend, and this is why, Michael, you are so lucky to have this beautiful
woman as your lifetime friend. Separately you both are very special,
remarkable people, but together you are complete.

I would like you all to please raise your glasses and join me in a toast
(PAUSE)

To love, laughter and happily ever after..
God Bless and Congratulations