Welcome text for the guests of a wedding

The groom greets the guests

As a groom, in most cases you know all of your guests. Therefore, do not liven up your speech too stiffly. Of course, you should address your loving words especially to your newlywed wife. You could start an appealing greeting text as follows:

• "love Guests and friends, I would like to introduce my wife to you today. She is the treasure that I've been looking for for a long time and now finally found... "
• "Dear guests, we are pleased that you have come to meet (name of the bride) and me with ours wedding to celebrate. We are very pleased that you dressed up for this occasion, because we too have made an effort to do justice to this day with the right outfit... "

Welcome text from the bride's father

For the bride's father, greeting the guests is a special moment. He hands his daughter over (symbolically) to her husband and releases her from her daughter's role and family care. As the father of the bride, you should give your (not too long) speech a topic that does justice to the couple. An introduction could look like this:

• "Some think marriage makes it harder to achieve your dreams, but I know that you do two will now take the chance to support each other in making your dreams come true... "


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• "Married life can be compared to building a house. There are the builders, you two are. But it takes a lot of helpers and supporters to ensure the success of this great company. Your dear guests now accompany (name of the bride and groom) on their way, on which we parents laid the so-called foundation stone... "

The best man opens the wedding

As the best man, you are in a position to greet the guests in a relaxed and charming manner. Of course, in addition to the bride and groom, you should also pay tribute to the parents. You could start that.

• "Dear bride and groom, your parents did well to bring you into the world. After all, you are made for each other. As a friend and best man, it is my job to greet the guests. This fills me with pride and excitement because it hits me for the first time... "
• "Dear Sir or Madam, you see me here with a pounding heart. I would like to extend a warm welcome to you on behalf of (name of bride and groom) wedding party greet. As a best man this is not an easy task, because today I am handing my boyfriend into someone else's hands, so to speak... "

One more note: practice your greeting text a few times before the ceremony. The greeting of the guests should not exceed a speaking time of 5 minutes.