Mother Of The Groom Speech examples

I want to thank the couple for the open bar, without which this speech would be considerably more nervous and considerably less confident.

Watching Alex grow up has been the great privilege of my life. From tiny hands around my finger to standing here today beside Jordan, somehow both the slowest and the fastest years imaginable.

So how does someone like that end up this happy? Two words, and one of them is Jordan.

Marriage is about compromise. From now on, Alex gets to be right, and Jordan gets to be happy — and only one of those is negotiable.

The heart of any lasting love is friendship — the sort where you'd choose each other's company over anyone else's, on the best days and the hardest ones.

And then Jordan came along. I've never seen Alex happier or more themselves — steadier, softer, quicker to laugh. Jordan, you are so obviously the one.

To Alex and Jordan: may your love be endless and your patience be infinite, because trust me, Jordan, you're going to need it. Cheers.

I've been trying to write this for weeks, and every time I sat down I just ended up smiling at the thought of Alex — so let's start there.

Watching Alex grow up has been the great privilege of my life. From tiny hands around my finger to standing here today beside Jordan, somehow both the slowest and the fastest years imaginable.

And if you strip everything else away, here's what's left, and it's the part that matters most.

The best kind of love doesn't sweep you off your feet so much as steady them, and that's exactly what Alex and Jordan have found.

And then Jordan came along. I've never seen Alex happier or more themselves — steadier, softer, quicker to laugh. Jordan, you are so obviously the one.

I love you both, I'm so proud of you, and I can't wait to watch the rest of your story. Everyone — to Alex and Jordan.

I've known Alex long enough to have plenty of stories, and I love them enough to have chosen the kind ones. Mostly.

I still remember Alex at about five, absolutely certain and completely wrong about everything, and utterly determined to do it all alone. Some things haven't changed — and thank goodness for that.

But jokes aside — and there are more of those, don't worry — here's what's actually true about Alex.

They say you don't marry someone you can live with — you marry the person you can't live without. Alex tried the first option and it wasn't working.

The vows we make on a day like this aren't promises to be perfect — they're promises to keep trying, together, for as long as it takes.

And then Jordan came along. I've never seen Alex happier or more themselves — steadier, softer, quicker to laugh. Jordan, you are so obviously the one.

Let's toast the newlyweds, and to many more years of exactly this: too much fun and not enough sensible bedtimes. To Alex and Jordan.